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Democratic presidential candidates Mike Bloomberg, left, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., debate in Las Vegas on Wednesday. (John Locher / The Associated Press) — Democratic presidential candidates Mike Bloomberg, left, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, debate in Las Vegas on Wednesday. (John Locher / The Associated Press)

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The Seattle area has gotten even more liberal — here’s why

Seattle ranks as the ninth-most liberal metro. More than half of adults here identify as Democratic or lean Democratic, for the first time this decade.

Secretary of State Kim Wyman says she won’t vote in presidential primary due to partisan disclosure New 4:53 pm
U.S. appeals court upholds Trump limits involving abortions Updated 5:08 pm
Will there ever be a right time for a woman president? Busting the ‘electability’ fears | Naomi Ishisaka Updated 4:01 pm
‘A new day’: Harvey Weinstein convicted, led away in cuffs VIEW Updated 4:42 pm
Trail runner with broken leg rescued after crawling 10 hours in remote area of Olympic Peninsula
U.S., global markets plunge as coronavirus cases spike outside China Updated 5:01 pm

Mike Lull, guitar maker. Bellevue, Washington. Makes and repairs guitars for Peter Frampton, Pearl Jam, Heart, Ceap Trick, rush, and Queensryche. Nicole Brodeur writer. 0420388709

Local News

Mike Lull, the boss of bass guitars for bands like Heart, Cheap Trick and Pearl Jam, dies at 66

Over the years, Lull and his Mike Lull Guitar Works in Bellevue developed a reputation as the one of the greatest bass-guitar builders in the country. "Mike Lull made every guitar I have play perfectly, and in turn made me a better player," says Mike McCready of Pearl Jam. Updated 4:24 pm

J.P. Crawford scored the first run for Seattle against Texas. The Texas Rangers played the Seattle Mariners in Cactus League action Sunday, February 23, 2020 at the Peoria Sports Complex, Peoria, AZ. 213065

Mariners

J.P. Crawford spent his offseason putting on muscle and tweaking his swing. Will it pay off for the Mariners’ shortstop?

In an effort to make his offseasons more productive, Mariners shortstop Crawford decided to change everything that he was accustomed to in previous years. Here's why it might lead to a big season in 2020. Updated 3:36 pm

Jacob Eason was 16-32 passing for 175 yards, no touchdowns, and two interceptions. The Washington Huskies played the Oregon State Beavers in Pac-12 football Friday, November 8, 2019 at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, OR. 212034

Husky Football

NFL teams ‘all over the map’ on UW Huskies QB Jacob Eason as scouting combine looms

Quarterback Jacob Eason is one of seven Washington Huskies participating in the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week. Could Eason eventually land in the first round — and possibly in New England?

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Stephanie Desparois poses for a portrait outside her home in La Center on Dec. 27, 2019. Desparois’ son, Rian Struckman, struggles to get the cancer treatment he needs from the Department of Corrections while in prison.

Local Politics

As the Washington Department of Corrections struggles with health care, cancer patients say they suffer

Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie performs at the Bunbury Music Festival on Friday, June 2, 2017, in Cincinnati. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Music

Death Cab’s Ben Gibbard dishes on upcoming Showbox shows and long history with the embattled club

Stir-Fried Glass Noodles With Pork and Chinese Broccoli (Phat Si Ew Wun Sen). MUST CREDIT: Photo by Stacy Zarin Goldberg for The Washington Post.

Food & Drink

You can make restaurant-quality phat si ew at home in less than 30 minutes. Here’s how.

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Suki, the 47 year old Asian elephant gets a tongue scratch from her favorite keeper, Shannon Smith at the Point Defiance Zoo in the elephant house before getting a bath.
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Editorial

With Washington’s last zoo elephant, a new era

Local News

A police officer’s lie, a Seattle man’s suicide: Family and friends learn what really happened WATCH

Featured Columnist

Will there ever be a right time for a woman president? Busting the ‘electability’ fears

Project Homeless

Seattle looks at allowing far more tiny house villages and tent cities

The lottery for subsidized housing just opened — for the first time in 3 years

After drug bust, Seattle starts clearing large tent encampment by I-5 ramps

As smaller Washington cities grapple with homelessness, Republicans take up the issue in the state Legislature

When Seattle stores belongings taken during homeless cleanups, few get them back

Business & Tech

Trader Michael Milano works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. Stocks are opening sharply lower on Wall Street, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 700 points, as virus cases spread beyond China, threatening to disrupt the global economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) NYRD110 NYRD110

U.S., global markets plunge as coronavirus cases spike outside China

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A grand staircase at the McDonald’s global headquarters in Chicago on December 19, 2019. (Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune via TNS)

Workplace

From suburban bubble to urban bustle: McDonald’s and other companies find hiring boon in moving to the city

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hat comfort zone can be comfy, and if it has been a while since you’ve changed jobs, you may wonder if it’s worth the upheaval. (Thinkstock)

Amy Swanson King

How many careers should a person have, anyway?

