# free will astrology (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover free will astrology. Page: Feed: --- ## [I, Anonymous](https://www.thestranger.com/i-anonymous/i-anonymous-2/) _2026-08-26 · Anonymous · The Stranger_ To adults riding their bike in a public space who would rather yell at children and crash their bike than slow down, Please slow the fuck down. “On your left!” does not absolve you from the need to be aware of other people in a shared walking and bike path in a public park. No \[…\] The post I, Anonymous appeared first on The Stranger . ## [Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson Signs Order on Traffic Safety](https://www.thestranger.com/news/seattle-mayor-katie-wilson-signs-order-on-traffic-safety/) _2026-08-26 · Guy Oron · The Stranger_ Last week Seattle politicians spent a whole lot of time talking about public safety, but one actually did something about it. The big news came on Friday when Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson signed an executive order on Vision Zero, the city’s goal to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries to zero by 2030. Numbers have \[…\] The post Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson Signs Order on Traffic Safety… ## [Seattle Copes with Dolly Parton’s Death](https://www.thestranger.com/art/seattle-copes-with-dolly-partons-death/) _2026-08-26 · Julianne Bell · The Stranger_ Around 10:53 am on Tuesday, August 25, news broke that Dolly Parton, the Queen of Country, died in Nashville at 80. I raced to Scarecrow Video and scrambled upstairs to the Musicals section to grab a copy of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas before it was gone. On the television above the register, Rhinestone, \[…\] The post Seattle Copes with Dolly Parton’s Death appeared first on The Stranger . ## [Pop Loser: RIP ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard, Sub Pop Expands Retail Empire, a Troubling Exposé of Ex-Maktub Frontman Reggie Watts](https://www.thestranger.com/pop-loser/pop-loser-rip-zz-top-drummer-frank-beard-sub-pop-expands-retail-empire-a-troubling-expose-of-ex-maktub-frontman-reggie-watts/) _2026-08-26 · Dave Segal · The Stranger_ Welcome back to Pop Loser. I’m filling in for Audrey Vann again. In this week’s column, we mourn the sad passing of ZZ Top’s drummer since 1969, Frank Beard, note the expansion of Sub Pop Records’ retail empire, discuss King Youngblood leader Cameron Lavi-Jones’s newly launched youth voter outreach program, and recoil in horror at \[…\] The post Pop Loser: RIP ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard, Sub Pop… ## [Slog AM: Dolly Parton Died, Tim Curry Died, I’m Too Sad to Do the Real News](https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/slog-am-dolly-parton-died-tim-curry-died-im-too-sad-to-do-the-real-news/) _2026-08-26 · Megan Seling · The Stranger_ Yesterday, Dolly Parton died. I can’t think of another person who was so widely beloved. It felt like a global day of mourning as thousands of tributes poured in from every direction. I loved her, too. So yes, we’ll do the news this morning, but let’s also remember just a few of the ways in \[…\] The post Slog AM: Dolly Parton Died, Tim Curry Died, I’m Too Sad to Do the Real News appeared first on… ## [Best of Marin 2026 Party Photos](https://pacificsun.com/best-of-marin-2026-party-photos/) _2026-08-25 · Pacific Sun Staff · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ View our photo gallery from the 2026 Best of Marin Party. ## [Best of 2026 Winners’ Photo Gallery](https://pacificsun.com/best-of-2026-winners-photo-gallery/) _2026-08-25 · Pacific Sun Staff · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ Check out our online gallery featuring several winners of our “Best of Marin 2026” as decided by readers in Marin County. ## [I Love Lucy: Curing My Commitment Issues](https://pacificsun.com/i-love-lucy/) _2026-08-25 · Nikki Silverstein · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ Lucy didn’t look like my kind of gal. And she just wasn’t that into me. Before her, I’d been on three dates and was still single, but not for lack of trying. A matchmaker