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Cold Weather Advisory
1:50 pm
Thu January 10, 2013

Winter Weather Advisory And Resource Guide

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Winter storms present specific challenges, such as safe driving and clear roadways.
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National Weather Service has issued a cold weather statement for the Puget Sound region. KUOW has compiled a guide of tips to prepare for inclement weather and resources that can help you stay safe during emergency weather situations.

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Weather
6:27 am
Tue November 20, 2012

Record Rain Falls On Seattle, Brings Snow To Mountains

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Meghann Kelley helps a group of wet elementary school kids board a bus for a field trip.
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Western Washington is bracing for more precipitation after record heavy rains snarled traffic and caused localized flooding on Monday.

According to the National Weather Service, 2.03 inches of rain fell at Sea-Tac Airport between midnight and 5:00 p.m. Monday. That breaks the previous record for the day of 1.23 inches set in 1962.

The National Weather Service says a second storm is expected to hit the region Tuesday, and an even stronger weather system will move in on Wednesday, bringing high winds to the coast.

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Poetry
3:36 pm
Tue November 6, 2012

Poet Dorothy Trogdon On Life “Under The Graphite Sky”

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Orcas Island poet Dorothy Trogdon
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Orcas Island poet Dorothy Trogdon
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Dorothy Trogdon's poetry collection "Tall Woman Looking," published by Blue Begonia Press.
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Your attitude toward rain and seemingly endless dark skies may be the best litmus test for whether you are a true Northwesterner. Do you resist or embrace the shift toward dark, wet days? In her poems “Under the Graphite Sky” and “Strange How You Stay,” Orcas Island poet Dorothy Trogdon gives us a uniquely Pacific Northwestern view of winter.

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