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When theatres went dark, stagehands worked to keep their unique community protected
‘Every time you let out an ooh or an aah because you've seen something on stage, there's someone backstage who worked really, really hard to make that happen. They live for those moments.’
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WA trade group urges June reopening, after months of pandemic restrictions
California has one. So does Oregon. They 're among the states that have an official reopening date. An industry group representing Washington restaurants would like one, too. It’s calling on Gov. Jay Inslee to set the date for June 15th.
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Pierce County executive vetoes hazard pay for grocery workers
Grocery workers in unincorporated Pierce County may not see $4-an-hour hazard pay bonus despite the County Council's approval. Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier vetoed the proposal this week
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'It's getting pretty hot' - this week in politics, not the weather
How would you like to be stuck in Phase 2 of the state's reopening plan while the bulk of Washington counties gets to remain in the more relaxed, more business-friendly Phase 3? Pierce County, which was rolled back to Phase 2 three weeks ago, doesn’t like it one bit. Some loc
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How a young Black family fought John L. Scott and changed Seattle
In 1959, at a dentist’s home in Seattle, a housekeeper was told to leave early. Her employers were hosting a neighborhood meeting. Before she left, she overheard their discussion: They were plotting ways to prevent a young Black doctor and his family from moving into the Modernist house across the street. They had a secret weapon: real estate titan John L. Scott.
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These tribes have not received federal assistance during the pandemic
The Indian Health Service has been lauded for the success of its vaccine rollout. But there’s one group of tribes that received no vaccines, no testing supplies and none of the federal relief money that’s gone to Indian Country during the pandemic.
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Beware the swindler disguised as philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
‘I've never been involved in one of these. I picture people getting a letter, and then immediately sending money. What actually happens is much more devious.’
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As Easterday Family Property Is Auctioned, Giant Buyers Attracted To Water-Rich Deal
Redtail hawks glide off telephone poles sailing above verdant fields that scoop downward along a basalt slope to the bending Columbia River. This unique...
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Surprising day For WA counties on the verge of a phase rollback
‘The governor seems to be gambling that in two weeks the situation will look pretty different than it does today.’
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Why are so many Seattle-area students of color staying home?
‘Earlier surveys of parents suggested white families were nearly twice as likely as black families to want to send their children back.’
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Vaccinated and ready to celebrate? Not so fast.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee is expected to announce which counties will have to fall back a phase in the state's reopening plan. King County is one of at least a dozen counties that is not currently meeting the benchmarks to remain in the more loose Phase 3.
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An uncertain future for affordable housing in Bellevue
‘DASH had to sue Boston Financial on several other properties. It won the case, but they also had to postpone fixing leaky roofs and rotting decks.’