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A Free Day at BAM NEW - 7/02, 03:50 PM

KEN LAMBERT / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Jon Berson, lead pyrotechnician for Pyro Spectaculars, holds the "dead man's switch," which Berson will hold down for 20 minutes and 20 seconds tonight to launch the fireworks show on Lake Union. "About 20 minutes in, your finger gets pretty tired from holding it," he says. Read story

Lake Union fireworks fun based on a blast from the past

With the Ivar's fireworks over Elliott Bay gone, the Chase Family 4th display over Lake Union is the big show in town.

Merchant Marine veterans fight for recognition

Fire danger already here in parched NW forests

70 acre wildfire burns near Ross Lake

Walk the deck of a restored schooner

Lake Washington's sockeye run may hit a record low

Oxygen loss tied to sky divers' crash

EcoConsumer | Pacific Northwest an excellent place for green vacations

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Remember those whose sacrifices paid for our freedom

Fisher Plaza fire disrupts Web service, TV station

Surfing that gets you on your feet in no time

Bank-robbery suspect arrested after release from hospital

At Seattle Center 500 take oath to become U.S. citizens;

Photo gallery | Becoming an American citizen

NEW - 04:56 PM

Man found dead in King County Jail was on trial for rape

Masked intruders shoot man near Federal Way

70 acre wildfire burns near Ross Lake

NEW - 04:58 PM

Anti-tax rally in Olympia attracts about 1,500

Police: Wanted man may be hiding in Port Angeles

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The Blotter NEW - 7/04, 08:38 AM

Man pistol-whipped after argument at nightclub

Politics Northwest NEW - 7/02, 11:12 AM

Eyman turns in signatures for new initiative to limit government spending

The Business of Giving NEW - 7/02, 01:53 PM

Buffett grant to Gates Foundation 30 percent less this year

Seattle Sketcher NEW - 7/02, 04:51 PM

Taking a recess to listen to Recess Monkey at Seattle's City Hall

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US routs Grenada 4-0 in Gold Cup

Honduras beats Haiti in Gold Cup, 1-0

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