introduced me to my favorites, carefully picked from their website photos and profiles. First came Roscoe. A fun guy, but too \[…\] ## [Pride & Ambition: Jon Tracy ‘Reimagines’ Bard Classic at Marin Shakes in San Rafael](https://pacificsun.com/pride-ambition-jon-tracy-reimagines-bard-classic-at-marin-shakes-in-san-rafael/) _2026-08-25 · Beulah F. Vega · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ Marin Shakespeare Company has opened its production of Julius Caesar, Shakespeare’s timeless story about power and corruption. It runs at the Forest Meadows Amphitheatre on the campus of Dominican University in San Rafael through Sept. 13. As per usual with MSC and director Jon Tracy, this is a high-concept production set in an alternative-universe, post-World \[…\] ## [Father John Misty Headlines ‘Sound Summit’](https://pacificsun.com/father-john-misty-headlines-sound-summit/) _2026-08-25 · Don R. Lewis · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ Many signifiers mark the end of summer, but one of the more uplifting ones is the annual Sound Summit music festival which takes place in the beautiful Mountain Theater located way up on Mount Tam. This year’s concert has a remarkably hip lineup featuring Father John Misty, Guster, Jerry Harrison’s 50 Years of the Talking \[…\] ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/K5cIQbYCYwk6) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [Darkness & Glory, Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel in Mill Valley](https://pacificsun.com/darkness-glory-duane-betts-palmetto-motel-in-mill-valley/) _2026-08-25 · Dave Gil de Rubio · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ Ask Duane Betts what Isle of Hope, the title of his new full-length sophomore album means, and he’ll tell you it ranges from being a respite from the daily news cycle to navigating the passing of his father and mentor Dickey Betts back on April 18, 2024. For the younger Betts the title was also \[…\] ## [Your Letters, Aug. 26](https://pacificsun.com/your-letters-aug-26/) _2026-08-25 · Weeklys Staff · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ Bottle Shocked I’m a Sonoma County resident who is not a fan of every piece of arable land being turned into vineyards. We had some beautiful agricultural fields that were all turned into grapes for wine. Wine doesn’t feed people, but it sucks up a lot of water and most of the vineyards throughout Sonoma \[…\] ## [Murder, Poetry and the Color Blue](https://pacificsun.com/murder-poetry-and-the-color-blue/) _2026-08-25 · Weeklys Staff · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ LarkspurNoir to See Here The Lark Theater steps into the shadows with a week devoted to film noir, serving up murder, crimes of passion, double-crosses and enough chiaroscuro to make everyone look suspicious. The sprawling program reaches from canonical darkness—including Fritz Lang’s M, The Lady from Shanghai, The Asphalt Jungle, Key Largo, Touch of Evil, \[…\] ## [Where to Eat By the Water in Seattle](https://www.thestranger.com/everout/where-to-eat-by-the-water-in-seattle/) _2026-08-25 · EverOut Staff · The Stranger_ One of the main perks of living in a city surrounded by rivers, lakes, canals, bays, and, of course, one very large Sound is that waterfront dining is usually within reach. And while smoked salmon and clam chowder will always be our staples, Seattle has just about every version of the “on the water” experience \[…\] The post Where to Eat By the Water in Seattle appeared first on The Stranger . ## [Peak Meals: Butter, Eggs and Salsa with Amy Svendberg](https://pacificsun.com/peak-meals-butter-eggs-and-salsa-with-amy-svendberg/) _2026-08-25 · Amber Turpin · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ Raised in Chicago with French-Canadian roots and a family passion for food, Amy Svendberg seemed destined for the restaurant world. After studying French business and translation at Northern Illinois University she spent five years in Paris before returning home, eventually managing Kimpton’s Atwood Café. In 2007 she moved to San Francisco, becoming managing partner of \[…\] ## [Unworkable Paradox: Build