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Episodes
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Going the distance on social distancing: ‘It’s time to double down’
Paige Browning talks to KUOW’s Kate Walters about preparations for riding out the coronavirus pandemic.
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Cargo handler, Sawant say Amazon could do more to protect employees during coronavirus pandemic
Amazon has confirmed one worker at its Kent warehouse has COVID-19. Amazon workers at a New York warehouse went on strike Monday, asking for more protection from the coronavirus. Workers say the tech giant is putting them at risk with non-essential delivery assignments.
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Elders caught in Seattle's coronavirus isolation remind us: 'Bad times don't last'
For Mary Hanson, the break in the coronavirus isolation came in the form of a hamburger. “We got a Kidd Valley burger, oh my God, that was so good,” she said.
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The opera companies have closed their doors, but tenor Robert MacPherson is still singing.
Robert MacPherson has been singing since he was a very young boy. “I was a preacher’s kid, I grew up singing gospel,” he says.
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A race you can run while social distancing
Spring is usually a busy time for marathons, half marathons, and other races.
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Stimulus Friday: $3 billion in federal funds coming to Washington state
Paige Browning has the latest on the coronavirus crisis
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As supplies dwindle, one doctor resorts to creative ways to hustle masks
In these times of uncertainty and upheaval amidst a global pandemic, Dr. Jessica Van Fleet-Green had reason to celebrate recently. After three weeks of...
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Washington's Ventec and GM kick into gear for ventilator production
Local maker Ventec Life Systems says it is going ahead with a plan to build 10,000 ventilators a month, to help patients battling COVID-19.
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Will COVID-19 crisis swing progressive voters to Biden?
As the COVID-19 pandemic reshapes our lives, it's also changing things on the campaign trail.
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No more haircuts: Stylist says closing salons is right thing to do to stop COVID-19
It's said that the beauty industry does well in an economic downturn. Some economists even calling it recession-proof. But does COVID-19 upend that theory?
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"We've been through something major together. This virus doesn't discriminate based on race, class, creed," says Xavier Lopez Jr.
Xavier Lopez Jr. wears many hats. He writes a culture blog for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He holds down a day job to pay the bills. And “I’m a multi-media Latinx performance artist and conceptual sculptor.”
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Washington state sets Monday deadline to get students back to learning
The challenges of outbreak-related long distance schooling