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July 16, 2008: Headlines

The geekiest arsonist

Posted Wed, Jul 16, 3 p.m.

Software engineer Jennifer Kolar is to be sentenced this week in federal court for her role in Earth Liberation Front arsons, including one at the University of Washington. Her time in prison will be reduced because she turned state's witness, but that doesn't mitigate the fact she is now regarded as a snitch by peers and could be labeled a terrorist by the government.

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Nick Licata reprises his role as City Council menace

Posted Wed, Jul 16, 5 a.m.

Being council president cramped his activist style. Now he's relishing a return to "Licata non grata." He's energized enough to be thinking about running again, maybe for mayor.

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The founder of ArtsJournal talks about arts and new media

Posted Wed, Jul 16, 5 a.m.

Seattle journalist Douglas McLennan is a leading national figure in Web journalism. Here he talks about his venture, the imperiled state of newspaper arts coverage, and why Seattle and Portland orchestras are not much noticed across the nation.

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