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Everybody here is kind of white and I'd love to make new friends/acquaintances

The state’s Legislative Ethics Board signed an order Wednesday requiring Rep. Joel McEntire, R-Cathlamet, to pay a $500 civil penalty to the state treasurer, with $250 of that suspended if he has no further ethics violations through the end of the 2028 election cycle. The violation stemmed from an online interaction in April between McEntire and open government advocate Brittany Voie, a Chehalis resident and constituent of McEntire. “If you had a more successful page you wouldn’t need to be on food stamps,” McEntire wrote from his personal Facebook account in a post to Voie. “Let me check in and see what other great government programs you take advantage of.”

This is hard to admit, but we've put ourselves in a tough spot. We need to rehome a dog that has a history of anxiety-based aggression. We have an 8 year-old farm dog mutt. She's generally a good dog, but has some serious anxiety issues that have led to her snapping or showing aggressive behavior at people or other pets in the past. After an incident she usually tucks tail and puts herself in her kennel, like she knows she did wrong and feels bad. But the behavior has never gone away. We have completely failed at curbing this behavior or taking the necessary steps to help her. This is on us; we dropped the ball. We have to move out of our house for several months for renovations, and have nowhere safe for our dog to go. Any resources that deal with this sort of thing, whether it's fostering, rehabbing, or specialized boarding, would be greatly appreciated. We are willing to surrender her permanently if it means she gets the care and rehab help she needs to have a good life. Again, any advice or recommendations are welcome.

PSA: the salmon run has started in earnest here in Redmond. It doesn’t impact your day-to-day, but watching them is a great seasonal activity. The pedestrian bridges between 60 acres and marymoor are particularly good viewpoints. Best viewed in peak sunlight hours, but if you look at other times, you can spot them by the huge wakes they create!

Does anyone go to Tacoma Community College? I was accepted into the program I applied for and I am very excited. Any advice for a new student? I have heard there have been car break-ins in the past? Is this still a problem? What is the safest parking lot to park my car? For context I am an adult professional returning to school for a second degree and a career change. This is not my first college rodeo but my first time at a trade school/program.

We’ve been noticing how much Seattle’s transit map has changed over the last few years, especially with light rail expanding farther north and across the Eastside. It made us wonder which neighborhoods are actually realistic if you want to live here without owning a car. Capitol Hill and downtown are the obvious answers, but places like Beacon Hill, Columbia City, Northgate, and even parts of Bellevue and Redmond are becoming a lot more doable than they used to be. We ended up putting together a breakdown of the neighborhoods, transit options, walkability, and typical rents here.

I am looking for someone to show me how to take apart my mini split. I have a Bosch Climate Series 5000 and need the blower wheel and coil cleaned. When I try to disconnect the indoor blower motor from the mother board it will not disconnect. And I need to remove the whole case from the unit to clean and spray the remaining 1/3 of the coil that is covered. Please let me know if there is a freelance technician that I can pay to show me how to do these two things. Those services cost $400/$500 each and we are very handy just needing a little help and there is very little information online for these particular units! When I called Bosch they said they can only help troubleshooting with a technician not a homeowner. This are new units.

I wanted to sign up for a personal trainer in LA fitness but I heard they overcharge you and it’s better to hire a personal trainer. Any idea where i can find any?

Since moving here, I’ve mainly been going to Sports Clips in Bellevue, but a lot of times the people there are hit and miss, and it’s hard to always guarantee getting the same person every time. Just looking to get a normal men’s haircut, nothing fancy or special, and also a beard trim (not straight razor, just normal clippers and cleaning it up). I went to one place when I first moved here in Ballard (Steele Barber), and while it was very nice and he did a great job, it was over $100 plus tax and tip, which is way too pricy for me to pay regularly. I also know that I need to pay at least some decent money for anything better than a crappy “Great Clips” cut, so I’m willing to pay a relatively good amount for a cut, but not $80-100 or more. Maybe something around…$40-60? Idk if that’s too low for Seattle or not. Wanting to go to this person regularly and establish a rapport, so that I don’t have to try to get “the luck of the draw” when going to a chain like Sports Clips.

I’m waiting for someone on Capitol Hill and wandered into Elliot Bay Book Company. Sitting here reading with others around me and the cafe behind me is so pleasant. I live alone so getting out among people is good as a depression prevention measure. Are there places in Kent/Renton that have a good hang out and read vibe? I can do Starbucks or the Library but neither quite hit the mark.