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Mariners
Players are arriving early for spring camp
11, 2012, was corrected Feb. 12, 2011. A previous version of this story incorrectly stated a person's name. The correct name is Jose Campos. Originally published Sunday, February 12
Local News
State budget writers get good news with $200M windfall
10, 2012, was corrected Feb. 11, 2012. A previous version of this story contained a summary that incorrectly said the state budget shortfall was $1.5 million. The state budget shortfall is $1.5 billion. Originally published Saturday, February 11
Entertainment
The opening of the Seattle Japanese Garden has been postponed to March 4. Originally published Friday, February 10
Real Estate
The changing face of town houses
27, 2012, was corrected Feb. 9, 2012. A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to changes in Seattle's building code. The changes mentioned were made to the city's land-use code. Originally published Thursday, February 9
Local News
Club promoter convicted in brutal 2010 murder of Des Moines prostitute
8, 2012 was corrected Feb. 8, 2012. A previous version of this story incorrectly described what Daniel Threadgill did for a living. Along with working at a cellphone-sales kiosk, he also worked in the club-promotion business. Originally published Thursday, February 9
Local News
State Medicaid program to stop paying for unneeded ER visits
7, 2012, was corrected Feb. 9, 2012. In a previous version of this story, Medicaid officials gave an incorrect figure for the amount they expect to save in state funds. Medicaid expects to save $21 million in state funds over 15 months, beginning April 1. Originally published Thursday, February 9
Local News
Anti-stalking measure stalls in Legislature after judges' criticism
8, 2012, was corrected Feb. 9, 2012. A previous version of this story said several protections provided by a stalking protection order aren't available with an anti-harassment order. The protections available are essentially the same for both orders. Originally published Thursday, February 9
Local News
Activist's website hammers away at Gold Bar, costs tiny town money
6, 2012 was corrected Feb. 9, 2012. A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that City Councilmember Christopher Wright had never been charged with domestic violence. A more detailed review of court records shows a domestic-violence assault conviction in 2007. Originally published Thursday, February 9
Music & nightlife
Wilco bonds with the faithful at the Paramount
A previous version of this story listed one of the songs played by Wilco at this concert as "Art of Noise." The correct name of the song is "Art of Almost." Originally published Thursday, February 9
Health
In new diet math, some say subtracting is harder
7, 2012, was corrected Feb. 8, 2012. A previous version of this story described the government's recommendation for daily produce consumption incorrectly. The five to nine servings that people are advised to eat daily involves fruit and vegetables, not just fruit. Originally published Wednesday, February 8
Local News
Mercer Island student's video game earns White House visit
7, 2012, was corrected Feb. 8, 2012. A previous version of this story gave an incorrect age for Jasper Hugunin and the wrong name of his school. Jasper is 13 and attends Islander Middle School. Originally published Wednesday, February 8
Local News
Madigan memo on PTSD costs sparked Army review
6, 2012, was corrected Feb. 7, 2012. A previous version of this story said the ombudsman who wrote the memo worked for the Western Regional Medical Command. The ombudsman worked for the U.S. Army Medical Command. Originally published Tuesday, February 7
Books
'From the library of ...': the artistry of bookplates
The name of Cara Forrer, director of contemporary prints and drawings at Davidson Galleries, was misspelled. Originally published Monday, February 6
Editorials
Pentagon spending gets overdue scrutiny
This editorial originally referred to the wrong number of U.S. congressional districts. Originally published Monday, February 6
Jon Talton
Telling the truth when it comes to big federal deficit, slow growth
4, 2011, was corrected Feb. 6, 2011. A previous version of this story overstated the amount of the federal deficit. It is $1.1 trillion, not $10 trillion. Originally published Monday, February 6
Business & Technology
Redmond aviation engineer's lifelong work has saved thousands of lives
5, 2011, was updated the following day to correct the spelling of Colombia, where a 1995 crash occurred. Originally published Sunday, February 5
Editorials
Washington's legislative education chairs stalled reforms to improve education
Originally, this editorial incorrectly said the House passed a bill to provide flexibility for school districts to define what counts as high school credit. Originally published Saturday, February 4
Obituaries
Memorial service for Deputy Chapin
2, 2012, was corrected Feb. 3, 2012. A previous version of this story gave an incorrect address for the memorial service. The address is: Saint Brendan Catholic Church, 10100 N.E. 192nd St., Bothell. Originally published Friday, February 3
Nicole Brodeur
Shame to politicize pink ribbon
2, 2012, was clarified Feb. 3, 2012. A previous version of this story said Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest lost $75,000. That was the amount the organization received from the Puget Sound affilliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure the year before. Originally published Friday, February 3
Mariners
Mariners bring back Carlos Guillen on minor-league deal
1, 2012, was corrected Feb. 2, 2012. A previous version of this referred to Mariners player Kyle Seagers instead of Kyle Seager. Originally published Thursday, February 2
Business & Technology
Top 10 ways Apple could spend cash pile
30, 2012, was corrected Feb. 2, 2012. A previous version of this story suggested that soldiers overseas, including those serving in combat zones, pay U.S. income taxes. In fact, the pay of enlisted soldiers in combat zones is excluded from income taxes, as is a portion of pay of officers in combat zones. Originally published Thursday, February 2
Home & Garden
No room for mistakes: Design perfectionists at home
