If you need to get somewhere this summer, a road trip is probably the best option because you can stay cocooned away from others in your personal vehicle. (Travis Ness / The Seattle Times)
If you need to get somewhere this summer, a road trip is probably the best option because you can stay cocooned away from others in your personal vehicle. (Travis Ness / The Seattle Times)
Travel

Need to get somewhere amid the COVID-19 pandemic but nervous to fly? Here are some alternate means of travel

The best way to limit the spread of COVID-19 is to stay home. However, if an extenuating circumstance in your life dictates that you must travel, here are some options to consider.

If you need to get somewhere this summer, a road trip is probably the best option because you can stay cocooned away from others in your personal vehicle. (Travis Ness / The Seattle Times)
If you need to get somewhere this summer, a road trip is probably the best option because you can stay cocooned away from others in your personal vehicle. (Travis Ness / The Seattle Times)
Travel

Need to get somewhere amid the COVID-19 pandemic but nervous to fly? Here are some alternate means of travel

The best way to limit the spread of COVID-19 is to stay home. However, if an extenuating circumstance in your life dictates that you must travel, here are some options to consider.

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Workers apply carbon fiber to the cracked West Seattle Bridge. Typically, they have to first grind the concrete before applying the wrap. 214688 214688
Monday, June 22, 2020 Memorial for the shooting victim, Lorenzo “Lil Renz” Anderson at the corner of 10th Ave. and E. Pine Street in Capitol Hills CHOP protesting zone. 2142321

CHOP shooting suspect fled Washington state, prosecutors say; warrant issued for his arrest

Multiple city workers, including Seattle Police, work at an encampment removal on South Weller Street in Seattle Thursday, May 21, 2020. 213981 213981

Seattle City Council votes to defund team that removes homeless encampments, in victory for activists

Seattle City Council members move ahead on initial Police Department layoffs, other changes  VIEW

It's Culp vs. Inslee: Race for Washington governor takes shape with newest batch of primary election results

Pat O’Day, KJR’s trendsetting program director and disc jockey, wielded the power to make or break aspiring local bands and musicians. He promoted local favorites to his national contacts in the recording industry. (Photo credit: Greg Gilbert, 1963, photographer, courtesy of Pat O’Day)
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What Pat O’Day meant to Seattle — and inside stories of his time with Jimi Hendrix, the Ventures and Wayne Newton Updated

Pat O’Day's influence was everywhere: He decided what music got played on KJR, controlled the local teen dance circuit and sponsored “teen fairs." He booked rock concerts and promoted local bands. Updated

Gov. Jay Inslee holds a press conference to provide an update on the state’s ongoing response to COVID-19 in Olympia, Wash on Wednesday, August 5. 2020.
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It’s unsafe for most Washington students to return to school buildings this fall, state says Updated

FILE – In this Nov. 11, 2019, file photo, Seattle Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney speaks at a news conference after an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif. Even with the status of the upcoming season uncertain because of the coronavirus pandemic, teams continue to tinker with their rosters by adding players they hope will help them win — whenever, or if, they actually play. Many believed Clowney would be snatched up by a team desperate for a pass-rushing presence during the first few days of free agency. And, for big-time bucks. Instead, the 2014 No. 1 overall pick is still unsigned two months later and potentially looking at a one-year, prove-it deal. A return to Seattle isn’t out of the question. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File) NY152 NY152
Seahawks

Report: Seahawks turn attention away from Jadeveon Clowney and toward Everson Griffen and Clay Matthews Updated

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Andy Brew, a river engineer with Anchor QEA, walks along temporary pipes where water from the Pilchuck River is being diverted through this old fish ladder while crews from The Tulalip Tribes remove the old Pilchuck dam at right. Removing the dam near Granite Falls will open 37 miles of spawning habitat for many species of fish. Photographed on July 31, 2020. 214630
Environment

Another Washington dam removal — and 37 more miles of salmon habitat restored  VIEW

Tuesday, June 4, 2018. Salish Sea Series Bonneville Dam where CRITFC—Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission works in the Adult fish Facility. 206508
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Bonneville Power Administration leader Elliot Mainzer to leave for California post

Sapphire Pool in Yellowstone National Park was one trail where it was possible to responsibly practice social distancing.
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Editorial

Judge should assess Seattle police defunding plan

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Local News & Politics

Seattle Police use pepper spray on protesters along Harvard Avenue behind Seattle Central College as they advance their line. Planned protests for a “Youth Day of Action and Solidarity with Portland” take place in Seattle Saturday July 25, 2020. Tensions are high in reaction to federal law enforcement officers stoking clashes in Portland, escalating ongoing Black Lives Matter demonstrations into violent displays of force. Federal law enforcement officers landed in Seattle earlier this week against the wishes of local officials.

