…at ungodly predawn hours this past month, schleppin’ to a suburban temp job. Writing hasn’t been among my biggest compulsions upon arriving home. Sorry.

There are still things worth mentioning, to be sure:

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  ANDY’S DINER IS SAVED! Well, at least the historic building on Fourth Avenue South, assembled from vintage railroad cars. It now houses a Chinese restaurant, bearing the appropriate title of Orient Express.
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  OUR PAL DAVID NEIWERT has done his own Sarah Palin research, direct from Alaska. It confirms just about the worst you’ve heard about her.
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  I’VE BEEN SILENT about other election stuff, but someone else has handily provided a Sensible Guide to Voting in Washington.
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  A FOOD DELIVERY TRUCK tipped over on a Tacoma highway, spilling 45,000 pounds of chocolate, ice cream, deli meats, and hot dogs. Mmm, the four great tastes that taste great together.