Jessica Partnow
Stories
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High Risk Awaits Immigrants In Alaska’s 'Ballard North'
In Ballard, a human resources manager for Trident Seafoods talks to a room of people hoping to be seafood processors – warning them of the dangers of...
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You've Got Three Jobs? Welcome To Alaska's 'Ballard North'
The yard in front of the CARQUEST Auto Parts store on this remote Alaskan island is crowded with old cars. Sonny Nguyen, the store’s owner, keeps them...
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Following The Money Trail To Alaska's 'Ballard North'
A few years after Abdirahman Shire moved to the U.S., he found work at a Tyson Foods chicken factory in Kentucky. That’s when he got a call from a...
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No More Money Transfers From Washington State To Somalia
Somalis living in the U.S. send more than $200 million to Somalia each year. Sixty percent of that country’s population gets money from outside the...
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The Seattle Nurse Who Risked Everything To Smuggle AIDS Drugs
Carol Glenn, a former nurse, remembers when AIDS ravaged Seattle. “We began to have people literally walking into the clinic and dropping dead,” said...
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Video Gamers Descend On Benaroya Hall For International Championship
You might see an unexpected crowd at Seattle's Benaroya Hall over the next few days. From Wednesday through Sunday, professional video gamers from all
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What Would Jesus Do About Immigration Reform?
When it comes to immigration, people from all over the political spectrum seem to agree on one thing: the system is broken. Now, support for immigration reform is growing among an unexpected group. Religious conservatives in Washington state, as well as all around the country, are coming out in support of immigration reform.