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"I Hope This Thing Isn't Giving Me Cancer" courtesy of Seattlest Flickr pool member shawnmebo

It was just another case of the slow-going Mondays when a power line pole--and a live wire--came down early this morning after a garbage truck slammed into it. Power was shut down and Aurora Ave. was closed while crews cleaned up the busted pole strewn across the corner of Northeast 84th Street and Aurora Ave North.
This weekend's street closures were for a just cause, as 2,513 dedicated people walked, jogged, and pedaled their way throughout Seattle in the LIVESTRONG Challenge, which raised over $1 million to fight cancer.
Olympic jealousy must really be setting in, as Mayor Greg Nickels proclaimed June 23 to be "Olympic Day." Set to commemorate the founding date of the modern Olympic Games, the City of Seattle will celebrate tomorrow by offering a free day of swimming in the city's pools.
Here in King County, tainted raw cookie dough seems to be the newest "it" health-related illness--the classic West-Nile Virus and H1N1 were so last week.

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