More Nukes to Negotiate Reductions](https://pacificsun.com/unworkable-paradox-build-more-nukes-to-negotiate-reductions/) _2026-08-25 · Winslow Myers · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ Daniel Poneman, a former U.S. Secretary of Energy—a position that includes supervision of America’s nuclear weapons—gave a talk called “Prospects for Nuclear Proliferation,” in which he argued that in an ever more dangerous world, the best chance for security is to bolster the U.S. deterrent. In other words, build more and better weapons and delivery \[…\] ## [Flagging Indicator](https://www.thestranger.com/sex/flagging-indicator/) _2026-08-25 · Dan Savage · The Stranger_ Bi female here. I’ve been seeing an ENM M/F couple for almost four months. The F was an acquaintance of mine for about two years. We are all close in age (late thirties, early forties). This is my first ethically non-monogamous relationship. Here are the pros: they are charming and attractive; the sex is great; \[…\] The post Flagging Indicator appeared first on The Stranger . ## [Slog AM: Feds Undermine Washington Unemployment Protections Ahead of Possible Big Strikes, a Congressional Candidate Honors His Nazi Grandfather, and the US Removes Syria from the Terror List After Putting Al-Qaeda in Charge](https://www.thestranger.com/news/slog-am-feds-undermine-washington-unemployment-protections-ahead-of-possible-big-strikes-a-congressional-candidate-honors-his-nazi-grandfather-and-the-us-removes-syria-from-the-terror-list-after-pu/) _2026-08-25 · Hunter Pauli · The Stranger_ Neumos security staff won their union election: The National Labor Relations Board tallied their votes Friday and everyone who showed up voted yes. Workers at Neumos, Barboza and The Runaway, all owned by Fokus Industries, began organizing publicly this spring, with the security staff announcing a union earlier this month. Neumos Security Union organizer Ozi \[…\] The post Slog AM: Feds Undermine… ## [US Supreme Court Sides with Trump Administration in Attack on Mail-In Voting](https://www.thestranger.com/news/us-supreme-court-sides-with-trump-administration-in-attack-on-mail-in-voting/) _2026-08-25 · Nathalie Graham · The Stranger_ Today, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling that could, in the short term, allow the implementation of President Donald Trump’s master plan to upend mail-in voting and delegitimize legitimate voting systems just in time for a midterm election where his approval rating is lower than it has ever been. In March, Trump issued an \[…\] The post US Supreme Court Sides with Trump Administration in Attack… ## [Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, August 24–August 30](https://www.thestranger.com/suggests/stranger-suggests-your-agenda-this-week-august-24-august-30/) _2026-08-24 · Julianne Bell, Shannon Lubetich, Amanda Manitach, and Megan Seling · The Stranger_ MONDAY 8/24 Kavi Yaga with Diana Xin (LITERATURE) I recently devoured the novel Martyr! by poet, novelist, and editor Kaveh Akbar, so when I found out that he’d chosen Hyderabad, India-based author Kavi Yaga’s debut short story collection The Vanishings for The George Garrett Fiction Prize, my interest was immediately piqued. Akbar wrote, “I love \[…\] The post Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This… ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2ekkQxvtrhud) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [I Saw U: Picking Up Trash on University Way, Dropping Your Earbud Outside of Poquitos, and Washing Windows at Capitol Hill Block Party](https://www.thestranger.com/isawu/i-saw-u-picking-up-trash-on-university-way-dropping-your-earbud-outside-of-poquitos-and-washing-windows-at-capitol-hill-block-party/) _2026-08-21 · Anonymous · The Stranger_ Playboy Bunny Boy Picking up TrashI saw you on the corner of 43rd and University Way. I giggled to myself the rest of the night because you were so attractive to me in your mask. Umpqua Hot (for you) SpringsFully naked, you offered the best conversation and company. A fellow solo adventurer and hot sauce \[…\] The post I Saw U: Picking Up Trash on University Way, Dropping Your Earbud Outside