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  Seattle's top political moments in 2021: Elections, pandemic response, and more

  Political junkies in Seattle had a lot to binge on in 2021.
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  How to keep your holiday cheer out of landfills

  You can help keep garbage and recycling workers jolly by following these simple tips.
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  With Buy Nothing, find free gifts in your neighborhood faster than Amazon Prime

  Some holiday taboos are being blown open this year, through a wave of 'Buy Nothing'
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  178 people in Seattle died this year while experiencing homelessness, the most ever

  On the longest night of the year, volunteers read aloud the names of every person who died in this year without stable housing. Women in Black of WHEEL has been holding this annual vigil for over 20 years - and this year they read more names than ever.
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  People living in tents and RVs evicted from Green Lake Park in Seattle, days before Christmas

  This week the City of Seattle is clearing a homeless tent encampment at the park, plus the RVs that have been parked nearby for months. The removal comes less than a week before freezing temperatures are expected in Seattle.
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  Seattle's Little Saigon is keeping its culture alive with or without 'real commitment' from officials

  Seattle's Little Saigon exemplifies the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in many ways.
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  Controversial tent encampment cleared from Ballard Commons Park

  On Tuesday morning the remaining dozen or so people living in the Ballard park were either offered temporary shelter or told to move along. During the peak of the pandemic there were over one hundred people camped in the Commons, and more who slept on the sidewalks next to the library across the street.
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  This 'little free' bakery gets stocked with 100 homemade treats weekly in Seattle's Magnolia neighborhood

  You know those miniature sheds that invite people to swap books? Known as Little Free Libraries, they help bring communities together. These days you can find stands that include food donations, even free art. One Seattle woman uses hers to share treats.
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  The sidewalks are tidy outside this tiny house village in Seattle, because the residents keep it so

  To help keep up with the housing crisis in Seattle, tiny house villages are expanding for people experiencing homelessness. This fall one village added more tiny houses and xpanded and two more opened up to people seeking temporary housing.
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  Seattle expands free college program with help from state matching funds

  Seattle will be the first city in Washington to receive state matching funds for college scholarships. The scholarships will assist students in the Seattle Promise program, which already provides two years of free community college to any public high school graduate in the city.

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