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Larry Stone

Inside the room: Edgar Martinez brings his trademark cool to Hall of Fame moment

Not even 10 long years of waiting for his Cooperstown call could crack the Mariners DH's stoic facade, but two disparate places — Seattle and Puerto Rico — are doing all the whooping and hollering for him. WATCH

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan nominates Saad Bashir as chief technology officer
Second trial begins for brothers accused of fatal Jungle shootings in 2016
Decade of heavy storms has helped Northwest glaciers, but don’t expect that to last, studies show
End Daylight Saving Time in Washington? Why a state lawmaker thinks the effort has a chance this year
Scientists identify another possible threat to orcas: pink salmon
Shutdown delays start of commercial flights from Paine Field in Everett
In New Hampshire Inslee talks climate change, bashes Trump, says he’ll decide within weeks on presidential run VIEW

Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Portland Air traffic controller Eddie DeLisle kisses his son Phillip, 15 months, during a protest by federal employees including TSA workers and air traffic controllers at the Flag Pavilion at Sea-Tac International Airport. The shutdown which began Dec. 22, has left nine federal departments and several agencies closed — leaving nearly 40 percent of federal workforce without pay. 209095

Local News

Federal employees rally outside Sea-Tac Airport to push for end of shutdown

Friday will mark the second missed paycheck for many of the roughly 800,000 federal employees who are furloughed or working without pay compensation during the government shutdown, around 2,000 of whom work at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

In a just world, this performance would get an Oscar nomination: Hugh Grant as a vain thespian in “Paddington 2.”

Movies

Oscars 2019: Who got snubbed for Academy Award nominations? Who surprised?

What? No best picture nomination for Barry Jenkins' "If Beale Street Could Talk"? Or best director nod for Bradley Cooper for "A Star Is Born"? Here's who else got snubbed, and who surprised, in Oscar nominations 2019.

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Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson comes out for introductions before the Seattle Seahawks take on the Los Angeles Chargers at CenturyLink Field in Seattle Sunday November 4, 2018. 208372

Matt Calkins

Could Russell Wilson and the Seahawks consider the uncommon contract path of Tom Brady?

Could the Patriots have competed for Super Bowl after Super Bowl had Tom Brady signed nothing but market-value contracts? Maybe, but it's hard to think they'd be this consistently excellent.