City, Justice Department agree to extend restraining order against Seattle crowd-control ordinance

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Not much of a blue wave, but primary results show Washington is getting more polarized

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Seattle sales tax for bus service headed to November ballot

SDOT seeks cheap ways to protect neighborhoods from traffic detoured by West Seattle Bridge closure

Former Olympia official to pay $5,000 fine over city-funded mailer opposing car-tab Initiative 976

King County Council approves transit worker raises, despite pandemic budget woes

Seattle can’t uproot Ballard railroad tracks to complete Burke-Gilman Trail, judge rules

Business & Tech

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FAA proposes fining Boeing $1.25 million for exerting pressure on safety reps in South Carolina

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Nation & World

FILE — Shoppers on 34th Street in Manhattan, July 18, 2020. Slowing the coronavirus has been especially difficult for the United States because of its tradition of prioritizing individualism and missteps by the Trump administration. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times) XNYT19 XNYT19

How did it happen? America’s unique failure to control the virus

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Radiological Control Technicians are checking the dose rate in the room after separation of the glovebox which is set aside awaiting the separation of additional gloveboxes in the room before being removed. After months of planning and preparation, CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC) workers finished safely separating three gloveboxes for removal from Hanfordís Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP). As of April, 183 of 238 glove boxes had been removed from the facility at the Hanford Site. These 7,500-pound gloveboxes were challenging to manage due to a combination of their large size and unusual configuration. The highly-contaminated gloveboxes were once used to handle materials from the plutonium recovery process. Photo date: 05.01.2013

Sen. Murray, Rep. Smith seek expanded benefits for Hanford workers provided faulty respirators

Food & Drink

Rachel Yang made Chinese sausage and rice stuffed rice packets on a recent camping trip.

Level up your campfire cooking game with tips and recipes from 3 Seattle chefs

Pacific NW Magazine

One of several peonies growing in Joanne White’s Redmond area garden. Photographed on June 6, 2020. 213208

A Redmond gardener finds peace, hope and focus in the life-affirming evolution of her landscape

Editorials & Opinion

To preserve Bristol Bay, stop the permit for Pebble Mine | Editorial

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The siren song of ‘one state’

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Sports

Yusei Kikuchi delivers a pitch to s crowd of cardboard cutouts. The Seattle Mariners played the Oakland Athletics Saturday, August 1, 2020 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA. 214614

Fans are getting a much-needed escape from the coronavirus pandemic — a bonanza of sports events | Matt Calkins

Featured Columnist

Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf ‘ready to go’ as NFL gets set to embark on unique challenges of 2020 season

Arts & Life

Valerie Hirschberg (left), a Sequm resident, is still mourning the loss of her mother (right), who died in April in Arizona. With the coronavirus spreading through Washington in March, Hirschberg wrestled with the question of whether or not she should go visit her mom in the days before her passing. Her mom advised her not to come because the risk of flying was too great, so Hirschberg stayed home.

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Clouds pass in front of Sunday night’s nearly full moon as it rises behind the Cascade Mountains in this view from Lake Forest Park. August’s 100% full moon, happening Monday night (Aug. 3), is named a Sturgeon Moon after North America’s largest fish, the lake sturgeon. The moonrise is visible rising in the southeast. LO LO LO Photographed on August 2, 2020. 214667
Local News

Photo: A nearly full moon rises over the Cascades

Ahjeawnna Sterling (CQ), captain of the Washington Diamonds Drill Team & Drumline, gets help with her ostrich feather headdress before the Ujoma Fest parade leaves 23rd and Union for Jimi Hendrix Park. REF to more photos online 2020 Parade March & Day of Unity for Black Lives – LO Linesonly Saturday Aug 1, 2020 214652
Local News

Photos: Umoja Fest parade dances and trots through Seattle’s Central District  VIEW

Three girls jump off the dock at Green Lake Friday, July 31, 2020. The diving boards are gone but people are still jumping into the lake from the dock. Temperatures are predicted to be in the high 70’s or low 80’s for the next several days. 214656 214656
Local News

Photo: Making a splash at Green Lake

Along the first base side, Mariners employee Emily Wright, puts out some of the thousands of cardboard fan cutouts for what the Mariners are calling “Seat Fleet” at T-Mobile Park, Monday, July 27, 2020 ahead of Friday’s Mariners home opener. Fans can take their own photo and send in any time during the season for $30, and according to the Mariners website: “…the Mariners will donate a portion of every purchase to non-profit organizations supporting COVID-related relief efforts in our communities. What’s more? If your cutout “catches” a foul ball during a game, we’ll mail you the baseball!” According to Rebecca Hale of the Mariners, 5000 fans have already participated in the program. 214588
Mariners

Take my cardboard image out to the ballpark  VIEW