of… ## [The Stranger’s Noise Complaint: Black Ends](https://www.thestranger.com/music/the-strangers-noise-complaint-black-ends/) _2026-08-21 · Stranger Staff · The Stranger_ Welcome to Noise Complaint, The Stranger‘s new audio and video music podcast featuring live performances right here at The Stranger HQ. Streamed live and released every other Friday, we invite a great band, musician, or wonderfully weird act to perform. Tune in, discover something new, and support art in your city. On Apple, you can subscribe \[…\] The post The Stranger’s Noise Complaint: Black Ends… ## [The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Aug 21–23, 2026](https://www.thestranger.com/everout/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-seattle-this-weekend-aug-21-23-2026/) _2026-08-21 · EverOut Staff · The Stranger_ Hate to break it to ya, but there’s officially only four weekends left in summer. Take advantage of our dwindling sunny days at cheap and cheerful events from Festival Sundiata’s Black Arts Fest to Hai! Japantown and from SOUK Seattle to the 16th Annual Off The Wall + 13th & Fir Mural Reveal Party. For \[…\] The post The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Aug 21–23, 2026… ## [Slog AM: High-T Navy May Name Aircraft Carrier After Noted Coward, Wildfires Cost Washington $207 Million in Two Months, and After Husband Dies in Alaska, Mexican Widow Not Allowed into US](https://www.thestranger.com/news/slog-am-high-t-navy-may-name-aircraft-carrier-after-noted-coward-wildfires-cost-washington-207-million-in-two-months-and-after-husband-dies-in-alaska-mexican-widow-not-allowed-into-us/) _2026-08-21 · Vivian McCall · The Stranger_ Local coffee roaster and cafe operator Starbucks is laying off 224 of its employees, including 120 people who didn’t want to relocate to Nashville and live the honky-tonk life. The affected workers live in Seattle and beyond. The company said the layoffs are the “final piece” of its global restructuring plan, reports KING 5. The \[…\] The post Slog AM: High-T Navy May Name Aircraft Carrier After… ## [The Stranger’s Exhaustively Comprehensive Bursting-at-the Seams Guide to Bumbershoot 2026!](https://www.thestranger.com/music/the-strangers-exhaustively-comprehensive-bursting-at-the-seams-guide-to-bumbershoot-2026/) _2026-08-20 · Megan Seling · The Stranger_ Phew! Another music festival? But it’s almost September! Isn’t it time to go back to school and drink hot cocoa under a cozy blanket and pretend to care about football? No! There is still summer fun to be had, as exhausted as you may be, because Bumbershoot is taking over the Seattle Center September 5 \[…\] The post The Stranger’s Exhaustively Comprehensive Bursting-at-the Seams Guide to… ## [Every Band Playing Bumbershoot: Saturday](https://www.thestranger.com/bumbershoot/every-band-playing-bumbershoot-saturday/) _2026-08-20 · Megan Seling, Rob Moura, Sam Machkovech, Audrey Vann, Julianne Bell, Rachel Stevens, and Charles Mudede · The Stranger_ KEY:⭐ Don’t Miss📍 Local! ⭐ 📍 ANTHERSThis comparison will only resonate with maybe six people, but I’m gonna say it anyway: If you loved long-defunct Seattle punk rock noise makers pleasureboaters, go see ANTHERS and party like you’re at Healthy Times Fun Club circa 2008. Not a 40-something who lived in Seattle nearly two decades \[…\] The post Every Band Playing Bumbershoot: Saturday appeared… ## [Every Band Playing Bumbershoot: Sunday](https://www.thestranger.com/bumbershoot/every-band-playing-bumbershoot-sunday/) _2026-08-20 · Megan Seling, Charles Mudede, Rachel Stevens, Rob Moura, Dave Segal, Audrey Vann, and Todd Hamm · The Stranger_ KEY:⭐ Don’t Miss📍 Local! 