The Colstrip power plant in southeast Montana is partially owned by Puget Sound Energy. The plant consists of four separate units, each with its own boiler that collectively can produce 2094 megawatts of energy. The two oldest units are scheduled to close by 2022, a decision spurred by the plant’s difficult economics and a push toward cleaner energy. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times, file)
The Colstrip power plant in southeast Montana is partially owned by Puget Sound Energy. The two oldest units are scheduled to close by 2022, a decision spurred by the plant’s difficult economics and a push toward cleaner energy. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times, file)
Environment

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One of the presidential election's biggest policy divides is over the federal response to climate change, a complex, high-stakes challenge that will remain long after the coronavirus crisis subsides.  VIEW

Rain doesn’t keep Andrew Vu, left, and Mathew Choi from dropping off their ballots as a steady stream of people vote early using King County Elections’ drop box near Seattle Central College in the Capitol Hill neighborhood Sunday October 18, 2020. 215430
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Ballots piling up in King County drop boxes at unprecedented rate, officials say

Multiple drop boxes filled up Saturday, an election official said. Some drop boxes had to be emptied more than once, including a drop box in Ballard.

Cuauhtemoc Escobedo, also known as Mr. E, is the band teacher at Eckstein Middle School in Northeast Seattle, and is known for his dedication to the didgeridoo. He has been making DIY didgeridoos out of plumbing supplies to give to students for years. Mr. E is continuing to teach his music classes remotely via Zoom during distance learning. Photographed in Seattle Friday October 16, 2020. 215367
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This Seattle teacher uses the didgeridoo to help kids get through online classes, one breath at a time  WATCH

Passengers go through security at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac Thursday, September 24, 2020. All visitors, including passengers, TSA agents and airline employees are required to wear masks while at the airport. Washington State Governor Jay Inslee spoke at a press conference Thursday, September 24, 2020, about security measures that will be required at Washington state airports. These measures have already been set in place at Sea-Tac International Airport. 215173
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A Huskies fan holds up a sign after her team’s 24-7 loss to Alabama. The Washington Huskies faced off against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Saturday, December 31, 2016, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
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Save employers from skyrocketing unemployment tax

Election 2020

Denny Heck, left, and Marko Liias, right.

Heck vs. Liias: Longtime Democratic lawmakers vying for lieutenant governor

Voters wait in the dark before polls open on the first day of in-person early voting in Florida, at the Spanish River Library in Boca Raton, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) FLLAU101 FLLAU101
Florida begins early voting with no major problems reported  VIEW Updated
Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal talks to reporters during a press conference, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in Philadelphia. Public servants, firefighters, paramedics, emergency responders and a diverse group of law enforcement professionals denounce the Fraternal Order of Police and Local 22 for not listening to the concerns of the dues paying union members when endorsing President Donald J. Trump for re-election. (AP Photo/Michael Perez) PAMP107 PAMP107
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Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 Two Chinook on the Elwha River protecting their redd during the spawning season. 215083

The Elwha dams are gone and chinook are surging back, but why are so few reaching the upper river?  VIEW

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Children with disabilities are left behind by remote learning

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Seattle’s Cornish College of the Arts declares financial emergency

Kindergartners are coming back to Spokane Public Schools; no word yet on other grades

Business & Tech

FILE – A cyclist crosses a street in New York, March 24, 2020. With more Americans riding bikes, there’s new pressure to find ways to make the streets safer for everyone. (Bryan Derballa/The New York Times) XNYT99

The tech that might help cyclists and cars coexist safely

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Nation & World

More sections of the 30-foot high “bollard style wall” between the United States and Mexico are seen being constructed heading west from the Yuma Levee Road, in the proximity of County 8th Street, in the direction of the Colorado River, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 in Yuma, Ariz.. In the background is the U.S. Port of Entry at Andrade, Calif., where additional sections of the wall are seen being constructed. (Randy Hoeft/The Yuma Sun via AP) AZYUM103 AZYUM103

