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6 Seattle creatives share sources of inspiration and comfort to brighten the dark times of coronavirus


This is a stressful time for everyone, not least among us the artists in Seattle. Here, six local writers, artists and creatives share the places in and around Greater Seattle that they find inspiration.




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Folklife Festival has been postponed. But here’s how you can celebrate your own mini fest at home.


The 49th Northwest Folklife Festival was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. But here's how you can celebrate the spirit of Folklife — listening to music, watching dances from various traditions, learning crafts and more — at home.




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WSU coaches Nick Rolovich and Kyle Smith taking temporary salary reductions as part of ‘cost containment’ measure


To help compensate for lost NCAA distribution and added expenditures caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak, Washington State announced multiple “cost containment” measures Monday.




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Former Washington State tackle Andre Dillard donates strength equipment, nutrition items to alma mater


The Woodinville grad, who plays for the Philadelphia Eagles, sent packages the school will distribute to its athletes.




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Grooming Anthony Gordon: Meet the two men who prepared WSU Cougars’ record-setting QB for the draft


The quarterback is expected to be a third-day pick in this week's NFL draft.





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Despite loaded receiver class, WSU Cougars’ Dezmon Patmon hopes to hear name called in NFL draft


It's considered to be a historically deep receiver draft class this year, but the 6-foot-4 receiver hopes to stand out with his size.




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California wide receiver Orion Peters becomes first WSU Cougars commit in 2021 class


Inglewood (Calif.) High wide receiver Orion Peters pledged to WSU, becoming the first 2021 prospect to do so when he announced his decision on Twitter Friday night.






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Three-star offensive tackle Christian Hilborn becomes WSU’s second 2021 commit


Christian Hilborn, a 6-foot-5, 280-pound offensive tackle from Highland High School in Utah has pledged to the Cougars, becoming WSU's second commit of the 2021 class.




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Seattle U men’s basketball grad assistant Courtney Ekmark is both a student and a teacher of the game


Courtney Ekmark wants to be a coach, and that’s the reason you see her at Seattle U, listening and learning from coach Jim Hayford, who Ekmark has known for many years.




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Seattle University women win their fifth in a row while the SU men lose on the road at Texas-Rio Grande Valley


SU women put four players in double figures in 78-70 victory




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Terrell Brown scores 25 as Seattle U men down Bakersfield


The Seattle University men were victorious over Cal State Bakersfield at home while the SU women lost on the road.




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Amid concern over coronavirus, Chicago State’s men’s basketball cancels game at Seattle University


The Chicago State University men's basketball team will not travel for two regularly scheduled games this week, including a trip to face Seattle University, citing the spread of the coronavirus.




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Seattle University men’s, women’s basketball games canceled due to coronavirus concerns


Both Chicago State University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City have decided not to travel west this week for men's basketball games against Seattle University, citing concerns related to the spread of COVID-19.




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As coronavirus looms over sports world, fans must ask themselves some tough questions


As we face a unique health-care crisis with the proliferation of the coronavirus, the ramifications for sports are just one piece in a giant, complicated puzzle. But I can’t remember an event in my lifetime with the potential to have a greater impact on the world of athletics.




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In roughly 24 hours coronavirus makes sports, a longtime sanctuary in times of crisis, disappear


Sports has always been the escape during times of crisis and collective stress. But now the very act of conducting sports threatens to add exponentially to perpetuating the coronavirus pandemic and growing the stress.





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Seattle U men’s basketball team adds four players


Three junior-college transfers and a freshman join the team.




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Seahawks GM John Schneider on Jarran Reed taking back Jadeveon Clowney’s number: ‘I don’t remember approving that yet’


So was there really any significance when Jarran Reed tweeted he was going back to his old No. 90? The way GM John Schneider portrayed it, it was much ado about nothing.




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Instead of a wedding, Will Ferrell crashes a Seahawks Zoom meeting


Carroll on Thursday found a way to liven things up calling in an old friend — Will Ferrell — to make a special appearance, as the team revealed Thursday night on its Twitter account.




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Seahawks announce signings of former WSU QB Anthony Gordon, ex-UW WR Aaron Fuller


The Seahawks announced the signings of five rookie undrafted free agents Friday, including former Washington State quarterback Anthony Gordon and ex-Washington receiver Aaron Fuller. Others announced: Mississippi State tackle Tommy Champion, Albany defensive end Eli Mencer and Texas A&M cornerback Debione Renfro. None was a surprise, as all five were among the undrafted free agents […]




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Watch: Seahawks Shaquill and Shaquem Griffin give a virtual commencement speech to alma mater Central Florida


Dressed in "half suits'' bearing UCF colors, the Griffin twins took turns speaking, each saying they didn't want to read off a piece of paper but instead that they wanted to speak from the heart.




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Wife of Earl Thomas reportedly pointed gun at former Seahawk in domestic incident


Earl Thomas was not arrested in the incident, TMZ reported. Nina Thomas, according to the report, was arrested for burglary of a residence with intent to commit aggravated assault. She was released on bond.




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Seahawks get four prime-time games, open Sept. 13 at Atlanta as 2020 schedule is set


Seattle will play four prime-time games for the eighth consecutive year (and could get the maximum five later if one is flexed), including its home opener Sept. 20 against the Patriots on "Sunday Night Football."




