Alem Birhan Taye works on tidying the Lumen Field Event Center during his shift on Nov. 16. (Daniel Kim / The Seattle Times)
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Thanks to a Seattle nonprofit, this 71-year-old immigrant has a job and U.S. citizenship

Alem Birhan Taye learned English and job skills — keys to supporting his family — through an agency helped by reader donations to The Seattle Times Fund for Those in Need. VIEW Updated

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Politics

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Opinion

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Local News

Members of the Seattle SeaCordsmen finish off a carol with smiles during the 37th Annual Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Celebration at Pike Place Market on Friday night. The competition benefits the Pike Market Senior Center & Food Bank. 222197

Figgy Pudding carolers bring the holiday spirit to Pike Place Market VIEW

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Education Lab

Seattle school enrollment levels off, but district still faces budget woes
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Business & Tech

A Boeing Co. 737 Max 10 aircraft on day two of the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK, on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. The airshow, one of the biggest events in the global aerospace industry, runs through July 22. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg

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A TSA security checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airport uses facial recognition technology to verify passenger identities.

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Food & Drink

Seabird’s storefront on Bainbridge Island on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.

Restaurant on WA island was named a top U.S. eatery — but here’s what our critic thinks

Pacific NW Magazine

Catching up with Margarethe Cammermeyer on the 10th anniversary of marriage equality in WA

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Forced hyacinths brighten winter with fragrance and color.

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Photography

Members of the Seattle SeaCordsmen finish off a carol with smiles during the 37th Annual Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Celebration at Pike Place Market on Friday night. The competition benefits the Pike Market Senior Center & Food Bank. 222197
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Figgy Pudding carolers bring the holiday spirit to Pike Place Market VIEW

Ben Schurko, with Fleming’s Holiday Lighting, wraps a tree with green and blue Seahawk lights along the North plaza at Lumen Field. There’s 51 lights to a bundle. Each tree takes about 35 bundles, more than 1750 lights. Fleming’s Holiday Lighting specializes in commercial holiday lighting in King County.. 222304
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Lumen Field plaza lights up for the holidays VIEW

A dog pops his head out of the car window as it snows on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.
Weather

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Washington Huskies guard Keyon Menifield steals the ball between Seattle Redhawks guard Riley Grigsby, left, and forward Brandton Chatfield during the first half. 222280
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