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Looking to turn attention
to immigration issues,
Obama mocks
Republicans on their
inflexibility on the
issues, saying we
might need to
build a ‘moat with
alligators’ … in
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country, al Qaeda must love
us, since so many politi-
cians said they hated us
for our freedoms … in
“Opinion”
Culture Critic Kam
Williams reviews the
latest big action-hero
film, “Thor” about a
god-man who must find
his hammer in order to
defeat an arch-nemesis …
in “Movie Reviews”
Cool Nutz celebrated
his birthday on
Tuesday night with a per-
formance by a stellar line-up
of hip hop artists … in “Music
Reviews”
Former Seattle Reporter Dorothy
Parvaz has been detained in Iran …
in “Northwest News”
Columnist Kevin Carson says now
that we’re an extremely restricted
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the rev. Al Sharpton arrives at Mount Zion in Seattle to deliver a sermon on
May 9. the nationally known pastor drew a packed house on Mother’s
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encourage fitness. we invite you to this Free
event. 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Comcast Arena at everett,
2000 Hewitt Ave.
SPriNg SwAP Meet/gArAge SALe! Come down
and check out what your neighbors are selling.
this event coincides with the west Seattle garage
sale day. High Point Community Center, 6920
34th Ave. Sw 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
if you have an event you want to share
with the community, email it two weeks
in advance to The Skanner at
info@theskanner.com
Saturday May 14
it’S A FirSt BirtHDAy At rAVeNNA COMMuNity
gArDeNS.
Join your neighbors as we
partner with Spring into Bed/Seattle tilth to begin
a new season of planting, growing, sharing and
eating. Lunch and snacks will be provided. 10
a.m. – 4 p.m. ravenna-echstein Community
Center, 6535 ravenna Ave. Ne
yOutH FitNeSS eXPO! this expo was created to
offer a new sense of play and energy to
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Sunday May 15
BiCyCLe SuNDAy: Bicycle or walk along Lake
washington Blvd south of Mt. Baker Beach to
Seward Parks entrance. Lake washington Blvd.
will be closed to motorized traffic from 10 a.m. –
6 p.m. Mt Baker Beach, 2521 Lake Park Dr. S.
Saturday May 21
tHe ywCA wOMeN’S HeALtH OutreACH PrOgrAM
iS OFFeriNg Free HeALtH SCreeNiNgS: this is for
women over 40 years old who are income
eligible, uninsured or under insured. 9 a.m. - 3
p.m. at First American Methodist episcopal
Church, 1522 14th Ave. For an appointment
please call 206-436-8623.
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S eattle M ay 2011