UW football players practice at Husky Stadium on October 16, 2020. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)
UW football players practice at Husky Stadium on October 16, 2020. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)
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SEAHAWKS FILE — Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson lines up to take the field before the Seattle Seahawks take on the Dallas Cowboys Sunday September 27, 2020 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. 215167
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Passengers go through security at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac Thursday, September 24, 2020. All visitors, including passengers, TSA agents and airline employees are required to wear masks while at the airport. Washington State Governor Jay Inslee spoke at a press conference Thursday, September 24, 2020, about security measures that will be required at Washington state airports. These measures have already been set in place at Sea-Tac International Airport. 215173
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Elizabeth Ralston, the founder of the Seattle Cultural Accessibility Consortium, is photographed at Olympic Sculpture Park Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Ralston says she works with organizations on “incorporating universal design principles and integrating accessibility into the structure and philosophy of an organization” like gravel versus paved pathways. 215358
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, testifies during a Senate hearing Sept. 23. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)
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Beth Doglio, left, and Marilyn Strickland, 10th District race.
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Harborview Medical Center on Wednesday. On Wednesday, April 29, 2020. ICU coronavirus patients at Harborview Medical Center. 213807
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Democrat and current state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, left, and Republican challenger Matt Larkin.

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Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal talks to reporters during a press conference, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in Philadelphia. Public servants, firefighters, paramedics, emergency responders and a diverse group of law enforcement professionals denounce the Fraternal Order of Police and Local 22 for not listening to the concerns of the dues paying union members when endorsing President Donald J. Trump for re-election. (AP Photo/Michael Perez) PAMP107 PAMP107
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The Colstrip power plant in southeast Montana employs about 360 people and is partially owned by Puget Sound Energy (PSE). The plant consists of four separate units, each with its own boiler that collectively can produce 2094 megawatts of energy. The two oldest units are scheduled to close by 2022, a decision spurred by the plant’s difficult economics and a push toward cleaner energy. Castle Rock Lake in the foreground supplies water for the power plant and the city of Colstrip. Photographed on December 6, 2017. 204974 204974
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Cuauhtemoc Escobedo, also known as Mr. E, is the band teacher at Eckstein Middle School in Northeast Seattle, and is known for his dedication to the didgeridoo. He has been making DIY didgeridoos out of plumbing supplies to give to students for years. Mr. E is continuing to teach his music classes remotely via Zoom during distance learning. Photographed in Seattle Friday October 16, 2020. 215367

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Workers gather dried cocoa beans outside a cooperative facility earlier this year in the Ivory Coast village of Gloplou. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Salwan Georges.

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A poster showing six wanted Russian military intelligence officers is displayed before a news conference at the Department of Justice, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, pool) DCAH104 DCAH104

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In the fresh turkey business, timing is everything. Problems related to the coronavirus pandemic could throw a wrench into Thanksgiving sales for farms such as Bowman and Landes Turkeys in New Carlisle, Ohio. MUST CREDIT: Photo by Maddie McGarvey for The Washington Post.

Turkey farmers fear that, this year, they’ve bred too many big birds

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Owners Phil Cammarano and Nick Berger of The Good Society brewpub in West Seattle has won the” Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year” from the prestigious Great American Beer Festival.

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The Washington Legislature’s Joint Fact-Finding Committee on Highways, Streets and Bridges in 1959: Seated next to Julia Butler Hansen is her vice-chairman, Sen. Nat Washington. Standing, from left: Rep. Dewey Donohue, Rep. Ken Rosenberg, Rep. Daniel J. Evans (a future three-term governor), Sen. Louis Hofmeister, Rep. Lincoln Shropshire, Rep. Horace Bozarth, Sen. Bob Bailey, Sen. Al Henry and Rep. Joe Beierlein. (Washington State Archives)

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Julio Rodriguez waits his turn in the batting cage wednesdsay. The Seattle Mariners Spring Training Complex in Peoria Arizona. February 19, 2020. 213039

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Passengers go through security at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac Thursday, September 24, 2020. All visitors, including passengers, TSA agents and airline employees are required to wear masks while at the airport. Washington State Governor Jay Inslee spoke at a press conference Thursday, September 24, 2020, about security measures that will be required at Washington state airports. These measures have already been set in place at Sea-Tac International Airport. 215173

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Friday, October 9, 2020 LO Working remotely at the Stan Sayres Memorial Park takes real concentration as a gaggle of geese does their own work on the grass. 215316
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Lucy Mordue gazes up at her Loren Cup flag during the National Anthem as Republicans rally for their candidates on the ballot in the upcoming election, including President Donald Trump and gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp at Bellevue’s Downtown Park Saturday October 10, 2020. 215324
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Hikers walk along the Skyline Trail as it crosses Myrtle Falls this week. Fall color is at its peak at Mt. Rainier National Park. The lack of snow this fall has allowed the fall colors to progress into warm tones of red and yellow. Temperatures in the 60s have brought many hikers to the Paradise side of the mountain. The forecast predicts sunny skies this week turning to clouds and rain on Friday. Snow is in the forecast next week. Photographed on October 5, 2020. 214933
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Chua Saechao CQ works to transplant Laotian Hot Peppers from her P-Patch plot at Marra Farm in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Saechao said the peppers won’t survive at Marra Farm with autumn’s colder weather and was transferring the plants to a better location at her home. LO 215135
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Fall means changing colors, and garden chores, at Seattle’s Marra Farm P-Patch  VIEW