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Shauntel Callandret, 33, a mother of three, is photographed near her home in South Seattle. Callandret— who works two jobs and coaches track— said she avoided voicing her opinions on politics in the past to be respectful of others. After the election, she became compelled to make a stand for herself and three young boys by participating in the Womxn’s March on Seattle. “Maybe I can show other, younger, black African-American women my age, who aren’t necessarily interested in these things, “Oh she’s out there, what is this about?”

‘Stirred out of our complacency’: Women hear call to political action

After a contentious presidential campaign that brought issues of sexual assault and women’s equality to the forefront, many women in Western Washington are getting politically involved, some for the first time in their lives.  WATCH

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Women's march

50,000 expected to attend Seattle women’s march day after Trump inauguration  WATCH

Dority Howell, 72, from left, laughs with Eddie Mae Tucker, 72, in pink, while playing bridge at the at the the Central Area Senior Center Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2016.
Politics

‘We had something’: African Americans look back with pride and pain on Obama’s tenure

A treehouse is nestled into the Magnolia bluff near Magnolia Park on Thursday, January 19, 2016. The structure was apparently constructed as part of a television episode of Treehouse Masters on Animal Planet. Two levels along with an observation deck complete this masterpiece on Puget Sound referred to as a “Levitating Lighthouse” by show host and assumed builder, Pete Nelson of Nelson Treehouse and Supply in Woodinville.
Real Estate

From TV to courtroom to the market: The saga of Seattle’s $475,000 treehouse

Khanhvan Tran and her husband, Nick Bui, opened Dong Thap last year and are having success. Neither of them however has confidence in the new food safety signs that are about to be implemented. Photographed January 19, 2016.
Health

New food-safety emojis: Grading restaurants on a curve raises concerns

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3 people shot in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood

Two women and a man were struck by gunfire in front of the music venue, police said. As of midnight, investigators were seeking at least one suspect in the shooting. No arrests had been made.

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Mason Bernardo, a 17-year-old senior at Redmond High School, is photographed at Youth Eastside Services in Bellevue, Wash. Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. “Youth Eastside Services gave me the tools to find myself again,” Bernardo said. “It’s a very open and accepting place.” ((Editor’s note: Bernardo uses he/him pronouns.))

Counseling opens the future for teen at Youth Eastside Services

Thursday, November 23, 2016. FUND FOR THE NEEDY Sound Generations volunteer driver Linda Milgrom at right is getting instructions of where to go from Betty Comtois who is being driven to her physical therapy session.

For thousands of seniors, a simple ride to the doctor becomes a lifeline

Gratitude, generosity, hard work: How this mother inspires her daughters

Linda Awuah with her two children, Kristen Antwi and Kennedy Antwi, in the Early Learning Center at Wellspring Family Services in Seattle, Tuesday December 6, 2016. Fund for the Needy

Science with a heart: Brain studies inform Wellspring’s approach to homelessness

Transportation

LINK LIGHT RAIL — SEATAC/AIRPORT STATION — 12112009 — 99999 The link light rail Seatac/Airport station opens December 19. The station provides a direct pedestrian connection to the airport terminal–about 1,000 feet or a four-minute walk away. Mt. Rainier looms in the background at dusk, one recent evening.

Transit tourism: Explore Seattle by Link light rail

Politics

In this photo provided by the Library of Congress, taken in 1913, attorney Inez Milholland Boissevain rides astride suffrage parade in Washington as the first of four mounted heralds. Thousands of women take to the streets of Washington, demanding a greater voice for women in American political life as a new president takes power. This will happen on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, one day after the inauguration of Donald Trump. This DID happen more than 100 years ago, one day before the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson. (Library of Congress via AP)

Protest marches Saturday on track to make history  VIEW

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Monday, October 31, 2016. Hundreds of untested Rape Kits fill a freezer isle in the Seattle Police Departments evidence room (kits kept at 5 degrees).
Crime

Rape-kit backlog grows at state crime lab — despite new money  WATCH

Times Watchdog

Special-ed student confined 617 times in 6 months despite state laws  VIEW

Tom Wales, assistant U.S. Attorney and president of the gun-control group Washington CeaseFire, was the apparent victim of an execution-style slaying Thursday night in his Queen Anne home. The gunman shot Wales through a basement window, hitting the prosecutor in the neck and side. Thomas Wales
Crime

Timeline: The unsolved slaying of Thomas Wales

Special Report

‘My God, that’s Kimberly!’: Scientist solves perplexing mystery of identity thief Lori Ruff

Eastside

The Issaquah Press will print its final issue next month, ending the Eastside newspaper’s 117-year run and bringing the latest wave of job cuts to Seattle-area news outlets. The Sammamish Review, the SnoValley Star and the Newcastle News will also cease publication in February. All are owned by the Issaquah Press Group, a subsidiary of The Seattle Times. (Courtesy of The Issaquah Press)

Issaquah Press shutting down in February

Education

(This is for the Magazine) University of Washington international students mingle before being seated at an orientation during the start of the school year, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, in Seattle. The orientation attracted around 900 students from 80 countries.

Foreign students at Washington colleges wonder: Are they still welcome? | PNW Magazine  WATCH

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Foreign students at Washington colleges wonder: Are they still welcome?

