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Episodes
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Seattle Colleges faculty, staff demand equitable raises in walkout
Seattle Colleges faculty say they haven't received a significant pay raise since 2009.
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Tacoma ship fire worse for climate than burning a million gallons of gasoline
A major fire at the Port of Tacoma has had global as well as local consequences.
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Repatriation celebration: Stolen Native Hawaiian remains greeted at Sea-Tac on their way home
Over the weekend, a ceremony was held by a local Hawaiian hula group and others who welcomed a collection of Native Hawaiian remains on their way to being repatriated. They had been taken from Hawaii illegally by colonizers and were on their final leg home from Europe.
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King County has no walk-in mental health crisis centers. This levy aims to change that
Ballots are in the mail for a county levy that aims to change these circumstances by funding five behavioral health crisis centers, including one for children.
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2 years in, Kraken pull off first NHL playoff berth
What will it take for them to rise to the top? Seattle Times reporter Kate Shefte looks ahead.
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Washington lawmakers debate who benefits from juvenile sentencing reforms
One of the bills advancing in the Washington legislature (HB 1324) involves juvenile sentencing reforms. But lawmakers have to decide whether these changes will be retroactive, or only affect people sentenced in years to come.
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Port of Seattle paid fraudsters more than $570,000 due to lax security, audit finds
The port fell for phishing schemes on two occasions in 2021, the Washington State Auditor's Office found, due to weak controls including staff not following protocol.
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Mike's adventures in art: Hairspray, Pipeline, 110 in the Shade
If you're looking for tips on how to experience art in the Seattle area, you're in the right place. In this weekly post, KUOW arts reporter Mike Davis has suggestions for what to do around Seattle over the weekend so you can have your own adventures in arts and culture.
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NW scientists study the promises – and challenges – of offshore wind
With the climate rapidly changing, researchers are trying to find ways to make clean energy developments less expensive and easier to build. For the Northwest, offshore wind power could play a critical role, but it also presents major challenges.
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WA lawmakers make final deals on policy, budget proposals
Just two weeks are left in the 2023 legislative session in Washington state and lawmakers still have a number of lingering issues to sort out before the April 23 budget deadline.
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Why is it so hard to unionize Amazon?
It’s been a year since the first-ever successful union election at an Amazon facility, a milestone many believed would herald a labor movement at the Seattle-based tech giant. But rather than igniting a blaze of unionization, the labor movement at Amazon may be sputtering out.
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Rolling toward Washington state: support for e-bikes
E-bikes flatten hills and make it possible for people who aren’t strong bikers to go 20 miles or more without wearing themselves out – or trashing the planet.