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Seahawks draft pick is a real star — on YouTube, anyway

The National Football League draft this past weekend yielded its usual array of players unknown to all but the growing legions of college-football-talent specialists. The rest of us may not know a long snapper from a red snapper, but we certainly know a YouTube star when we see one

Next time, be prepared, Snowhawks!

It was obvious for all to see yesterday, Jan. 12, that the Seahawks weren't prepared for the Packers and their snowstorm. But coming from the rainy, temperate Northwest, how could they have been?

Easy. Here's what they should do next year if they find themselves headed for Green Bay or any other upper-Midwest or northeastern outdoor stadium in January:

To the bitter-cold end, Mike Holmgren plays it safe

It's fourth and two, there are 12 minutes left, and you're down by 22 points. Punt or go for it? Typically, Holmgren punts.

The Seahawks interrupt a national sob story

The inspired-by-tragedy Redskins were no match. Next nationally hyped playoff opponent: Green Bay.

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Your chance to join the Mod Squad

A number of events are coming up for people interested in preserving Northwest modernism, from Googie to Brutalism to starship chic. Here's a quick rundown and reminder of doings connected to stories I've been covering on Crosscut.

Puget Sound on Prozac

57 states — and the Soviet of Washington?

Arts Beat »

What's killing small theaters? Paying the rent

As urban real estate soars in value, small theaters are finding one third of their budgets going to pay escalating rents and they must spend lots of time looking for affordable venues.

A dissent on Rauschenberg, darling of the avant garde

Jen Graves on Robert Rauschenberg's influence

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Bush plan may allow power plants near national parks

Latest move is part of a series of efforts to weaken air pollution regulations near national parks and wilderness areas.

The Space Needle's first cleaning since 1962?!

With polar bears endangered, tourists flock to northern Canada

Sports »

After the Winter Olympics, B.C. Place will get a retractable roof

The 25-year-old facility has has a fabric roof, vulnerable to collapse. With a retractable roof, the stadium could have natural grass and be home to the Whitecaps soccer team.

From the NBA championship to homelessness in 30 years

The M's need a smarter management team

Food »

UW and IBM are researching new rice strains using 'clustered' PCs around the world

IBM's World Community Grid is essentially a distributed supercomputer that taps the collective processing power of volunteered personal computers. Says a Univ ersity of Washinvgton researcher: "We should be able to get new strains to farmers within five years."

Ah, about that Copper River salmon: not such a good 'carbon footprint'

Included in the Farm Bill: $170 million in aid for salmon fisheries

Flip Side » Hillary Clinton.

Hillary Clinton, will you please go now!

Flip Side: With apologies to Dr. Seuss and Maureen Dowd.

An alternative reality show

John Moe: Sorry, Seattle, I'm moving away

Lifestyle / Leisure » Walking the dog at Green Lake.

The long leash of the law

Domestic violence, custody, malpractice, wrongful death: Today's animal legal issues and challenges are not unlike those of humans.

The Space Needle's first cleaning since 1962?!

18 babies in 24 years: A B.C. couple says they leave this sort of thing 'in God's hands'

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