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V OLUME XXXIV, N O . 22
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C HALLENGING P EOPLE TO S HAPE A B ETTER F UTURE N OW
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Higher
Cost of
Booze
Liquor store
privatization means
prices are going up
P H O T O B Y S U S A N F R IE D
B y S h a n n o n D in in n y
T h e A s s o c ia te d P r e s s
Diane Hood, a 40 year resident of the Central District, places some flowers by a makeshift memorial set up for
Madrona resident, Justin Ferrari who was shot Thursday May 24th while driving his van near MLK Jr. Way and E. Cherry
Street.
Bystander Fatally Shot in Seattle
Community comes together after father killed in front of his kids
S E A T T L E (A P ) — A m a n
h e a d in g o u t fo r a h o lid a y
w e e k e n d w ith h is p a re n ts a n d
h is tw o c h ild re n w a s k ille d b y
a n e rra n t b u lle t fro m a
s tra n g e r ’s d is p u te a s h e d ro v e
d o w n a S e a ttle s tre e t T h u rs -
d a y, p o lic e s a id .
T h e v i c t i m ’s v a n d r o v e
th ro u g h a n a re a ju s t a s a m a n
o n fo o t b e g a n firin g a g u n a t
p e o p le h e w a s a rg u in g w ith ,
S e a ttle p o lic e D e te c tiv e J e ff
K a p p e l s a id .
O n e o f th o s e b u lle ts h it a n d
k ille d th e m a n , w h o w a s in h is
4 0 s b u t n o t fu rth e r id e n tifie d .
N o o n e e ls e in h is v a n w a s
h u rt.
“T he
v ic tim
w as
not
in v o lv e d in th e a lte rc a tio n ,”
th e p o lic e s p o k e s m a n s a id .
“ H e w a s a n in n o c e n t m o to ris t
th a t h a p p e n e d to b e in th e
a re a .”
P o lic e s a id th e y w e re lo o k -
in g fo r a m a n in h is 2 0 s w h o
fle d o n fo o t.
“S om ebody know s som e-
th in g ,” A s s is ta n t P o lic e C h ie f
N ic k M e tz s a id a t th e s c e n e ,
a s k in g fo r in fo rm a tio n o n th e
gunm an.
S h o c k e d n e ig h b o rs g a th e re d
in th e a re a n e a r th e in te rs e c -
tio n o f M a rtin L u th e r K in g J r.
W a y a n d E a s t C h e rry S tre e t
la te T h u rs d a y n ig h t.
M e s s e re t H a b e ti, w h o o w n s
a n E th io p ia n re s ta u ra n t, to ld
The Seattle Times th a t th e v ic -
tim fre q u e n tly b ro u g h t h is
w ife a n d tw o c h ild re n to h e r
re s ta u ra n t fo r d in n e r.
H a b e ti s a id s h e d id n ’t s e e
th e s h o o tin g b u t d id s e e th e
m a n a s h e w a s d y in g in h is
v a n . S h e s a id h is fa th e r w a s
c ra d lin g th e w o u n d e d m a n ’s
h e a d in h is h a n d s .
T h e v ic tim ’s tw o c h ild re n ,
a g e s 4 a n d 7 , ra n to th e s a fe ty
o f h e r re sta u ra n t a fte r th e
s h o o tin g . S h e s a id th e y s ta y e d
fo r a b o u t 4 5 m in u te s a n d
a s k e d fo r s o m e th in g to e a t.
S h e to ld th e n e w s p a p e r th e
v ic tim w a s a w o n d e rfu l p e rs o n
a n d a c a rin g fa th e r.
“ W h a t a h o rrib le th in g to
h a p p e n ; w h a t a s h a m e ,” s h e
s a id .
In la te A p ril, a 2 1 -y e a r-o ld
N A C H E S , W a s h . (A P ) — Yo u m ig h t
w a n t to s to c k u p o n te q u ila a n d ru m if m a r-
g a rita s o r m o jito s a re o n y o u r s u m m e r
m e n u , b e c a u s e p ric e s a re lik e ly g o in g u p a t
m a n y re ta ile rs th is w e e k — a n d p ric e s a re
ju s t o n e o f s e v e ra l b ig c h a n g e s in s to re
w h e n W a s h in g to n a b a n d o n s its lo n g -h e ld
p la c e in th e liq u o r b u s in e s s .
Vo te rs a p p ro v e d In itia tiv e 11 8 3 la s t fa ll,
a llo w in g s to re s la rg e r th a n 1 0 ,0 0 0 s q u a re
fe e t a n d s o m e s m a lle r s to re s to s e ll liq u o r.
