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Episodes
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WA's plan to vaccinate teachers, reopen schools gets mixed reviews
‘I'm hearing so much worry from school staff members, very often not just for themselves, but for their families or for their students. They're not convinced that the school is going to be taking all of the required measures that are needed to keep students safe.’
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Interim Seattle Schools superintendent selected: Brent Jones
The Seattle School Board has chosen a candidate to serve as interim superintendent for the next year after Denise Juneau steps down.
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Despite less cars on the road, Seattle traffic deaths remain steady
The city of Seattle has an ambitious goal of eliminating all traffic fatalities and serious injuries by the year 2030. But even though fewer people are driving due to the pandemic, preliminary data shows traffic deaths in Seattle barely dropped in 2020.
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Pandemic gives new legs to tiny house villages
The COVID pandemic has pushed people out of homeless shelters and onto the street. Public frustration about that is leading to wider embrace of tiny house villages.
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How the Makah Tribe beat the coronavirus odds and flattened the curve
"Our goal is to not lose one single life, and so far, we've met that goal.”
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WA lawmakers consider funding tenant legal representation as renters, landlords reel financially from pandemic
‘We're looking at 150,000 families that are behind in rent. It's incumbent upon us to put some money into the system upfront to save as many of those tenancies as possible.’
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New redistricting maps will determine Washington state’s future
It may seem like an obscure act of cartography, but how Washington State’s political maps are redrawn this year will help determine who gets elected and, in turn, the future of the state.
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Blastballs and projectiles: A fierce debate over Seattle Police use of force
Seattle’s Community Police Commission hosted a panel discussion Tuesday on proposed changes to SPD’s crowd control policies. But the dialogue ended with police officials and community members as far apart as they began.
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The stroke of a pen signals hope and caution for Muslim Americans
‘Am I hopeful? Yes. Will this finish it, in the sense that discrimination against Muslim Americans will be done and over with in the next year or two? Absolutely not.’
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Many protest-related misdemeanors on hold, says Seattle City Attorney
Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes: Protest-related cases “have not been given a pass. They have not been declined,” he said. “But we will get to them when the court can handle them.”
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Washington's museums vs the pandemic
One thing you’ve rarely been able to do since last March is visit a museum. For the most part, museums have been shuttered since the pandemic started. But almost all museums, big and small, expect to reopen. Meanwhile, they’re learning new tricks.
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2K get Covid-19 vaccine at Amazon one-day clinic in Seattle
Amazon threw open the doors of one of its South Lake Union buildings Sunday in an effort to vaccinate about 2,000 people. The one-day vaccine blitz was the product of a partnership between the Seattle-based online retailer and Virginia Mason.