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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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The hoopla over Obama's 100th day in office today - what's on TV?

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A quick check of Google Trends - an interesting snapshot of the most searched for terms on Google - shows that more people are concerned about swine...
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President Obama to give prime time press conference Tuesday

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Fans of American Idol might be disappointed that the show is being pre-empted for the prime time press conference President Barack Obama will be...
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Presidential address to Congress on television and online tonight

With all the Mardi Gras excitement of Fat Tuesday I almost forgot that President Barack Obama will be facing both a joint session of Congress tonight...
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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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President Obama to give first prime time press conference on Monday

President Barack Obama likes to keep the public informed about what's going on. After all, this is a president who promised to use technology to...
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Barack Obama's speeches and inaugural address

Sooner or later someone had to collect all of Barack Obama's speeches in one place. A book. A website. The Library of Congress. Many thought our new...
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King County's first all-mail election

With the celebration of Martin Luther King Day today, the inauguration of Barack Obama tomorrow, and interest in the election process at an all time...
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Three Presidential Inauguration brunches in Seattle

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Brunch is always good. The inauguration of Barack Obama is even better. And this might just be a case where the two together are more than the sum of...
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Online chat about Gaza with Amnesty International this Monday

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Last week I passed along an email from Amnesty International inviting people to submit questions to their Gaza researcher in anticipation of an online...
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Presidential Inaugural Balls in Seattle

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Where are you going to be on January 20th when Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States? Washington D.C. would be ideal,...
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