PIMail: Local news for August 2

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Seafair Torchlight Parade	FROM THE BIG BLOG Vancouver handing out $50,000 worth of crack pipes Chinese men take up pole dancing to get fit No more frogs? Appetite for their legs could lead to extinction Top 20 places in Seattle to take your mother — criticism free Loud, smelly chickens: The downside of Seattle farming? FROM THE TRANSPORTATION BLOG Light rail to reach South 200th St. by 2016 It's official: Downtown Bellevue will get a light rail tunnel Washington's 'high-speed rail' work starts this fall
Rep. Marko Liias running for Congress State Rep. Marko Liias is joining the lengthening list of Democrats seeking... more » Tunnel way back machine: Council once liked surface option In two weeks, Seattleites will decide the fate of Referendum 1, which... more » FAA partial shutdown continues as Congress splits town The Federal Aviation Administration will continue on partial shutdown, idling... more » Cantwell, Murray vote for debt limit increase By a 74-26 vote, the Senate approved a bill which would raise the country's... more » Poll: Americans mad debt deal didn't include taxes on rich Mark Blumenthal from Huff Post Pollster takes a look at the first polls out... more » Kitsap tribe approves same-sex marriage more » 2 hurt as boat burns on Lake Washington more » Trouble for Obama: Portland thinks he's not a leader Portland – where young people go to be disappointed in Barack Obama? The... more » Paddleboarder pulled from Lake Washington dies more » Sound Transit selects downtown tunnel light-rail route in Bellevue The board identified a number of unresolved issues, and the fears of... more » Langley Councilman Gilman resigns from city council With Prop. 1 on the Primary Election ballot, Langley voters will decide in... more » UPDATE | Kirkland resident rescued from Lake Washington dies at Evergreen Hospital "There were two brothers out there and one was trying to bring a paddle board... more » FBI lead stirs D.B. Cooper mania Nearly a year ago, the FBI was tipped to a possible identity of D.B.... more » Photo Does a drunken boating ticket affect your driver's license? Q: If I get a DUI while driving a boat, will that affect the driver's... more » Taking aim at wolf recovery — Okanogan County commissioners MAZAMA, Okanogan County — The Lookout Pack of gray wolves barely made an... more » This newsletter was sent to you on behalf of seattlepi.com. It is available to our newsletter subscribers. •  Click to unsubscribe sportsdirectcom@gmail.com from this list. Or send your request referencing the specific newsletter to: Opt-Out Request, seattlepi.com, 2601 Elliott Ave., Suite 300A, Seattle, WA 98121. •  We are fully compliant with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003