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2 weeks ago | 
m.kuow.org | Katie Campbell |Diana Opong |Teo Popescu
By: Katie Campbell and Diana Opong April 3, 2025An unsettling tension hung in the air as “a big man” entered the patient’s exam room instead of a female doctor she’d seen before. “Patient A,” as she’s identified in court documents, was at the University of California, San Francisco’s Center for Reproductive Health that day in 2009 to artificially conceive her second child.
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4 weeks ago | 
kuow.org | Diana Opong |Sarah Leibovitz
Yesterday was one of those days that makes you feel like maybe, just maybe, winter is finally over. Here in Seattle, the sun was shining, the cherry trees blossoming, it was in the 60s… And yes, now there are severe thunderstorms and potential tornado level winds heading our way this afternoon. But – once those storms are over, it’ll be the perfect time to get back out into the garden and clean up the mess those winds will have left behind.
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1 month ago | 
kuow.org | Diana Opong |Hans Anderson
Dujie Tahat can be described in many ways: a poet, a critic, podcast host, and political consultant. In addition to all those titles, they can now add a new descriptor: Seattle’s Fifth Civic Poet.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
kuow.org | Diana Opong |Hans Anderson
King County continues to ramp up its behavioral health services following the approval of a $1.25 billion by voters. With the latest development being the launch of an expanded and streamlined mobile crisis team-program last week.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
kuow.org | Diana Opong |Alec Cowan
Pianist Salo was a longtime member of a Seattle post-rock band called “Joy Wants Eternity.” Their music was instrumental -- and all of it was made close to ten years ago. The band went their separate and amicable ways in 2015. So, imagine Salo’s surprise when just this year, Joy Wants Eternity was listed as a collaborator on a new project: an album from a musician called the “Illusory Explainer. An album they didn’t actually collaborate on. Both the band and their fans were confused.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
kuow.org | Diana Opong |Sarah Leibovitz
As a record number of baby boomers turn 65, the percentage of Americans living with some form of mental decline– severe enough to interfere with daily living – is expected to rise. What exactly leads to dementia is still something of a mystery - but lifestyle and environmental factors are known to contribute to a person’s risk of cognitive decline.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
kuow.org | Diana Opong |Sarah Leibovitz
Tacoma can sometimes feel like a place for the little-er guy. Where an aspiring entrepreneur can start a small business without the hyper expensive rents and other daily costs of a city like Seattle. But, according to recent reporting by the News Tribune, one city regulation may be stifling small food businesses in Grit City. And it has to do with some of the … greasier parts of the job.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
kuow.org | Diana Opong |Noel Gasca
It’s Giving Tuesday, a day to take a pause from the holiday hustle and bustle, and give back to our community through charitable causes. One way a lot of people like to give back is by donating food or money to their local food bank. While grocery prices are stabilizing, grocery prices are up about 20% compared to four years ago. So how is inflation impacting food banks ahead of this holiday season?
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
kuow.org | Diana Opong |Alec Cowan
Since the late 1800s, logging has been a major industry in the Pacific Northwest, and its impact on the region's economy and environment have been significant. For the towns that depend on logging, the profession comes with a lot of pride. But it’s also one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, roughly 4 in 100,000 people die from injury at work. For loggers, it’s more than 10 times as much. Logging has always been dangerous work.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
kuow.org | Diana Opong |Libby Denkmann |Alec Cowan
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the WTO protests in Seattle, a raucous action by 50,000 protesters who descended on the city in the fall of 1999. Their aim? Shutting down a conference of top decision makers at the World Trade Organization.
