The Iraq War drama “The Hurt Locker” surprised more than a few Academy Award watchers by winning Oscars for best picture and best director for Kathryn Bigelow. Bigelow, prior to her film’s showing Sunday night, was usually introduced as the ex-wife of “Avatar” director James Cameron.
Cameron, when he removes his 3-D glasses, can now expect to be recognized with: “Hey, you’re that dude who used to be married to Kathryn Bigelow.”
Ya sure: The Northwest Nordic Ladies Chorus, which includes members from Snohomish and Island counties and practices in Everett, is promoting Scandinavian culture by singing traditional folk songs in Norwegian and Swedish.
The women promise that the lyrics are authentic and are not just the instructions for building a computer desk from Ikea.
Every little bit hurts: With a $2.8 billion hole to plug in Washington state’s budget, the state Senate approved Sunday an $890 million tax increase package that, among other boosts, adds three-tenths of a cent to the state sales tax rate. We also have information and a graphic that outlines where each dollar of your property tax goes.
We know it’s tempting, but it would not be a good idea to tear up every dollar of your property tax as shown and send the corresponding little bits to each of the taxing districts.
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