According to witnesses, the man then "grabbed ... the money and ran on foot to the river," Willis said. "He got into an inner tube and floated westbound."

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I rarely read the Seattle Times, and especially avoid the inane columnists, but, for some reason, last Thursday I happened upon a Danny Westneat column that was exceptionally pitiful. So I emailed him and he partially quoted me in this Sunday's column, dotted here.

To give him credit, he responded to my unnecesarily personal attack with grace.

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