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Sturgill Simpson Explores Surreal Seattle Roots at the Paramount

Sturgill Simpson Explores Surreal Seattle Roots at the Paramount

On Veterans Day, before a sold-out crowd at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre, the country-funk (funtry?) artist Sturgill Simpson abruptly had the house lights turned on. “This is sort of surreal for myself. Never woulda thunk it,” said Simpson, a native Kentuckian who lived in Everett for a short while after a stint in the Navy, and…

Soldiering On: New Methods for Battling PTSD

Soldiering On: New Methods for Battling PTSD

From mobile apps to meditation, local practitioners are pioneering fresh ways to fight back against

Beyond two locked security doors on the seventh floor of Seattle’s Veterans Affairs hospital (VA) on Beacon Hill, patients are treated for some of the more severe cases of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a web of other issues. Some of them are depressed, some are suicidal, and some are simply not functioning because of…

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