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Inslee blasts Trump for ‘fomenting domestic rebellion’

Inslee blasts Trump for ‘fomenting domestic rebellion’

‘He is putting millions of people in danger of contracting COVID-19’

Inslee blasts Trump for ‘fomenting domestic rebellion’

Lawsuit filed seeking greater protections for farmworkers

Advocates for farm workers in Washington state have filed a lawsuit against the state seeking safer working conditions as the harvest season begins… Continue reading

Claims for unemployment benefits remain at record levels

Claims for unemployment benefits remain at record levels

More than 585,000 people in Washington sought unemployment benefits last week, with 143,000 people filing claims… Continue reading

Claims for unemployment benefits remain at record levels
How would Washington virus restrictions be modified, ended?

How would Washington virus restrictions be modified, ended?

Health authorities battling the coronavirus outbreak are trying to figure out how and when social distancing restrictions that have shut down many things… Continue reading

How would Washington virus restrictions be modified, ended?

PGA Tour hopes to resume in June with no fans

The PGA Tour laid out an ambitious plan Thursday to resume its season the second week of June and keep fans away for at least… Continue reading

Boeing to restart airplane production in Seattle

Boeing to restart airplane production in Seattle

Boeing said Thursday it will restart production of its commercial airplanes next week in the Seattle area, putting about… Continue reading

Boeing to restart airplane production in Seattle

Gov. Inslee expands statewide eviction moratorium, halts rent hikes

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday extended and expanded his moratorium on evictions and imposed a new freeze… Continue reading

Trump gives governors 3-phase plan to reopen economy
Trump gives governors 3-phase plan to reopen economy

With many services now going online, how interested are you in taking virtual tours of places like art galleries, zoos or museums?

With many services now going online, how interested are you in taking virtual tours of places like art galleries, zoos or museums?… Continue reading

  • Apr 16, 2020
Reopening could require thousands more public health workers

Reopening could require thousands more public health workers

Before stay-at-home orders are lifted, the nation’s public health agencies want… Continue reading

Reopening could require thousands more public health workers

Jobless rate in Washington increases to 5.1% in March

Washington’s unemployment rate increased to 5.1 percent last month and the state’s economy lost more… Continue reading

LETTER: Grand farce

For once, I agreed with Michelle Malkin, “The grand farce of social distancing,” April 10. In attacking the odd celebrity and gym-goer, however, she has… Continue reading

LETTER: Trump was right

I wonder if our lefty media ever notice that subsequent events often prove that President Trump was right all along. And they were wrong. For… Continue reading

Stimulus checks to bear Trump’s name in unprecedented move

Stimulus checks to bear Trump’s name in unprecedented move

Treasury: Decision to add Trump’s name will not delay issuance

Stimulus checks to bear Trump’s name in unprecedented move

Do you agree with the state for its plan to release nearly 1,000 non-violent offenders to free up space in prisons due to the coronavirus outbreak?

Do you agree with the state for its plan to release nearly 1,000 non-violent offenders to free up space in prisons due to the coronavirus… Continue reading

  • Apr 15, 2020
Inslee: Phased approach for reopening economy due to virus

Inslee: Phased approach for reopening economy due to virus

‘This transition will not be a light switch on and off; it will be a dial’

Inslee: Phased approach for reopening economy due to virus
In shutdown, a glimpse of life without movie theaters

In shutdown, a glimpse of life without movie theaters

Jennifer Page jokes that four months in, this decade is already the worst of her… Continue reading

In shutdown, a glimpse of life without movie theaters
Renowned sculptor who created Vietnam Women’s Memorial dies

Renowned sculptor who created Vietnam Women’s Memorial dies

Renowned sculptor and painter Glenna Goodacre, who created the Vietnam Women’s Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C, has died.… Continue reading

Renowned sculptor who created Vietnam Women’s Memorial dies
Stocks sink on Wall Street as grim economic news pours in

Stocks sink on Wall Street as grim economic news pours in

Stocks swung back down Wednesday after more signs piled… Continue reading

Stocks sink on Wall Street as grim economic news pours in
10 pioneer-era apple types thought extinct found in US West

10 pioneer-era apple types thought extinct found in US West

A team of retirees that scours the remote ravines and windswept plains of the Pacific Northwest… Continue reading

10 pioneer-era apple types thought extinct found in US West