Head of state’s commitment center for sexual predators resigns

Mark Strong, CEO of the special commitment center on McNeil Island where Washington state houses sexual predators deemed likely to reoffend, has resigned.

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High lead levels in drinking water found in four more Tacoma schools

A day after telling Tacoma parents of high lead levels found in drinking water at two elementary schools in testing done eleven months ago, Tacoma School District announced that same testing also found lead in four more schools.

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CEO of Seattle startup Front Desk dies at 47

Jon Zimmerman co-founded the company, which develops software to help run personal services businesses, after stints at Expedia and T-Mobile.

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Lincoln Clark, Seattle Opera stage director, dies at 90

Stage director and tenor Lincoln Clark, a mainstay of Seattle Opera and who had a hand in the company’s first, famed “Ring” cycle, died on April 22 at his home in Edmonds.

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2nd Hanford tank may be leaking, officials say

Air monitors detected radiation, but a video inspection found no evidence of a leak, so the investigation goes on. A known leak of several thousand gallons of radioactive waste from a different tank was revealed earlier this month.

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In Seattle, school water tested for lead at least every 3 years

Seattle Public Schools has results from its water-quality tests online.

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Governor’s order aims to help ex-prisoners get jobs, stay out of trouble

Gov. Jay Inslee has signed an executive order to give prisoners who have done their time more support in their search for jobs.

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