Supreme Court to hear case over border wall funding

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Coronavirus

FILE – In this June 10, 2020 file photo, Transportation Security Administration agents process passengers at the south security checkpoint at Denver International Airport in Denver, as travelers deal with the effects of the new coronavirus. TSA, the government agency that oversees air travel, said the number of passengers screened for flights topped one million in a day on Sunday, Oct. 18 for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak last March. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) NYBZ102 NYBZ102

U.S. air passengers exceed 1 million, first time since March

Food & Drink

Brady Woo, owner of the food truck, Beanfish, prepares Harajuku Chic — made with fruity pebbles and a marshmallow served with a side of condensed milk, in Redmond, Wednesday, October 7, 2020. At left is Lorelei Johnston, manager of the food truck. He and other food truck owners have tried different ways to survive in the pandemic. He takes his food truck to many locations all over King County seven days a week. To find out where his truck can be found, go to beanfish.net or check out his fb page at BeanfishTaiyaki. 215226

The coronavirus pandemic sidelined many Seattle-area food trucks. Here’s how the survivors made it

Pacific NW Magazine

The Washington Legislature’s Joint Fact-Finding Committee on Highways, Streets and Bridges in 1959: Seated next to Julia Butler Hansen is her vice-chairman, Sen. Nat Washington. Standing, from left: Rep. Dewey Donohue, Rep. Ken Rosenberg, Rep. Daniel J. Evans (a future three-term governor), Sen. Louis Hofmeister, Rep. Lincoln Shropshire, Rep. Horace Bozarth, Sen. Bob Bailey, Sen. Al Henry and Rep. Joe Beierlein. (Washington State Archives)

Over an influential half-century in politics, Julia Butler Hansen powered through one glass ceiling after another

Editorials & Opinion

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Sports

A Huskies fan holds up a sign after her team’s 24-7 loss to Alabama. The Washington Huskies faced off against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Saturday, December 31, 2016, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Pac-12 doesn’t deserve the benefit of the doubt when it comes to the College Football Playoff | Matt Calkins

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Pac-12 doesn’t deserve the benefit of the doubt when it comes to the College Football Playoff

Arts & Life

Jen Zeyl, artistic director of Intiman Theatre, left, and Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange, president of Seattle Central College, have come together to find a new home for Intiman: the Broadway Performance Hall at Seattle Central. Photographed Thursday October 8, 2020. 215298

Intiman’s next stage: A new home and a first-of-its-kind theater partnership with Seattle Central College

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Photography

Friday, October 9, 2020 LO Working remotely at the Stan Sayres Memorial Park takes real concentration as a gaggle of geese does their own work on the grass. 215316
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Honk if you like working outdoors

Lucy Mordue gazes up at her Loren Cup flag during the National Anthem as Republicans rally for their candidates on the ballot in the upcoming election, including President Donald Trump and gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp at Bellevue’s Downtown Park Saturday October 10, 2020. 215324
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Republicans rally in Bellevue for Culp, other GOP candidates  VIEW

Hikers walk along the Skyline Trail as it crosses Myrtle Falls this week. Fall color is at its peak at Mt. Rainier National Park. The lack of snow this fall has allowed the fall colors to progress into warm tones of red and yellow. Temperatures in the 60s have brought many hikers to the Paradise side of the mountain. The forecast predicts sunny skies this week turning to clouds and rain on Friday. Snow is in the forecast next week. Photographed on October 5, 2020. 214933
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Mount Rainier’s fall colors are at their peak  VIEW

Chua Saechao CQ works to transplant Laotian Hot Peppers from her P-Patch plot at Marra Farm in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Saechao said the peppers won’t survive at Marra Farm with autumn’s colder weather and was transferring the plants to a better location at her home. LO 215135
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Fall means changing colors, and garden chores, at Seattle’s Marra Farm P-Patch  VIEW