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Seahawks

The Final Word: Bob Condotta reviews what went right against the Raiders and what it means

The Seahawks go roaring into their bye having won three of their last four behind a strong running game and defense. Updated 7:29 am

Seattle homeless camp that allows alcohol, drug use loses activist management group ahead of city’s shutdown VIEW
Despite ‘sanctuary city’ threats, Trump administration approves money for Seattle police Updated 6:28 am
With light rail coming in 2021, U District is planning for more people moving around the neighborhood Updated 6:14 am
Don’t miss October sun: Seattle forecast is warm and dry this week Updated 7:46 am
Seattle’s big education levy has no organized opposition, but are voters feeling generous?
Trump administration eyes military bases in Washington, other Western States for coal, gas exports VIEW Updated 7:46 am
David Moore, Doug Baldwin dazzle as Seahawks ignite aerial show in win over Raiders at Wembley

Seahawks defensive tackle Shamar Stephen congratulates Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark for a sack on Raiders quarterback Derek Carr in the first half as the Seattle Seahawks take on the Oakland Raiders Sunday October 14, 2018 at Wembley Stadium in London. 208122

Matt Calkins

‘Frank the Freak’ has arrived, and he’s here to get paid. Can the Seahawks afford not to?

The Seahawks don't typically offer players contract extensions during the season, but at the rate Frank Clark has been playing, it might be prudent for them to buck that trend and get Clark a long-term deal.

Every night of the week, musicians playing traditional and more modern instruments jam for tourists in Jemaa El Fna Square, the main meeting point in the medina of Marrakech. The fabled city is a couple of hours by car from the coastal town of Essaouira.

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Tyrone Beason

Jimi Hendrix’s ‘experience’ in Morocco made my own more powerful

For Hendrix in his time, and me in my own, visiting the African continent highlights the unlikely journey of the descendants of slaves. Updated 6:08 am

This cool season burn — ignited with the aid of drip torches – pushes through 32 acres of central Washington forest , clearing out downed dead wood, ,ow-lying limbs and a few small trees, but sparing the older thick-barked ponderosa pine and Douglas fir. Crews from four states and British Columbia joined in the work, which began in the later morning – as the grass dried off – and continued until after dark.

Environment

Setting fires to control wildfires: a profound change takes hold in Washington state

After more than a century of scrambling each summer to put out fires in Washington state, the push to light them in the fall and spring represents a profound change in the strategy to prevent wildfires.