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School’s out for a week! Here’s what to do with your kids.

caption: Carkeek Park is a great option for kids, say these guests.
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Carkeek Park is a great option for kids, say these guests.

Happy Thanksgiving! Now’s your chance to entertain your kids, and we can help. The city council is voting on a $5.9B budget – what’s in it? Peter Sagal shares what drives him to run, and we look into Washington’s efforts to prevent fires.

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Adventures with your kids

Depending on how you feel about it, you’ve been either blessed or burdened with the opportunity to entertain your children for the Thanksgiving holiday week. Enter the folks behind 52 Seattle Adventures for Kids: A Four-Season Guide. Elisa Murray edited the book, and JiaYing Grygiel is a contributor.

City Council budget vote

Today the City Council votes on the culmination of months of planning: a nearly 6 billion dollar budget. We spoke to Kevin Schofield, writer and manager of the Seattle City Council Insight blog for, well… insight on what made the cut.

Peter Sagal, Incomplete Book of Running

Peter Sagal is a funny man. But in The Incomplete Book of Running, he talks about what drives him as a marathon runner. It’s an intimate – and yes, funny – rumination on life and death, and what gives us meaning.

How Washington is working to prevent a Camp Fire

As fires rage across California, Washington, officials are focusing on forest health to try and prevent a similar fate. Steve Jackson of Spokane Public Radio has been reporting on the issue.

Why you can trust KUOW