📍 American FlatsIf you need a break from all the modern music pummeling your eardrums, catch local American Flats, who describe themselves as “a rock and roll band with Americana and punk influences.” It’s not revelatory, it’s not perfect, but it’s a warm hug if you’re longing for those days of \[…\] The post Every Band Playing Bumbershoot: Sunday appeared first on The… ## [Every Arts District at Bumbershoot 2026](https://www.thestranger.com/arts/every-arts-district-at-bumbershoot-2026/) _2026-08-20 · Megan Seling, Sam Machkovech, Julianne Bell, and Amanda Manitach · The Stranger_ ⭐ Means don’t miss it! ⭐ BumbermaniaIn which local wrestling crew SOS Wrestling builds a real-deal ring in the middle of the Seattle Center, and dozens of local wrestling superstars (66, to be exact!) fight, tackle, pummel, and toss one another around for a chance at the Bumbermania belt. It’s so fun, so captivating, that \[…\] The post Every Arts District at Bumbershoot 2026 appeared first on The… ## [Who Said It?](https://www.thestranger.com/music/who-said-it/) _2026-08-20 · Megan Seling · The Stranger_ While waiting for Death Cab for Cutie to take the Bumbershoot stage on Sunday, September 6, see if you can guess who penned each line of morbid prose—Ben Gibbard or 19th-Century gothic writer Edgar Allan Poe! 1. “Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing / Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever \[…\] The post Who Said It? appeared first on The Stranger . ## [Ticket Alert: Jonas Brothers, Brett Goldstein, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week](https://www.thestranger.com/everout/ticket-alert-jonas-brothers-brett-goldstein-and-more-seattle-events-going-on-sale-this-week/) _2026-08-20 · EverOut Staff · The Stranger_ The Jonas Brothers are throwing it back to 2008, reprising their Burning Up Tour “all over again,” this time with support from younger brother Franklin Jonas. Brett Goldstein, the actor, writer, and comedian who plays lovable grump Roy Kent on Ted Lasso, brings his new Sex, Death and Small Talk stand-up show to Seattle. Plus, \[…\] The post Ticket Alert: Jonas Brothers, Brett Goldstein, and More… ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/edG4ZI30Jrmk) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [Art on a Farm, Lovers in the Streets, and We Really Think You Should Have $10,000!](https://www.thestranger.com/touch-the-art/art-on-a-farm-lovers-in-the-streets-and-we-really-think-you-should-have-10000/) _2026-08-20 · Amanda Manitach · The Stranger_ The past two weeks have been nothing short of fucking delightful. We’ve sneakily delivered cakes loaded with candy, googly eyes, neon sprinkles, and all manner of sugary bits and bobs by Arts Editor, and secret confectionary genius, Emily Nokes, to this year’s six Genius recipients. I’m not a gifted liar—even white lies come out of \[…\] The post Art on a Farm, Lovers in the Streets, and We Really… ## [Slog AM: Mayor Wilson Recall Gets Court Date, Trump Threatens Economic Sanctions Again, and Seattle Christian Metal Band Sues Netflix](https://www.thestranger.com/news/slog-am-mayor-wilson-recall-gets-court-date-trump-threatens-economic-sanctions-again-and-seattle-christian-metal-band-sues-netflix/) _2026-08-20 · Megan Seling · The Stranger_ That dumb Mayor Katie Wilson recall petition has a court date. In last week’s Slog AM, I mentioned that a Bruce Harrell supporter and her husband filed papers to recall Mayor Wilson. The charges will be heard in King County Superior Court on August 31. The Seattle Times says Mayor Wilson has retained Dmitri Iglitzin \[…\] The post Slog AM: Mayor Wilson Recall Gets Court Date, Trump Threatens… ## [Free Will Astrology](https://www.thestranger.com/free-will-astrology/free-will-astrology-11/) _2026-08-20 · Rob Brezsny · The Stranger_ ARIES (March 21-April 19): Consider this your official alert that you’re close to getting too much of a good thing. To safeguard the lovely momentum you’ve built lately, be vigilant that genuine abundance doesn’t bloat into plain old overload. Say no to becoming indentured to your own brilliant ideas. Don’t let your victories drag you \[…\] The post Free Will Astrology appeared first on The Stranger… ## [The White Chip Tickets](https://pacificsun.com/the-white-chip-giveaway/) _2026-08-20 · Bridget Bradley-Scaife · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ Enter for a chance to win tickets to The White Chip at the Marin Theatre in Mill Valley playing August 27–September 20. Drawing September 3, 2026. ## [Carlos Reyes Tickets](https://pacificsun.com/carlos-reyes-giveaway/) _2026-08-19 · Bridget Bradley-Scaife · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ Enter for a chance to win tickets to Carlos Reyes with Special Guests at the Inn at Occidental View's Sunset Concert Series on Sunday, September 13. Drawing Date is September 7, 2026. ## [Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival Tickets](https://pacificsun.com/mill-valley-fall-arts-festival-giveaway/) _2026-08-19 · Bridget Bradley-Scaife · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ Enter to win tickets to the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival at Old Mill Park in Mill Valley on September 19–20. Drawing Date is September 10, 2026. ## [Bike Trail Flail](https://www.thestranger.com/i-anonymous/bike-trail-flail/) _2026-08-19 · Anonymous · The Stranger_ To the unapologetic mom and child who made me fall off my bike at Seward Park, I think your kid should learn better trail etiquette before being able to ride a bike in the middle of the trail, if they can’t follow “on your left!” Not to mention, barely even staying for a moment to \[…\] The post Bike Trail Flail appeared first on The Stranger . ## [Sonoma County VegFest Tickets](https://pacificsun.com/sonoma-county-vegfest-giveaway/) _2026-08-19 · Bridget Bradley-Scaife · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ Enter for a chance to win tickets to Sonoma County VegFest at Santa Rosa Veterans Building on September 26. Drawing Date is September 17, 2026. ## [Stu Allen & Mars Hotel Tickets](https://pacificsun.com/stu-allen-giveaway/) _2026-08-19 · Bridget Bradley-Scaife · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ Enter for a chance to win tickets to Stu Allen & Mars Hotel at the Inn at Occidental View's Sunset Concert Series on Sunday, October 11. Drawing Date is October 5, 2026. ## [Hunger Strike Over Poor Food Quality at NWDC Concludes](https://www.thestranger.com/news/hunger-strike-over-poor-food-quality-at-nwdc-concludes/) _2026-08-19 · Guy Oron · The Stranger_ After nearly a week, more than 140 immigrants detained in the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) have concluded their hunger strike in protest of inedible food, often served at irregular hours. The action marked the 20th hunger strike in the Tacoma facility this year. Detainees in the center’s G3 unit began the protest last Tuesday, and \[…\] The post Hunger Strike Over Poor Food Quality at NWDC… ## [Pop Loser: Courtney Love Update, New Shabazz Palaces Single, and Three Blood Brothers Return as Evil Island](https://www.thestranger.com/pop-loser/pop-loser-courtney-love-update-new-shabazz-palaces-single-a-blood-brother-returns-as-evil-island/) _2026-08-19 · Dave Segal · The Stranger_ Welcome back to Pop Loser. I’m Dave Segal and I’ll be filling in for Audrey Vann over the next three weeks. Not gonna lie: I generally don’t mess with pop music, but I am familiar with losing. So, the content of this column may hit a little differently than it does under Audrey’s byline; she \[…\] The post Pop Loser: Courtney Love Update, New Shabazz Palaces Single, and Three Blood Brothers Return… ## [Island Hopping at the Paper Mill](https://pacificsun.com/st-john-paper-mill/) _2026-08-19 · Weeklys Staff · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ Five bands from St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands make an unlikely migration from Caribbean beaches to the redwoods for a free afternoon of psychedelic, island-inflected funk, rock and pop at Paper Mill Creek Saloon. The impromptu gathering arose after the bands found themselves stranded on the West Coast following the collapse of San \[…\] ## [Slog AM: Trump Declares Oman and Iran’s Strait of Hormuz is Ours, Mariners Humiliated Before Tens of Thousands, Washington Judge Rules Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness Now Apply to Data Center Power Lines](https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/slog-am-trump-declares-oman-and-irans-strait-of-hormuz-is-ours-mariners-humiliated-before-tens-of-thousands-washington-judge-rules-life-liberty-and-pursuit-of-happiness-now-apply-to-data/) _2026-08-19 · Charles Mudede and Vivian McCall · The Stranger_ Conservative KIRO News Radio is now concerned about a report by Washington