Kara McDermott
Stories
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Bertha's Progress
Bertha, the world's biggest tunneling machine, is a five-story-tall monstrosity of drilling tasked with digging out the tunnel for State Route 99 to...
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Washington State Ferries: Born From A Rates War
In 1948, at the height of discontent over a Puget Sound transportation controversy, a group of agitated locals, nicknamed the “Vashon vigilantes,”...
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Washington State Ferries: Replacing Aging Icons
Cherie LaMaine is a ferry walker on the Edmonds-Kingston line: She makes laps around the deck as the boat glides from port to port. The habit started...
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Gov. Inslee: 'There Have Been Too Many Doubts Raised About Capital Punishment'
Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued a moratorium Tuesday on the use of the death penalty in Washington state during his term.
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The Real Soccer Moms: Elite Women Players Return After Giving Birth
When US Soccer announced last year where national team members would play in the inaugural season of the National Women’s Soccer League, Seattle Reign...
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Kids In Europe's "Adventure Playgrounds" Allowed To Take Risks
A tradition in Europe since World War II, "adventure playgrounds" look like junkyards and may be just as dangerous. Adults watch from a distance, making gentle suggestions like "perhaps you might try putting the fire out this way?" The link below will take you to a fascinating radio documentary that calls into questions all our assumptions about childhood risks - and what kids might miss out on when we eliminate all those risks. Warning to parents: this piece may cause you to ache with a vague sense of unease.
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Elections 2013 Results
Below are the results of the Nov. 5 elections. Results are as of 11/5/2013 at 9:21 p.m. Please be aware that due to write-ins, percentages might not add up
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The Rise And Fall Of The Cul-De-Sac
Once a symbol of freedom from the city, now despised amongst urban hipsters. Why have culs-de-sac fallen out of favor? Because they don't work very well, but also because wealth has shifted away from suburbs and into cities.
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How World Series Pitcher Koji Uehara Communicates Without A Common Language
English is not necessary if you speak baseball.
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Kenya's High Tech Solutions For Low Income Problems
Kenya had a lot of press coverage during the attack on the Westgate mall last month. The stories revealed deep class divisions in East Africa. Some entrepreneurs from Nairobi's thriving startup economy are using technology to bridge that divide between rich and poor.