Kara McDermott
Stories
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Missed the ferry? Three ways to spend an hour in Bremerton
Starting Monday it will only take half an hour to reach Bremerton if you take Kitsap Transit’s fast ferry . It runs from the King County dock just south...
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How much money could Trump take from science in WA?
A quick glance around Lake Union and you can tell there’s a lot of science happening in our state. With the Trump administration threatening cuts to...
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This growing city needs more officers. Carpentry experience a plus
Black Diamond is a small city on the verge of big growth. It recently came through a budget crisis that threatened to shut down the city – including its...
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Those new Black Diamond houses could be built atop mine shafts
A mega housing development is going up in Black Diamond outside Seattle, and some of those houses could be built on top of old mine shafts.
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6 things to know about the immigrants Donald Trump wants to kick out
“We’re going to build a wall,” President Donald Trump said at his first White House press conference. Given the controversial talking point from his campaign is now a national promise, here are a few things worth knowing.
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Seattle renters: It’s not better in Marysville
Marysville is the fastest growing big city in Western Washington. In part that’s due to people leaving the Seattle housing market to find more...
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How to use those 'democracy vouchers' that just landed in your mailbox
If you live in Seattle, four democracy vouchers will soon arrive in the mail. What to do with them? Ideally, you would be inspired by a political...
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Seattle's priciest cars by neighborhood and the Subaru myth
The most expensive car in Seattle is a $653,000 Enzo Ferrari (2003). It is registered to someone who lives somewhere downtown. It ties with an Enzo...
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Where Seattle's refugees come from and other things you should know
“Sincerely, if I told you the truth, you cannot achieve or reach your aim if you don’t struggle. So now, I’m struggling.” Those are the words of Osman...
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'Society is psychologically abusing children' by restricting their freedom, researcher says
Parents: Would you let your 5-year-old wander around as he liked? What about at 10 years? 12? That was Dr. Peter Gray’s experience growing up in the...