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  Local research takes aim at 'Long Covid'

  Thanks to vaccines and better treatments, we’ve made it through the emergency phase of the pandemic. But people are still getting sick with so-called 'Long Covid,' with symptoms long after testing positive. Seattle Times reporter Elise Takahama spoke to some of them and looked into local research to help treat it.

  Apr 19, 2022 at 5:04 am
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  Seattle Now: A Kraken fan's miraculous save

  The Seattle Kraken's debut season is almost over. For today's episode, we revisit a story of chance and quick thinking that started at the team's home opener and ends with a fan saving a man's life.

  Apr 18, 2022 at 5:00 am
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  Casual Friday with Jas Keimig and Melanie McFarland

  This week we got all the weather. We heard a few theories on what makes you a real Seattleite. Plus the Space Needle is turning 60! We’re breaking down the week with Salon dot com TV critic Melanie McFarland and The Strangers' Jas Keimig.

  Apr 15, 2022 at 5:00 am
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  Seattle Now: Is this the Mariners' big year?

  Baseball is back, and this year the Mariners have a lot to live up to. The team came closer to making the playoffs last season than any year since 2001. Is this the year they'll finally end their post-season drought?

  Apr 14, 2022 at 5:04 am
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  Seattle Now: How's your mental health?

  Disasters like the Covid pandemic have a dramatic impact on our mental health. Two years after the pandemic started, we're still not out of the woods — but there's an opportunity to make changes for the better.

  Apr 13, 2022 at 5:04 am
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  Seattle Now: Wolverines return to Washington

  There haven't been Wolverines in Washington in nearly 100 yea

  Apr 12, 2022 at 5:04 am
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  Saving trees, making moolah

  Washington's public lands aren't all protected from logging. In fact, the state makes a lot of money for schools, libraries and hospitals by cutting down trees. That's starting to change with a new plan to preserve forests and "lease" them to companies looking to offset their carbon footprints.

  Apr 11, 2022 at 5:04 am
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  Casual Friday with Naomi Ishisaka and Tan Vinh

  This week a U.S. Amazon warehouse unionized for the first time in the company’s history. Alaska Airlines needs more pilots and a contract with the ones it has. And starting next year, job listings will come with salary ranges. Tan Vinh and Naomi Ishisaka from the Seattle Times break it all down.

  Apr 08, 2022 at 5:04 am
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  Seattle music producer brings home the Grammys

  Seattle musicians had a couple of nominations but not many wins at last weekend’s Grammy Awards. One producer who did bring home some hardware is a UW artist in residence who just nabbed two more to add to his collection. Steve Rodby tells us about the award-winning projects he’s been working on.

  Apr 07, 2022 at 5:00 am
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  Seattle now: The Amazon Labor Union

  Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island have formed thei

  Apr 06, 2022 at 5:04 am
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  What's in WA's $16B transportation bill

  Hybrid electric ferries, free transit for people 18 and under and billions of dollars for highways are all in the massive transportation bill signed by Governor Inslee last month. Seattle Times reporter David Kroman breaks down what we're investing in.

  Apr 05, 2022 at 5:04 am
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  Is the pandemic still an emergency?

  Much of the state's covid response stems from Governor Inslee's emergency powers. But two years on, some say the emergency is over and it's time to give them up. KUOW's Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins explains why it won't be easy.

  Apr 04, 2022 at 5:00 am