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Seahawks schedule analysis: Ranking and breaking down each game on Seattle’s 2020 slate


So we finally have dates, times and TV designations to go along with the team names on the Seahawks’ regular-season schedule for 2020. It’s a slate of games that, if you’re a believer in strength of schedule based on opponents’ win-loss percentage in 2019, is one of the tougher in the league — and lots […]




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Early betting lines are out — Seattle favored in 11 games in 2020


Okay, so trying to predict what may happen in a full slate of NFL games — the first of which isn’t scheduled to kick off for at least four months — may seem like an exercise futility. Betting on any of those games may be even more of a foolish endeavor. But if you really […]




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King County Metro bus driver dies after contracting the coronavirus


King County Metro bus driver Samina Hameed, 59, died on Thursday, Metro confirmed. She is the first Metro driver to die from the coronavirus.




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Metro driver who died after contracting coronavirus remembered for her ability to brighten a bad day


Samina Hameed, 59, died Thursday from complications due to COVID-19, the first Metro driver who is known to have died after contracting the illness.




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Metro places passenger limits on buses to strengthen social distancing amid coronavirus outbreak


The “temporary optimal/ideal” passenger limits are 12 riders on a 40-foot bus and 18 on a 60-foot bus, according to a bulletin to drivers from Metro.




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No car-tab tax cuts yet as state Supreme Court takes case against Eyman initiative


The order from the state Supreme Court sets deadlines for parties in the case to file documents with the court throughout May and June, meaning a final decision might come this summer.




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Red Jump bikes will temporarily disappear from Seattle streets as Lime takes over


Lime has expressed interest in bringing rentable electric scooters to Seattle, but the rollout of a scooter program is awaiting a decision from the city hearing examiner.




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Seattle Fire Department will boost crews in West Seattle due to bridge closure


The Seattle Department of Transportation closed the West Seattle Bridge March 23 because of accelerating shear cracks in the central span.




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NY’s Cuomo criticized over highest nursing home death toll


NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has won bipartisan praise for rallying supplies for his ravaged hospitals and helping slow the coronavirus, is coming under increasing criticism for not bringing that same level of commitment to a problem that has so far stymied him: nursing homes. In part-lecture, part-cheerleading briefings that […]




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Married couple, 85 and 86, die in Delaware cemetery shooting


BEAR, Del. (AP) — A married couple from Maryland ages 85 and 86 were the victims of a deadly shooting at a veterans cemetery in Delaware. Delaware State Police on Friday night identified the victims of the shooting as an 86-year-old man and 85-year-old woman from Elkton, Maryland. The two were at Delaware Veterans Memorial […]




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Beware false prophets; hard times call for real expertise | Your Funds


Chuck Jaffe: As they shelter at home, Americans have been building their knowledge on seemingly every subject. That doesn't make them financial experts.




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In one month, the meat industry’s supply chain broke. Here’s what you need to know.


With closures in meat processing plants across the country because of the spread of the coronavirus among workers, food analysts are forecasting shortages of beef, pork and poultry on store shelves. Here's a Q&A on what is happening to the food supply chain.




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Amazon, Instacart workers launch May Day strike to protest treatment during the coronavirus pandemic


The onset of the coronavirus and the subsequent classification of many of these workers as "essential" have heightened some existing tensions. Workers have accused companies of being slow to provide protective gear and implement precautions, something that may put them in danger.




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Pike Place Market mentors advise crafters on staying afloat during coronavirus shutdown


When the crafts market at Pike Place Market was forced to temporarily shut down, vendors are turning to online sales and getting help in doing that from their fellow workers.




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Store workers become enforcers of social distancing rules


Even if a security guard is posted at the store, employees complain they are often left to stand up to defiant shoppers.




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Details emerge on which Nordstrom stores will be shuttered


Locations are emerging around the country as the retailer informs its landlords and its employees.




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P-Patch atop Mercer Street Garage evicted to make way for hockey fans


Since 2012, the top of the Mercer Street Garage near Seattle Center has been home to a P-Patch. But that's going to end next year to make room for fans of Seattle's new NHL team.




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Boost your pH IQ, and then test — and amend — your soil


With a fall application, your soil should be at the right level by the beginning of next season.




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Seattle to let P-Patch remain atop Mercer Street Garage, won’t replace it with parking spots


The P-Patch reprieve was announced at a swearing-in ceremony for incoming Seattle City Councilmember Andrew Lewis, who was elected last month to represent District 7, including downtown, Queen Anne and Magnolia.




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A native plant guru’s radical vision for the American yard and the environment


How your garden can help the planet and all life around you.




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Panic buying comes for the seeds as coronavirus quarantines prompt surge in gardening


Companies struggle to meet surging demand, especially for vegetables. “It feels like we are selling toilet paper,” said the founder of a seed company.




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Feed the soul: In chaotic times, gardening becomes therapy


CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Dig. Plant. Breathe. As spring’s arrival in the Northern Hemisphere coincides with government stay-at-home orders, the itch to get outside has turned backyard gardens into a getaway for the mind in chaotic times. Gardeners who already know that working with soil is a way to connect with nature say it helps […]




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Spiny and delicious, sea urchins shine in a new documentary


NEW YORK (AP) — They are briny and sweet — once you get past those formidable spines. Biting into one has been likened to kissing a mermaid. Now they are ready for their close-up. Sea urchins — which contain the prized meat the Japanese call uni — are the subject of a new documentary “The […]




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Spiny and delicious, sea urchins shine in a new documentary


NEW YORK (AP) — They are briny and sweet — once you get past those formidable spines. Biting into one has been likened to kissing a mermaid. Now they are ready for their close-up. Sea urchins — which contain the prized meat the Japanese call uni — are the subject of a new documentary “The […]