Alice Wheeler remembers taking this photo of Kat Bjelland, lead singer and guitar player of the all-female punk band Babes in Toyland, in 1993 at the Crocodile Cafe in Seattle. (Alice Wheeler)
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In XXXX, Pearl Jam visited the White House and posed in the Oval Office with President Bill Clinton. From left: band members Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder. On the far right are members of the band’s management team — John Hoyt of Pyramid Communications and the band’s prior manager, Kelly Curtis.
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Lighthouse Park, Mukilteo, Wash. – LO – first wind and rain storm lines only – 091721 Dylan Wannamaker, from Mukilteo, balances as the wind and surf make a floating dock buck wildly on its pilings at the Mukilteo Lighthouse Park Sept. 17, 2021, in Mukilteo, Wash. 218260
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Howard McCay says he came out of this room when Seattle Police arrived in his home, holding his cell phone in his right hand with a 911 dispatcher on the other end. Howard McCay is suing Seattle Police over the rough treatment he received while police were responding to an open door at his Capitol Hill home. Photographed Tuesday, March 23, 2021 216720
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2021 Seattle mayoral candidates – Lorena González, Bruce Harrell. (Courtesy of the Campaigns / Seattle Times File)

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FILE – In this Sept. 1, 2021, file photo, women protest against the six-week abortion ban at the Capitol in Austin, Texas. The Texas abortion ban that so far has outmaneuvered Supreme Court precedent is the latest iteration of a legislative strategy used by Republican-led states to target pornography, gay rights and other hot-button cultural issues. But some are beginning to sound the alarm that the tactic of having enforcement done by citizens instead of government agencies could have a boomerang effect, pointing out that Democrats could use the same strategy on issues like gun control. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File) TXAUS601
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In this photo provided by North Port Police Department, law enforcement officials conduct a search of the vast Carlton Reserve in the Sarasota, Fla., area for Brian Laundrie on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. Laundrie is a person of interest in the disappearance of his girlfriend, Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito. (North Port Police Department via AP) NYPH401

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Design For Acceptance: Looking up from his drawing board, Minoru Yamasaki, architect-designer, had reason to smile as he worked in his office in Birmingham, Mich. He is one of many Japanese-Americans who have built successful careers since Second World War. Highlight for Yamasaki was his return to his home town, Seattle, as architect-designer of the United States Science Pavilion at this year’s World’s Fair. On the wall were two views of the Central Hotel, Los Angeles, which he designed.

World Trade Center architect Minoru Yamasaki faced discrimination, criticism and controversy, but his work elevated design — and the Seattle skyline

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Houston Comets’ Sheryl Swoopes (22) drives past Seattle Storm’s Sue Bird in the first quarter, during a WNBA basketball game, Tuesday, May 23, 2006, in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson / AP)

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Sean McGrew celebrates his 1st quarter touchdown – a 13-yard rushing TD. The Arkansas State Red Wolves played the Washington Huskies in NCAA Football Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA. 218242
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Sue Bird grabs Jewell Loyd after Loyd drew the foul and the bucket inside of a minute to play. . The Phoenix Mercury played the Seattle Storm in WNBA action Friday, September 17, 2021 at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, WA. 218225 218225
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LO Protesters with 350 Seattle block the entrance to a Chase Bank on Fourth Avenue downtown. They’re protesting fossil fuel financing in the lead-up to the Glasgow climate talks, which begin November 1. Friday Sept 17, 2021 218250
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An injured harbor seal pup lays on the beach before being rescued by trained volunteers with Seal Sitters, part of NOAA’s marine mammal stranding network. Lynn Shimamoto, a trained investigator with Seal Sitters, part of NOAA’s marine mammal stranding network, rescues an injured young harbor seal pup along the beach at Seacrest Park in West Seattle, Sunday September 12, 2021. “We were concerned because it’s very thin and seems to have some respiratory issues,” said Shimamoto. Also, she added, “it keeps coming up on these really busy beaches,” and was recently chased by a dog into the water. The seal, safely put into a carrier for transport, was be taken to the SeaLife Response Rehab and Research (SR3) marine animal hospital in Des Moines. Shimamoto says it is incredibly important for the public not to disturb marine wildlife. Wildlife hospitals will not accept drop-offs of marine animals from the public. If you observe an animal on a West Seattle beach in distress, call their hotline at 206-905-SEAL and visit their website at www.sealsitters.org for more information.
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