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Signed, sealed, delivered: A guide to voting by mail in King County
Washington state has been voting by mail for about a decade, so this year's general election should be smooth-sailing. If this is your first time voting or you need a refresher on how to do it, here's a step-by-step guide.
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South King County sees rise in Covid-19 cases as flu season approaches
‘Covid-19 is concentrating in lower-income, lower-resource communities.’
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Conservation Groups Vow Challenge After Federal Decision Not To Protect Wolverines
Conservation groups are vowing to again challenge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s decision not to add wolverines to the Endangered Species List. The groups say wolverines are iconic species in high mountain snowy habitat, which is greatly threatened by climate change.
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Irrigation District's Plan Means Irritation (And Big Loss) For This Family's Pumpkin Farm
Dusty pumpkins slap between rough hands as workers throw them into a tractor’s trailer. It’s a rhythmic, full sound, like a child testing a drum. This third-generation farm supplies more than 600,000 pumpkins to Walmarts, Wincos, Yokes and Home Depots in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska. But here in southeast Washington near the Tri-Cities, the farm’s future is at stake.
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Behind the coronavirus outbreak on Greek Row at the University of Washington
Nick Baldini is a senior at the University of Washington. This past summer, there were no internships or jobs to speak of, so he decided to enroll in classes and stay at his fraternity house.
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With gun deaths up in Seattle, leaders ask how 'to bring us together'
There have been 39 homicides in Seattle so far this year, more than there were in all of 2019. The parent of one teen victim says, "I'm at a loss."
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‘The day I was reduced to a Black birthing body.’ A doctor reflects on pregnancy
I never would have predicted that becoming a mother would make me a better doctor. Like most Black women I know, I vividly remember every painstaking detail of my pregnancy and birth experience.
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Congressional report targets Amazon for unfair competition
‘While the list of complaints against Amazon runs 82-pages long, the list of solutions is pretty simple.’
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A city of 'high ideals:' What's at stake for Seattle in the 2020 election?
‘Sometimes boomtowns end up as ghost towns.’
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Newcomers, up-and-comers and almost lifers. Here’s your guide to WA's statewide races
“Give me three terms” might be the motto of Washington’s November election. Gov. Jay Inslee, Secretary of State Kim Wyman and Attorney General Bob...
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Two trends reveal why downtown Seattle will eventually rebound
Seattle is full of empty offices right now. But after the pandemic is over, many companies are saying workers can still work from home. So, what does that mean for all the office space Seattle built over the last ten years? Did we build too much of it?
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Still having trouble quitting smoking? There’s an app for that
‘The first reaction that most people have is, are you kidding? You want me to do what?’