Thawing permafrost has caused a tilt on the pilings that support this bridge on the Nome-Teller Highway, requiring increased maintenance as the Northwest Alaska climate warms. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)
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Tayonna Gault works with Treehouse Launch Success coach Lauren Ross on setting and progressing through Gault’s goals at the Broadview Branch Library in Greenwood on Dec. 3, 2019. Gault hopes to get her drivers license in 2020 and build her cosmetology business. 212242

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Edward Henry operates a pallet jack to move pallets loaded with ccardboard in the recycle center at Safeway’s distribution center in Auburn Thursday, December 5, 2019. Edward was a loader/unloader for Safeway, where he’d worked for more than 25 years, until he got hurt in 2017. He couldn’t work because of his injury, couldn’t pay rent and lost his house. He was living in his car and motels until the Salvation Army found him a new apartment and paid first month’s rent and security deposit. He had surgery and got his job back at the Safeway warehouse. 212302 212302

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Alex Aguilar and his wife Flor Palacios make French Toast for their five children- including Balian, 8, from left facing camera, Isabella, 4, and Ezio, 7-at their home in Redmond, Wash. Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. The non-profit Hopelink helped their family. On Wednesday nights, the parents make French Toast to reward the children for their hard work in school. 212026

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