S u p p o rte rs to u te d th e in itia tiv e , b a c k e d b y
w a re h o u s e g ia n t C o s tc o W h o le s a le C o rp .,
a s a fre e -m a rk e t re fo rm fo r a n in d u s try
m o n o p o liz e d b y th e s ta te s in c e th e e n d o f
P ro h ib itio n .
U n d e r th e m e a s u re , re s ta u ra n ts a n d b a rs
w e re a llo w e d to b e g in b u y in g liq u o r d ire c t-
ly fro m d is trib u to rs M a rc h 1 , a n d th e y c a n
b e g in b u y in g d ire c tly fro m re ta il s to re s J u n e
1.
H o w e v e r, th e in itia tiv e a ls o im p o s e d a n
a d d itio n a l 1 0 p e rc e n t d is trib u to r fe e a n d a
1 7 p e rc e n t re ta il fe e o n s p irits to re im b u rs e
th e s ta te fo r m illio n s o f d o lla rs in lo s t re v -
enue.
B ig -b o x s to re s lik e C o s tc o c a n n e g o tia te
v o lu m e d is c o u n ts fo r s o m e p ro d u c ts o r s e ll
th e ir o w n la b e ls . B u t d is tr ib u to r s h a v e
e x c lu s iv e rig h ts to d is trib u te s o m e s p irits ,
a n d v o lu m e d is c o u n ts fo r th o s e p ro d u c ts
m a y n o t b e a s w id e ly a v a ila b le .
S o m e s a y th a t lik e ly m e a n s h ig h e r p ric e s
fo r c o n s u m e rs , re g a rd le s s o f w h e re th e y b u y
th e ir s p irits .
``S k y h ig h . T h e y ’re g o in g u p v e ry, v e ry
h ig h ,’’ s a id M e lo d y K e n n e tt, m a n a g e r o f a
c o n tra c t s to re th a t c lo s e d o v e r th e w e e k e n d
in N a c h e s , a b o u t 1 0 m ile s w e s t o f Ya k im a .
``S u re , b ig -b o x s to re s w ill b e a b le to n e g o ti-
a te s o m e d is c o u n ts b y o rd e rin g in b u lk , b u t
th e in itia tiv e in c lu d e d h ig h e r fe e s to th e
s ta te fo r e v e ry b o d y. P ric e s w ill g o u p fo r
e v e ry b o d y.’’
See D E AT H on page 3
See B O O Z E on page 3
IN D E X
News ........................2,4
Opinion .......................3
Career .....................5,8
A&E ..........................6,7
Bids/Classifieds............3
Expensive House? You’re Probably Thin
Study says property values may point to likelihood of obesity
B y D o n n a G o r d o n B la n k in s h ip
T h e A s s o c ia te d P r e s s
S E A T T L E (A P ) — T h e v a lu e o f y o u r
h o m e m a y b e a s tro n g e r p re d ic to r o f y o u r
w e ig h t th a n th e g e n e s in h e rite d fro m y o u r
a n c e s to rs , a n e w p u b lic h e a lth s tu d y fro m
th e U n iv e rs ity o f W a s h in g to n h a s fo u n d .
H e a lth re s e a rc h e rs a n d g o v e rn m e n t o ffi-
c ia ls u s u a lly g ro u p p e o p le b y in c o m e o r
e d u c a tio n le v e l o r e v e n b y z ip c o d e , b u t th is
s tu d y illu s tra te s a m o re ta rg e te d a p p ro a c h ,
a c c o rd in g to A d a m D re w n o w s k i, p ro fe s s o r
o f e p id e m io lo g y a t th e U W S c h o o l o f P u b -
lic H e a lth a n d le a d a u th o r o f th e s tu d y.
A ra n d o m te le p h o n e s u rv e y in 2 0 0 8 -0 9
c o m b in e d w ith K in g C o u n ty ta x re c o rd s
s h o w e d w o m e n liv in g in th e h o m e s in th e
lo w e s t 2 5 p e rc e n t o f th e a s s e s s e d p ro p e rty
v a lu e s in S e a ttle a n d th e s u rro u n d in g s u b -
u rb s w e re m o re th a n th re e tim e s m o re lik e -
ly to b e o b e s e th a n w o m e n liv in g in th e
m o s t e x p e n s iv e h o m e s .
T h is s tu d y p a id fo r b y th e N a tio n a l In s ti-
tu te s o f H e a lth a n d p u b lis h e d o n lin e th is
w e e k in th e jo u rn a l S o c ia l S c ie n c e & M e d i-
c in e fo u n d th a t w ith in K in g C o u n ty, th e re
a re m a n y lo c a l p o c k e ts o r m ic ro -n e ig h b o r-
S e e FA T o n p a g e 3