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Interactive graphic | Sharing the streets: Tips for safe walking

A pedestrian safety expert with the Seattle Department of Transportation answered your questions about pedestrian safety. Read it now

"Is anyone looking into European design patterns or even
eliminating right turn on red?" — Eli Goldberg

Nicole Brodeur | Lessons learned on the streets

All around us, childhood is under siege. Nebraska just had to change state law to keep parents from abandoning their older children. And recent shootings here have involved kids as young as 15.

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Quadrant development at standstill

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15 horses die in Pierce County, Wash., barn fire

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Winter storm warning canceled for Seattle area

Viaduct replacement: Down to just 2 options?

The Fund For The Needy | Hopelink's literacy council opens doors

Report: Nations exaggerated numbers of vaccines in Gates-funded program

Archive | Gates-funded study questions how may children actually getting vaccinated

Board recommends clemency for three-times offender

Detective talks slaying suspect in Mexico into turning himself in

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Walla Walla student suspended for bumper sticker

Rep. Hastings picked for top post on Natural Resources panel

Police say inquest not necessary

Makers not liable in asbestos cases

Gorge panel tackles Hood River growth request

Task force suggests sales-tax expansion

And then there were 2: State picks viaduct replacement finalists

A viaduct timeline

Gates-funded study questions how may children actually getting vaccinated

Get ready to bundle up for colder temperatures

More businesses reject Chopp's viaduct option

No inquest to be held in Aurora Bridge death

Former lawmaker proposes tax hike for education

Bikes and cars: Who gets the right of way?

We asked for your questions, and your response was overwhelming — more than one expert could answer. In addition to Seattle Police spokesman Jeff Kappel, we've asked Chris Cameron, of the Cascade Bicycle Club, and Peter Lagerwey, Seattle Transportation Department's bicycle-program manager, to help us field a few of the hundreds of questions you asked.

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Walter Jones has knee surgery

Winter storm warning for Puget Sound canceled

Ground crews to picket Southwest Airlines

Snowstorm threat eases in Western Washington

Silver Star record for unit in Afghan cliff clash

Seahawks tackle Walter Jones has knee surgery

Former Fort Lewis soldier faces sentencing

Ground crews to picket Southwest Airlines

New Tacoma school named for creek, not Obama

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Husky Football Blog | On the banquet

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Seahawks Blog | Tackle Walter Jones done for the year; Hasselbeck, Hill out for Sunday's game

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Mariners Blog | Ibanez gets deal he wanted

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Fighting language extinction
Tribes in Washington state work to keep their native languages alive, with classes not only on the reservation but in public school classrooms.