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Author of the 3rd edition of ‘The Newcomer’s Handbook for Moving to and Living in Seattle,’ Maria is a freelance writer, accountant, single mother to two teens and turtle owner. Born as a 3rd generation Seattleite and raised on Vashon Island, she tried living in other cities but found Seattle owns her heart. Also, the turtle is unwilling to move again. She can be reached by email at m.a.c.author@gmail.com.

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Really cheap things to do in Seattle

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We've already covered things that you can do for free in Seattle, and there are a lot, but we want even more options. We are Seattleites. We change...
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Things to do for free in Seattle

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Seattle has events and entertainment priced to fit every budget, from high-end to free. In a recession, the free end of the spectrum is especially...
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Mark Rudd: Lessons from a Violent Past - free at Elliott Bay Book Company

Nearly 40 years after the radical activism of the 60's, Mark Rudd, who stood in the spotlight more than once back then as a student activist, militant...
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A conversation about the history of American presidents at the Seattle Art Museum

Who are some of the most underrated presidents in American history? What was the Saturday Night Massacre? How do you rank the presidents? These...
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Remembering the Exxon Valdez: a 20th anniversary presentation

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At 12:04 a.m. on March 24, 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez struck a reef in Prince William Sound in Alaska and began to leak what would eventually...
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Facebook, The Pluto Files and Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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When I finally drank the koolaid and became a Facebook member, one of the first common interest groups I joined was "When I Was Your Age Pluto...
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Presidential rankings and a lecture: Obama and the Bush legacy

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On a day when the C-SPAN 2009 Historians Presidential Leadership Survey hits the news showing George W. Bush ranked at number 36 out of 42 former...
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Last day for National Geographic Live series tickets

Back in November I told you that "every year the crème de la crème of National Geographic - explorers, photographers, naturalists,...
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2009 a good year for science fiction events

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Hello, my name is Maria and I am a science fiction addict. My children torment me with sci-fi geek jokes, friends roll their eyes and smirk, and...
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What to do this weekend

Pick your poison - there's more going on this weekend than you'll likely find time for, but better that than boredom. Right? Below you will find a...
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