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  • caption: Registered nurse Estella Wilmarth tends to a patient in the acute care unit of Harborview Medical Center, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in Seattle. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is deploying 100 members of the state National Guard to assist four overcrowded emergency departments at hospitals in Everett, Yakima, Wenatchee and Spokane, and that testing teams will be based at hospitals in Olympia, Richland, Seattle and Tacoma.

    Today So Far: Time for some Covid context

    We've been getting punched in the gut for a couple years — by a coronavirus right, then a left jab from Delta. Now, we're getting slapped in the face by Omicron, knocking out our hospitals, supply chains, classes, and other services. Would you rather be punched in the gut or slapped in the face? Answer: It doesn't matter; either way, we're getting beat up.

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    Affordability issues don't just plague Seattle: Today So Far

    A few years ago, I was sitting in my car, key in the ignition, and staring back at this church while having a debate with myself. At the time, I was a newspaper reporter living in, and covering, Bainbridge Island and North Kitsap. I was assigned to cover a charity event offering free clothes, haircuts, and a massive food bank. Such events are quite common in our region. My interviews were done and I got my photos, fit for print. But I found it difficult to leave. Eventually, I walked back in. Because despite stepping into the scene as a reporter, I, too, needed food.