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    Perseid meteor shower in August 2021. Photo courtesy of Nasa.gov/Bill Ingalls
    Meteor showers light up August nights in the...
    By Sarah Fox • August 8, 2022 2:50 pm

    Stargazers can track Perseids at sites around Washington state.

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    Volunteers at the Furniture Fix-it Fair. From left to right, Nataly Balacci, Xenia Dolovova, Hester Angus, Sarah Berkley, Sal Nauon, Dimitri Pierre-Louis. Photo courtesy of Xenia Dolovova.
    Fix-it Fairs refurbish furniture for local refugee families
    By Sarah Fox • August 3, 2022 1:30 am

    Volunteers at the July event restored 39 pieces of furniture.

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    WDFW staffer holds large European Green Crab trapped in the Salish Sea. Photo courtesy of Chase Gunnell.
    Washington cracks down on invasive European Green Crabs
    By Sarah Fox • July 26, 2022 1:00 pm

    State invests in emergency measures to stop the spread.

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    FASPS student art. Photo courtesy of Déborah Fiaux.
    French American School teacher named ‘Exceptional Educator of...
    By Sarah Fox • July 18, 2022 12:30 pm

    French American School of Puget Sound (FASPS) teacher Déborah Fiaux was named “Exceptional Educator of the Year” for 2021-2022 by…

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    Washington State Archivist Heather Hirotaka. Courtesy photo.
    Hirotaka appointed as the next Washington State Archivist
    By Sarah Fox • July 12, 2022 3:17 pm

    She is the first woman to hold the position in Washington state.

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    MIHS student wins New York Times podcast contest
    By Sarah Fox • July 11, 2022 3:20 pm

    It presents part of the journey of her father and his escape from Vietnam at age 13.

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    A large van was crushed by earthquake debris in a Seattle parking lot in this photo taken March 4, 2001. FEMA News Photo by Kevin Galvin
    Massive earthquake on Seattle Fault would bring catastrophic...
    By Sarah Fox • July 11, 2022 10:40 am

    A magnitude 7.5 earthquake could create a tsunami that would flood the Seattle shoreline in over 20 feet of water.

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    Kelly Karcher and Rico Lastrapes in Comedy of Errors, 2021. Photo by John Ulman.
    Shakespeare in the Park: 2 classic plays coming...
    By Sarah Fox • July 6, 2022 5:30 am

    Free shows take place in Mercer Island in July and August.

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    Pastor Rhonda Bostrom and her family. Left to right, Annika, Eric (Lead Pastor of Mountain View Lutheran Church, Edgewood, WA), Pastor Rhonda and Soren. Photo Courtesy of Pastor Rhonda.
    Holy Trinity Church on Mercer Island welcomes new...
    By Sarah Fox • July 6, 2022 5:30 am

    Holy Trinity Church on Mercer Island welcomed Pastor Rhonda Bostrom from Lincoln, Nebraska, with open arms as their new Senior…

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