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Why Seattle schools are more segregated today than the 1980s
First of two parts In 1978, Seattle became the nation’s first major city to voluntarily integrate schools. Today, it’s hard…
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What drove the parent whose lawsuit ended Seattle’s integration effort
One of the last times Kathleen Brose heard from a reporter was 15 years ago, when a journalist told her…
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How we investigated Seattle’s school integration efforts
Four years ago, while covering Seattle schools’ push to reform its advanced learning program, I visited Thurgood Marshall Elementary and…
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Placing flags in respect and remembrance for Memorial Day in Lynnwood
By Seattle Times staff photographer Volunteers gathered at the Veterans Memorial at Purdy & Walters at Floral Hills Funeral Home…
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Two popular I-90 trails to close for parking lot expansion
By Pacific NW magazine writer A parking lot expansion project will close two short, popular trails in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie…
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How to spot, respond to a fentanyl overdose
With fentanyl overdoses on the rise and the increased accessibility of naloxone — the only drug in the market that…
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West Seattle road-ramp breakdown is worse than just one hole
More is wrong with the loop ramp from the West Seattle Bridge to northbound Highway 99, than the sudden hole…
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How to Folklife: Don’t overthink it
Running through Memorial Day at Seattle Center, Folklife turns 52 this weekend. Here are the basics to get started, but…
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How wildfire risk is being managed in one WA forest
Gifford Pinchot National Forest stakeholders are processing the outlook of fire resiliency in the Little White Salmon watershed in Southwest…
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If your house were falling off a cliff, would you leave?
THORPENESS, England — On a stormy day in the spring of 2021, the sea defenses on the beach below Lucy…
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