FILE – An airplane flies past the Boeing logo on the company’s headquarters in Chicago, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001. Boeing Co., a leading defense contractor and one of the world’s two dominant manufacturers of airline planes, is expected to move its headquarters from Chicago to the Washington, D.C., area, according to two people familiar with the matter. The decision could be announced as soon as later Thursday, May 5, 2022, according to one of the people. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) NYPH500 NYPH500
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Boeing’s brass is heading across the country, away from its critical Commercial Airplanes unit. It’s a bad move, for them and us, writes columnist Jon Talton.

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Business & Tech

FILE – CEO Elon Musk departs from the justice center in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Musk says his planned $44 billion purchase of Twitter is “temporarily on hold” pending details on spam and fake accounts on the social media platform. The announcement that the Tesla billionaire tweeted Friday, May 13, 2022 is another twist amid signs of internal turmoil over his planned buyout of Twitter. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) LGK105 LGK105

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Arts & Life

Schmitz hikes along the 2.1 mile Padilla Bay Trail near Mt. Vernon that is teeming with sea life and birds, thanks to the 8,000-acre eelgrass meadow and intertidal bay.

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Photography

A great blue heron rises up from a nest in the Commodore Park colony. This Saturday from 11 am until 1 pm there will be a heron chick birthday party in the park with scopes and naturalists on hand as Heron Habitat Helpers (CQ) keep watch. Rain and the heron colony at Commodore Park, Magnolia, along the Ballard Locks. Thursday May 12, 2022 LO Linesonly 220396
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Great blue heron takes flight over Commodore Park in Seattle

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Photos: Phillies at Mariners on Bark at the Park Night VIEW

There are fish to be caught in Victor Steinbrueck Park and no hooks on the lines as a passerby ducks out of the way in a fly casting school by Orvis. Led by instructor David Spratt, classes continue through June each Saturday. In the background is the cruise ship Norwegian Bliss at Pier 66, preparing for a trip to Alaska. Ref to more photos online. Saturday May 7, 2022 LO Linesonly 220340
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That bouquet is this shopper’s request at Jenny’s Garden stand during Mom’s Market Day at the Pike Place Market. Kholy Xiong is among the staffers making flower arrangements. During the 14th annual Flower Festival. The flower festival continues Sunday. Saturday May 7, 2022 LO Linesonly 220338
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