Health Benefit Exchange that “showed 66,000 people in Washington dropped their Affordable Care Act (ACA).” That’s close to a 25% drop. Since Trump took office, around 100,000 people in this state lost their protection from the accidents of life; they can’t afford to \[…\] The post Slog AM: Trump Declares Oman and Iran’s… ## [Beyond the Meal: Kieawnie Clar’s Fight for Dignity and Belonging](https://pacificsun.com/beyond-the-meal-kieawnie-clars-fight-for-dignity-and-belonging/) _2026-08-18 · Nikki Silverstein · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ Everyone dreads spending hours in the bathroom the night before a colonoscopy. But what if one doesn’t have access to a toilet? An unhoused Marin man in his 70s faced that problem. His health care provider had ordered the test but couldn’t help him with the logistics. “He hadn’t had a colonoscopy in 15 years,” \[…\] ## [The Rippling of Rivers: ‘Open the Floodgates’ Gives Voice to a Waterway](https://pacificsun.com/the-rippling-of-rivers-open-the-floodgates-gives-voice-to-a-waterway/) _2026-08-18 · Janis Hashe · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ The River, in San Anselmo author Nina Schuyler’s new novel, Open the Floodgates, is on trial to determine if it actually qualifies for “personhood.” Existing uncomfortably in the dark confines of the courtroom, surrounded by “man-stink,” the River listens as well-intentioned defenders tell stories of their memories of it, when it was clear and freeflowing. \[…\] ## [Zillions of Zins: Project Zin & Clay Mauritson](https://pacificsun.com/zillions-of-zins-project-zin-clay-mauritson/) _2026-08-18 · Amber Turpin · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ Clay Mauritson’s family has farmed here for six generations. But equally notable is Project Zin, the event he and his wife founded in 2011 with chef Charlie Palmer after their son Brady was diagnosed with Down syndrome. That first year raised $25,000 for the Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area and the event’s been \[…\] ## [Your Letters, Aug. 19](https://pacificsun.com/your-letters-aug-19/) _2026-08-18 · Weeklys Staff · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ Strange Land People are lame, but tourists are lamer. This is what I sing to myself (sorry Mr. Morrison) when I’m stuck behind a giant Rivian doing three miles an hour while its driver hawkeyes yet another tasting room on what was once an arterial thoroughfare. Now it’s a permanent sidewalk sale for the “experience \[…\] ## [Grassroots Spotlight: Robert Hubbell’s Substack](https://pacificsun.com/grassroots-spotlight-robert-hubbells-substack/) _2026-08-18 · Rob Okun · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ A chorus of political rants both online and on cable news so loud and discordant that truth is MIA. Media continues to frequently underreport grassroots campaigns to extinguish authoritarian wildfires. Where to turn for cogent insights—especially with the midterms around the corner? Political analyst Robert Hubbell stands out as a critically important voice worth listening \[…\] ## [Art, Poetry, Stone and Wine With Dogs](https://pacificsun.com/art-poetry-stone-and-wine-with-dogs/) _2026-08-18 · Weeklys Staff · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ Healdsburg Let There Be Light Healdsburg artist Jake Messing turns his attention to the narrow sliver of the electromagnetic spectrum humans can actually see in “Visible Light,” a new exhibition of paintings exploring color, perception and the mysteries hiding in plain sight. Flowers, birds, bubbles, crystals and reflective surfaces become vehicles for studying how light \[…\] ## [Free Will Astrology, Aug. 19-25](https://pacificsun.com/free-will-astrology-aug-19-25/) _2026-08-18 · Rob Brezsny · Pacific Sun | Marin County, California_ ARIES (March 21-April 19): Consider this your official alert that you’re close to getting too much of a good thing. To safeguard the lovely momentum you’ve built lately, be vigilant that genuine abundance doesn’t bloat into plain old overload. Say no to becoming indentured to your own brilliant ideas. Don’t let your victories drag you \[…\]