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Does cuteness count? A cost-benefit analysis of the sea otter return to Oregon
A study of sea otter restoration in British Columbia is giving encouragement to a group that wants to bring sea otters back to the Oregon Coast. A...
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Reopening won't likely jumpstart the economy
Lockdowns got us into this recession. But now there's evidence that reopening won't get us out of it.
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Overlake hospital said it follows safety gear guidelines, but its policies show otherwise
If you want to move to Phase 2, Washington state says healthcare workers can’t wear their N95 respirator or surgical mask for longer than one shift. Policies at Bellevue’s Overlake Medical Center say workers should wear them for up to five shifts.
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Washington Dreamers and officials react to DACA ruling
From state and local officials, to DACA recipients and their families, many are celebrating what's considered a win for the immigrant community. Others worry the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on DACA brings more questions than answers.
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Here's what the DACA ruling means to immigrants in the Northwest
A KUOW reporter who is herself a DACA recipient and the legal director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project spoke separately with KUOW’s Angela King about the Supreme Court ruling.
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King County aims for Phase 2 of reopening. What does that mean?
King County could be further easing pandemic restrictions in just a few days.
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Seattle police union tossed out of King County labor council
The King County labor council threw out the Seattle police officers union in a contentious vote Wednesday night.
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'Cheering yes!' This Seattle poet believes this time may be different
In the late 1960s, poet Colleen McElroy taught speech and hearing sciences at Western Washington University.
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Nordstrom returns to Western Washington with a modified shopping experience
Another sign that pandemic lockdowns are being loosened: Nordstrom is opening its doors.
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A view of the SCOTUS Title VII decision from Justice Mary Yu
Until Monday, it was legal to fire workers for being LGBTQ in more than half of U.S. states
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The scramble to help Chinook salmon past landslide danger zone
One of the most important food sources for the Northwest’s endangered orcas was devastated by a rockslide.
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Now showing at the drive-in: Class of 2020 high school graduation
An iconic, but disappearing American institution -- the drive-in movie theater -- came to the rescue of the senior classes in several Pacific Northwest communities this month. As luck would have it, a drive-in cinema is well suited for a socially-distanced graduation ceremony.