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Last updated February 12, 2012

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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

Community calendar

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

Around the Northwest

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