Doug Adams breaks out his big saw to cut off the last bit of ivy hanging off a tree inside the Duwamish Head Greenbelt in West Seattle. Adams calls these giant pieces of ivy “logs.” (Jennifer Buchanan / The Seattle Times)
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Outdoors

This man has saved more than 2,000 Seattle trees from the clutches of ivy

Volunteer Doug Adams has led the effort to cut "survival rings" around a tree's base, disconnecting the ivy from its roots that would otherwise slowly kill the tree.

Election 2022

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Politics

FILE – Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), right, campaign for Herschel Walker in Carrollton, Ga. on Oct. 11, 2022. Scott has proposed subjecting nearly all federal spending programs to a renewal vote every year, which would make Medicare and Social Security more vulnerable to budget cuts. (Nicole Craine/The New York Times) XNYT14 XNYT14

Republicans, eyeing majority, float changes to Social Security and Medicare

Opinion

Dismal student scores make clear ‘normal’ doesn’t cut it | Editorial
Enforce Sen. Magnuson’s 'little amendment' to protect Salish Sea | Op-Ed
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Local News

Fog fades as the sun sets from Sunset Hill Park on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Wednesday marks the first day of the year when the sun will set after 5 p.m. LO

Daylight saving time ends soon (no, lawmakers still haven’t ‘ditched the switch’)

Featured Columnist

Democrats are conflicted on crime, and it shows

Mental Health

New King County property tax plan would fund mental and behavioral health
What we know about trauma’s effect on our health, and how people can recover
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Why women with serious mental illness often get worse care than men

Business & Tech

A seaplane flies over Seattle, as seen from atop the Space Needle, on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022.

FAA mandates seaplane inspections as Whidbey crash causes concerns

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Nation & World

Polish soldiers begin laying a razor wire barrier along Poland’s border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad in Wisztyniec, Poland, on Wednesday Nov. 2, 2022. Poland’s government ordered the construction of the barrier after Russia’s aviation authority decided to launch flights from the Middle East and North Africa to Kaliningrad. The Polish government said it was acting to prevent a migration crisis at that border. (AP Photo/Michal Kosc) LBJ106 LBJ106

Poland lays razor wire on border with Russia’s Kaliningrad VIEW

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This Beef & Three Bean Chili is ideal for a cozy and rainy Seattle day. (Danie Baker / Special to The Seattle Times)

A Beef & Three Bean Chili recipe perfect for chilly Seattle

Pacific NW Magazine

How Seattle Aquarium’s new pavilion will transform the waterfront

Seattle's aquarium history, from frozen fish to Ivar's tanks and Namu the orca

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Arts & Life

Brian Tyree Henry, left, and Jennifer Lawrence in “Causeway.” (Courtesy of Apple TV+)

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Photography

Washington Huskies forward Keion Brooks dunks on a breakaway during the first half. 222020
Sports

Photos: UW men’s basketball exhibition game vs. Alaska Fairbanks VIEW

Tyler Lockett beats Giants defender Julian Love to the end zone, but he can’t keep both feet down in the second quarter. 222029
Seahawks

Photos: Seahawks stay hot, slay Giants VIEW

Pittsburgh Penguins center Ryan Poehling takes an elbow to the face as he and Seattle Kraken defenseman Carson Soucy chase down a loose puck during the second period. 221962
Kraken

Photos: Kraken take on Penguins VIEW

Erhan Shanavas, 17-months-old, pats a cut pumpkin while sitting in a wheelbarrow at the Thomas Family Farm pumpkin patch in Snohomish, Wash., Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. 221920
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Pick a pumpkin and more fall fun in Snohomish VIEW