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Home Design

Carrie Locklyn of ‘Extreme Makeover’ on rejuvenating your space

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Home Improvement

This may be the best flooring product you’ve never heard of

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Wellness

Most dietary supplements don’t do anything. Why do we spend $35 billion a year on them?

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Nation & World

Shaquille O’Neal speaks at the Kobe & Gianna Bryant Celebration of Life at the Staples Center on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 in Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS) 1583530 1583530

Public memorial service remembers the private Kobe Bryant VIEW

Local Politics

In this Feb. 19, 2020, file photo, from left, Democratic presidential candidates, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate Wednesday, in Las Vegas, hosted by NBC News and MSNBC.

The Seattle area has gotten even more liberal — here’s why | FYI Guy

Food & Drink

Stir-Fried Glass Noodles With Pork and Chinese Broccoli (Phat Si Ew Wun Sen). MUST CREDIT: Photo by Stacy Zarin Goldberg for The Washington Post.

You can make restaurant-quality phat si ew at home in less than 30 minutes. Here’s how.

Pacific NW Magazine

WASHAWAY BEACH January 2010
Friends and neighbors Marilyn, left, and Roger Gochanour survey the ocean’s edge as it eats away the shoreline up to the Grant home at Washaway Beach. This section of Washaway Beach in North Cove Washington has lost 700 feet of shoreline in the past year. This home owned by Karol and Mike Grant (not shown) sits on the edge above the Pacific Ocean. The Grant’s home used to be 3/4 of a mile to the ocean’s edge when they purchased the property in 1984. Last weekend’s storms washed away the shoreline up to their foundation. A septic tank sits on the bank below the home at lower right.

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Washaway Beach: How a community stood together and refused to be swept out to sea

Editorials & Opinion

In your travels and at home, channel climate-change anxiety into action | Op-Ed

Featured Columnist

Leonard Pitts Jr.

Living in post-integrity America

Horsey Cartoon

Seattle’s real estate refugees flee to affordable Tacoma

Sports

Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen (88) running with the ball against the Atlanta Falcons during an NFL game at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. (Chris Keane/AP Images for Panini) NYOTK

Mailbag: What could the Seahawks be looking for this week’s NFL combine in Indianapolis? | Analysis

Featured Columnist

Mailbag: What could the Seahawks be looking for this week’s NFL combine in Indianapolis?

Arts & Life

Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie performs at the Bunbury Music Festival on Friday, June 2, 2017, in Cincinnati. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Death Cab’s Ben Gibbard dishes on upcoming Showbox shows and long history with the embattled club

Moira Macdonald

Sunday Best: From New York Fashion Week, a gown reminiscent of a bouquet of flowers

Photography

Players shuffle the tiles at the Seattle Riichi Mahjong Club’s tournament at Seattle Center, continuing Sunday 8:30 a.m. until conclusion (estimated around 6-6:30 p.m.). Twenty competitors, including four from California and two from New York are playing for bragging rights. There are no monetary prizes because that would be considered gambling. It’s free to watch in room 1A of the Seattle Center Armory and is being streamed online at seattlemahjong.org. There are usually 144 tiles based on Chinese characters.

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Local News

Mahjong masters compete at Seattle Center VIEW

Adults play the role of students, and students play adults doing high fives before entering the Seattle Asian Art Museum in an education video being made there. Written and directed by local artist Susie J. Lee, it’s not yet titled, but about what to expect and how to act in museums.
Director Lee says “look, share, create.” Within a couple of weeks the almost three-minute piece will be available to local school districts for free or any school wishing to show it. It’ll demonstrate that museums are fun and not intimidating nor boring. Lee says it’s about “what makes a museum interesting and cool.”

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Local News

Documenting what make a museum ‘interesting and cool’ VIEW

Kathryn Kegel feeds a capelin, a member of the smelt family, to Goose, a 31-pound giant Pacific octopus at the Seattle Aquarium. He was released into Puget Sound on Saturday to his home waters next to the facility.

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Hugo, on display new to the aquarium

Goose: fed capelin. Release on Saturday

Casper, from the San Juans and then back to the San Juans

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Local News

Seattle Aquarium gets its arms around Octopus Week VIEW

Washington Huskies guard Marcus Tsohonis (15) goes up for a shot against Stanford Cardinal guard Tyrell Terry (3) in the first half on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 at Alaska Airlines Arena. 213053

Husky Basketball

Photos: Husky men fall to Stanford VIEW