How did Trump’s education pick Betsy DeVos do in confirmation hearing?

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Education Lab is a Seattle Times project that spotlights promising approaches to some of the most persistent challenges in public education.

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Data

Washington poised to become one of 10 states where men outnumber women | FYI Guy

Crime

3 people shot in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood

Two women and a man were struck by gunfire in front of the music venue, police said. As of midnight, investigators were seeking at least one suspect in the shooting. No arrests had been made.

Shielded by the Law

Nearly impossible to charge police for wrongful killings in Washington

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Kai Schmidt closes his eyes as he and others hold up flashlights and cellphones during The Ghostlight Project event held outside of the Seattle Repertory Theatre in Seattle Center on Thursday, January 19, 2016. Inspired by the tradition of leaving a “ghost light” on in a darkened theater, artists and communities will make pledge to stand for and protect the values of inclusion, participation, and compassion for everyone regardless of race, religion, immigration status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
Ghostlight Project

Ghostlight Project proclaims compassion for all

In front a green screen at the Seattle Wedding Show, bride-to-be Jessica Flores, left, Lisa Lara, the maid of honor and sister of the bride Kaili Flores and Rayna Espinosa react to a computer-generated Godzilla they cannot see but will appear on a printed out photo. The green screen system and staffer to run it can be rented for $895 for four hours from ACT1 Photo Booths (CQ). Seattle Wedding Show organizers say about $27,000 is the average now spent on a wedding. The show continues Sunday at the Washington State Convention Center. ref to more photos online LO Seattle Wedding Show
Events

Brides and grooms find some surprises at Seattle Wedding Show | Photo gallery  VIEW

Demonstrators march and chant as they walk down Rainier Avenue during Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Teen Program’s 12th annual MLK youth march held on Saturday, January 14, 2016. According to Seattle.gov, “Teens from throughout the city will speak out against injustice via a peaceful demonstration. The goal for the march is to celebrate the contributions Seattle youth make in creating a better city and to honor the work that youth do to keep Dr. King’s dream alive every day.”
Seattle’s youth march

Photos: Seattle’s MLK youth march takes to the streets

Ice flakes formed on a windshield in Ballard ink the early morning. LO LO
Winter’s art

Crystal-blue windshield art, courtesy of the season

Health

Everett sues drugmaker, demands it foot the bill for widespread opioid addiction

The first-of-its-kind lawsuit alleges that Purdue Pharma turned a blind eye to the ruin black-market OxyContin brought to Everett and demands the drugmaker foot the bill for widespread opioid addiction.

Loaded with Lead

Loaded with Lead

The Times investigates lead poisoning at gun ranges

Environment

Feds: Natural gas leaking from pipeline in Gulf of Mexico

CAMERON, La. (AP) — Federal regulators say a pipeline is leaking natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the U.S. Coast Guard are responding to the leak, reported Wednesday, in waters roughly 30 miles southwest of Cameron, Louisiana. Federal authorities say the...

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Seattle Sketcher

Small is beautiful as joyous Sounders fans celebrate first MLS Cup win

A warm cup of joe to go from a glowing red truck

Yves Saint Laurent exhibit shines at Seattle Art Museum

It’s a holiday lights wrap for this man in tree

Marijuana

San Francisco’s Be-In 50 years ago was a counter-culture milestone

It lasted only an afternoon, but it has been etched in history as a great moment of music, acid experimentation, fellowship and peace.

Science

Gore stays mum on Trump meeting, says ‘it’s not the last’

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Former Vice President Al Gore said that while he wouldn't divulge specifics about his December conversation with Donald Trump, it wasn't "the last conversation." Speaking to a packed auditorium in Park City following the premiere of the climate change documentary "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power," which kicked off the...  VIEW

Earthquakes

Get ready to rumble: A guide to quake preparedness

Northwest Wanderings

On-the-wing, a crow cruises over the Union Bay Natural Area, a popular birding area behind the Center for Urban Horticulture. The American crow has an almost iridescent look and should not be confused with the larger raven. Crows are known for their smarts. Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count for a Northwest Wanderings column. Cormorants, crows, mallards and more Ref to more photos online

Tallying winter’s wings: cormorants, crows, mallards and more  VIEW

With dashiki cloth accents on his outfit, Santa Londel Walker gets a beard-adjustment before meeting kids at the Northwest African American Museum. His elves gets ready as well. on Saturday Dec. 3, 2016 Northwest Wanderings Ref to more photos online

Photos: First-time Santa in Seattle tries to ‘bring us together’  VIEW

Yolanda “Yo-Yo” Hernandez gathers a bunch of organic dino kale, the leaves just picked at all-organic Oxbow Farm in the Snoqualmie Valley near Carnation. Northwest Wanderings. Oxbow Farm, organic farming of dino kale, and more, on Tuesday Nov. 15, 2016

Making life better, an organic bunch at a time  VIEW

It’s human-horsepower in repositioning a rare Douglas DC-2 in the Aviation Pavilion at the Museum of Flight so two more aircraft can be brought into it. Ref to more photos online Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016 Northwest Wanderings

Valet parking for planes at Museum of Flight  VIEW