Pilots from Alaska Airlines and other airlines picket on April 1 on International Boulevard over the lack of a labor contract. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)
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Boeing & Aerospace

Alaska pilots authorize future strike if talks and mediation fail

Alaska Airlines pilots voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if contract talks fail. However, a strike can follow only after a lengthy mediation process. Updated

Politics

Former President Donald Trump greets supporters at the Save America Rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Delaware, Ohio. The former president was in on hand to endorse Republican candidates and turnout ahead of the May 3 Ohio primary. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana) OHJM149

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Local News

Raymond Masih, originally from India, passes an American flag back to his 34-month-old daughter Inaaya Masih after Raymond took the Oath of Allegiance to become an American citizen during a Naturalization ceremony for 30 people at The Museum of History and Industry, Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in Seattle. Masih, from Marysville, works in a hospital as a phlebotomist.

Over 2 dozen become U.S. citizens in Seattle ceremony: ‘I’ve fulfilled the American dream’

Featured Columnist

Why not ask people experiencing homelessness about what they need?

Education Lab

Seattle Pacific University students stage walkout over upheld discriminatory hiring policy
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Business & Tech

Wed. Sept. 20, 2017. Looking south from Hollywood Hill area of Woodinville down the 45th Legislative District that will vote on a Senate seat that will determine whether Democrats will have complete control in Olympia. 203543

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Nation & World

This March 2022 photo provided by Manny Renfro shows his grandson, Uziyah Garcia, while on spring break in San Angelo, Texas. The 8-year-old was among those killed in Tuesday’s shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24 in Uvalde, Texas. (Manny Renfro via AP) TXHO601 TXHO601

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Food & Drink

Any visit to Point Hudson Cafe in Port Townsend should begin with an order of the crunchy, sweet cherry cornmeal pancakes for the table.

Spend a tasty weekend in Port Townsend with cornmeal cherry pancakes and steaming bowls of ramen VIEW

Pacific NW Magazine

Local squeezebox company Petosa weathers a century of accordion ups and downs

Here’s how to squeeze a little more accordion into your life

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Arts & Life

Pacific Northwest Ballet corps de ballet dancer Amanda Morgan in Kent Stowell’s “Swan Lake.”

Catching up with PNB’s Amanda Morgan on changes since the George Floyd protests

Photography

Coach Heather Tarr sends Jadelyn Allchin home after her 3-run blast opened up the game for Washington in the 5th. The 13th-seeded Washington Huskies played the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks in NCAA Regional Softball Friday, May 20, 2022 at Husky Softball Stadium, in Seattle, WA. 220420
Sports

Photos: UW win NCAA softball regional opener against Lehigh VIEW

Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle Storm vs. Los Angeles Sparks – 052022 Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd passes between Los Angeles Sparks guard Brittney Sykes and forward Nneka Ogwumike during the second quarter Friday, May 20, 2022, in Seattle, Wash.
Sports

Photos: LA Sparks at Storm VIEW

Under extremely windy conditions on Lake Washington, Alan Allegret bolts onto the water with his windfoil during weekly windsurf races off New Castle Beach Park in Bellevue, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 in Bellevue. According to City League Series race organizer Greg Mejlaender, the winds were anywhere between 20 to 40 miles per hour. “If anyone gets to the buoy and back we’ll crown them champion and the rest of us are in survival mode,” joked Mejlaender.
Local News

Windsurfing race in Bellevue a battle

Museum of Flight – Boeing Field – B-29 bomber flight – 051722 Meg Godlewski’s bomber jacket with all of its patches accents the nose of Doc, one of only two World War II B-29 bombers still flying, as it soars over the Seattle area Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The visit is part of the “B-29 Doc History Restored Tour.” After the plane’s arrival at the Museum, it will remain on-site for routine maintenance and crew changes until May 19, when public tours and flights begin. Public ground and cockpit tours will be available May 19-20 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on May 21- 22, from 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rides in the plane will be during the mornings of May 21-22, and are sold out as of this writing, but additional flights might be added–for updates check www.b29doc.com/rides For details and prices about B-29 Doc Flight Experience, visit www.b29doc.com/rides. 220403
Local News

‘Doc,’ the Boeing B-29 bomber, lands at Museum of Flight VIEW