Seattle Pacific University gather on campus Tuesday morning after staging a walkout to protest the Board of Trustees deciding to maintain a discriminatory hiring policy against people in same-sex relationships. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)
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Seattle Pacific University students stage walkout over upheld discriminatory hiring policy

Despite ongoing pushback against SPU's policy prohibiting the school from hiring staff who are gay, its board of trustees is keeping the policy on the books. Updated

Politics

Gubernatoral candidate Joshua Freed has filed suit in Federal Court against Jay Inslee. Conservative and Libertarian groups gathered at the steps of the State Capitol in Olympia to protest Gov. Inslee’s stay at home order, and to demand a reopening of business and society. Photographed Sunday, April 19, 2020 213712

Former WA gubernatorial candidate accused of misleading real estate investors

Opinion

Homelessness crisis demands thoughtful, thorough regional approach | Editorial
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Local News

Husband and wife Angelyn and Richard Burk aboard a Carnival Cruise Line ship in March 2022. The couple has decided to spend their retirement on cruise ships. (Family photo)

Seattle accountant retires on cruise ships to save money

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Why not ask people experiencing homelessness about what they need?

Mental Health

Washington universities struggle to serve all their students’ mental health needs. Here’s why
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Business & Tech

An Amazon.com Inc. delivery driver sorts through customer orders inside a delivery van in Leigh-on-Sea, U.K., on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. With Black Friday almost underway, equity traders are bracing for a holiday season where brick-and-mortar businesses that lack strong digital platforms could suffer. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

Nearly 1 in 5 Amazon delivery drivers gets hurt on the job each year, new report says

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Nation & World

In this photo provided by Riverside County Animal Services, an animal control officer holds a chihuahua that was shot through the neck with an arrow in Thousand Palms, Calif., on Monday, May 23, 2022. The chihuahua was expected to survive after veterinarians removed the projectile, authorities said. A woman reported to 911 that she found the wounded puppy Monday in a Southern California neighborhood near Desert Hot Springs after hearing it “screaming,” Riverside County Animal Services said in a statement. (Riverside County Animal Services via AP) FX201 FX201

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Local squeezebox company Petosa weathers a century of accordion ups and downs

Here’s how to squeeze a little more accordion into your life

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Photography

Coach Heather Tarr sends Jadelyn Allchin home after her 3-run blast opened up the game for Washington in the 5th. The 13th-seeded Washington Huskies played the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks in NCAA Regional Softball Friday, May 20, 2022 at Husky Softball Stadium, in Seattle, WA. 220420
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Photos: UW win NCAA softball regional opener against Lehigh VIEW

Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle Storm vs. Los Angeles Sparks – 052022 Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd passes between Los Angeles Sparks guard Brittney Sykes and forward Nneka Ogwumike during the second quarter Friday, May 20, 2022, in Seattle, Wash.
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Photos: LA Sparks at Storm VIEW

Under extremely windy conditions on Lake Washington, Alan Allegret bolts onto the water with his windfoil during weekly windsurf races off New Castle Beach Park in Bellevue, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 in Bellevue. According to City League Series race organizer Greg Mejlaender, the winds were anywhere between 20 to 40 miles per hour. “If anyone gets to the buoy and back we’ll crown them champion and the rest of us are in survival mode,” joked Mejlaender.
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Windsurfing race in Bellevue a battle

Museum of Flight – Boeing Field – B-29 bomber flight – 051722 Meg Godlewski’s bomber jacket with all of its patches accents the nose of Doc, one of only two World War II B-29 bombers still flying, as it soars over the Seattle area Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The visit is part of the “B-29 Doc History Restored Tour.” After the plane’s arrival at the Museum, it will remain on-site for routine maintenance and crew changes until May 19, when public tours and flights begin. Public ground and cockpit tours will be available May 19-20 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on May 21- 22, from 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rides in the plane will be during the mornings of May 21-22, and are sold out as of this writing, but additional flights might be added–for updates check www.b29doc.com/rides For details and prices about B-29 Doc Flight Experience, visit www.b29doc.com/rides. 220403
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‘Doc,’ the Boeing B-29 bomber, lands at Museum of Flight VIEW