| Stores usher in holiday shopping season
Some shoppers choose to focus more on the positive aspects of getting up early to wait in lines."It's fun," said Julie Williams, Elkhart, who was shopping with friends and family this morning and admitted that she waited in line for nearly an hour. "We've been out since 5 a.m. and are still having a good time."Talandra Schrock, also of Elkhart, echoed Williams's sentiments."You can come out with friends, eat some breakfast, find some bargains and just have a good time," Schrock said.Both agreed that for the most part, their shopping has been going well but finding the elusive Nintendo Wii "has been a problem."Sheri Torok, Elkhart, said her Black Friday shopping is "so far so good," as of 8:30 this morning. Torok admitted that trying to find the right present for six granddaughters was her motivation to brave the lines and the snow to go shopping.
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Undemanding houseplants
But now houseplants are making a really strong comeback," she said.
The most popular trends, which you can expect to begin seeing at local nurseries in the next few weeks, focus on color, texture and style. And the most unusual plants are getting the most attention.
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Latest road closure and flooding information
Here are the latest reports of damage, power outages and road closures as they come into the KING 5 newsroom. 2:14 p.m: Truck check point set up - The Washington State Dept. of Transportation (WSDOT), with assistance from the Washington National Guard, has set up a truck control checkpoint on the Pierce County side of SR 7 at the Alder Rd Cutoff, near Elbe. The checkpoint is enforcing the WSDOT prohibition from truck traffic over 10,000 lbs GVW using SR 7 as a detour of the I-5 closure in the Chehalis area. Trucks with life-sustaining loads may be allowed access. WSDOT is recommending trucks going to and from Portland use I-90 to I-84 to I-82, about a 440-mile re-route. This restriction is in place until I-5 reopens. 2:13 p.m.: American Red Cross shelters - The American Red Cross Mount Rainier Chapter has opened Red Cross shelters for South Sound residents who have been evacuated because of rising floodwaters.
The following essay was written by Susan Stanton’s 14-year-old son ...
Petersburg Times published a Dec. 31 feature story entitled, "Susan Stanton’s lonely transformation." The article, which was based on a lengthy interview with Stanton, quoted her as saying she was "totally unprepared" for the rejection and hostile reaction she had encountered from her straight friends and associates in Largo following her coming out as a transgender person. "People I’d known for 20 years won’t even talk to me," the article quoted her as saying. It noted that she lamented the fact that, although her wife and son have remained loyal and supportive, her only remaining friend was the woman who gives her weekly electrolysis treatments to remove body hair as part of her transitioning process. "Susan has said all along that she’s not like other transgender people," feature writer Lane DeGregory wrote in the St.
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