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13 Apr

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UPDATE: Whidbey Island backpacker missing in Argentina has been located.

by Alex Stonehill · April 13, 2013 · 7 Comments

Alec Zimmerman has been missing in Argentina since Tuesday, April 9th.

Update Sunday 6:00pm: Alec Zimmerman is back in contact with her family and is perfectly okay.

Here’s the message she posted on Facebook earlier today:

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Tags: foreign travel, missing person, travel

12 Apr

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From Iraq to Sea-Tac, refugee adjusts to new life in the Northwest

by Sarah Stuteville · April 12, 2013 · 1 Comment

Muthanna Al-Nidawi, who recently emigrated from Iraq and is now a security guard at Chihuly Garden and Glass at Seattle Center. (Photo by Alan Berner/The Seattle Times)Iraqi refugee Muthanna Al Nidawi has gone from protecting his family from assassins in Baghdad, to protecting fragile glass art at in Seattle.

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Tags: International Rescue Committee, Iraq, Iraq War, refugees

11 Apr

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Queen Anne woman finds meaning helping Haitian mothers

by Elizabeth Ralston · April 11, 2013 · 0 Comments

Beatrice, one of the mothers working with Haiti Babi, crochets a blanket. (Photo courtesy Katlin Jackson)The philanthropic spirit is strong in Seattle. So what makes a young social entrepreneur from our region tick?

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Filed under: Aid and Development, Women

Tags: economy, Haiti, import goods, Queen Anne

10 Apr

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A community erased: Lima airport uproots historic neighborhood

by Elie Gardner and Oscar Durand · April 10, 2013 · 0 Comments

Catalina Guzman Harrimache and her husband Teofilo Huaman Loayza sit on the remnants of a home. The home had its own ground water supply that the town now frequents to wash clothes while sitting amidst the rubble. In the background the main terminal of Jorge Chavez International Airport can be seen. (Photo by Oscar Durand)

Until last month, one of the last historic farming neighborhoods of Lima, Peru stood here. This photo story shows us the complicated results of progress. 

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Filed under: Aid and Development, Environment, Globalist, Politics, Travel

09 Apr

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Five global groups hitting Seattle stages this spring

by Kelsie Mhoon · April 9, 2013 · 0 Comments

Marina Diamandis (Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/valvemagazine/sets/72157625311379011/">Thomas Henz for Valve Online Music Magazine</a>) From Jamaica to Venezuela to Wales, there’s a slew of international acts coming to town in April and May.

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Filed under: Music

Tags: Concert, England, Jamaica, music, Venezuela, World Music

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