26, 2012, was corrected Feb 1, 2012. A previous version of this story misstated part of the name of a Museum of Modern Art exhibition organized by Klaus Biesenbach, who lives in an all-white apartment. It was "Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present," not "The Artist Speaks." Originally published Wednesday, February 1
Local News
Marine killed in Afghanistan grew up in Seattle
1, 2012, was corrected the same day. The article said Sgt. William Stacey was a graduate of Garfield High School. He was a graduate of Roosevelt High School. Please see The Seattle Times' full story on Sgt. Stacey for more information. Originally published Wednesday, February 1
Local News
Guided-missile destroyer Shoup nears end of 7-month upgrade
31, 2012, was corrected Feb. 1, 2012. Because of incorrect information provided by an officer of the ship, a previous version of this story gave an incorrect figure for the weight of the USS Shoup. It weighs about 9,500 tons. Originally published Wednesday, February 1
Local News
6-story building heights OK'd near Seattle's Roosevelt High
31, 2012. A previous version of this story gave an incorrect name for Woody Wheeler. Originally published Tuesday, January 31
Politics
I-1183 TV ad on lower liquor costs mostly true
1, 2011, was corrected Oct. 2, 2011. A previous version of this story contained an editing error that understated the markup on a 750 milliliter bottle of liquor. Originally published Saturday, January 28
Local News
'Mercer Mess' about to get even messier
25, 2012, was corrected Jan. 26, 2012. A previous version of this story gave the wrong affiliation for Jerry Dinndorf. He is president of the South Lake Union Community Council. Originally published Saturday, January 28
The Arts
Seattle Symphony unveils 2012-13 season
25, 2012, was corrected Jan. 27, 2012. Due to incorrect information provided by Seattle Symphony, a previous version of this story stated that the 2012-13 season will be the first time the symphony will perform Britten's War Requiem. Originally published Friday, January 27
Opinion
Washington delegation must fight to proceed with Yucca Mountain nuclear-waste repository
The headline of this editorial originally suggested Rep. Inslee has not been an advocate for proceeding with the Yucca Mountain project. Originally published Thursday, January 26
Business & Technology
Norwegian carrier orders 122 Boeing jets, 100 from Airbus
25, 2011, was corrected the same day. A previous version of this story said the combined Boeing and Airbus orders had a list value of $127 billion; that was actually 127 billion Norwegian kroner, which translates into $21.5 billion. Originally published Wednesday, January 25
Local News
22, 2012 was corrected Jan. 23, 2012. A previous version of this story said the generator blamed for a fire that damaged a home in Kent was inside a shed. The generator was not inside a shed, it was in the yard. Originally published Monday, January 23
Editorials
OPEN to new rules to challenge online piracy, enforce copyright protections
This editorial originally had the wrong name for the Stop Online Piracy Act Originally published Sunday, January 22
Jon Talton
Port of Seattle prepares for stormy sailing in 25-year plan
This story was originally published Jan. 14, 2012, and corrected Jan. 20, 2012. A chart showing traffic trends that ran with the original story mislabed the bars denoting tonnage and container volume. A corrected PDF appears with the current story. Originally published Friday, January 20
The Arts
'New Book for the Bible': A parable of the value of family ties
20, 2012, was corrected Jan. 21, 2012. A previous version of this story misidentified the show's director, who is Kent Nicholson, and omitted the name of Aaron Blakely, who plays the character Paul. Originally published Friday, January 20
Local News
Seattle Municipal Court jurists vote out their presiding judge
17, 2012, was clarified Jan. 19, 20121. A previous version of this story implied that criminal defense attorneys gave money to all four candidates, rather than some. Originally published Friday, January 20
Huskies
Washington's Lorenzo Romar closes in on milestones against his mentor
18, 2012, was corrected Jan. 19, 2012. A previous version of this story had UCLA men's basketball coach Ben Howland win percentage in conference games list incorrectly as .570. His win percentage is actually .685. Originally published Thursday, January 19
Food & wine
'Modernist Cuisine' comes home
18, 2012, was corrected Jan, 18, 2012. A previous version of this story had incorrectly listed the yield for each recipe. All the recipes serve 10. In the steak recipe, Safflower oil was omitted from the list of ingredients. Originally published Thursday, January 19
Local News
Remap forces seismic shift on Rep. Smith, 9th District
14, 2012, was corrected Jan. 18, 2012. A previous version of this story said U.S. Rep. Adam Smith, D-Tacoma, earned a B grade from the NAACP in the 2009-10 Congress in part because he voted against a bill to exclude discharged medical debts from credit reports. The story failed to report that after Smith's "no" vote was recorded, he said it was inadvertent and changed it to "yes." Originally published Wednesday, January 18
The Arts
Seattle's Whim W'Him is troupe of the moment
15, 2012, was corrected Jan. 17, 2012. A previous version of this story gave the wrong time for the Jan. 22 performance of the dance troupe. Originally published Tuesday, January 17
Local News
Restaurateur Carmine Smeraldo dies at 69
14, 2012, was corrected Jan. 17, 2012. A previous version of this story gave a date for the Mass that the family later changed because of forecast weather conditions. The Mass now will be at 4 p.m. Friday. Originally published Tuesday, January 17
Local News
Seattle police far from alone in excessive-force crackdown
A previous version of this story referred to the actions of law-enforcement officers in New Haven, Conn. The city in question is actually East Haven, Conn. Originally published Sunday, January 15
Local News
Church groups make statement by closing their BofA accounts
13, 2012, was corrected Jan. 14, 2012. A previous version of this story incorrectly said Beth Amsbary works for the Faith Action Network. In fact she works for the Church Council of Greater Seattle. Originally published Saturday, January 14

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