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NEWS GLEAMS | DOH Releases Unintentional Drug Overdose Dashboard; County Hosts Listening Sessions for Youth

A roundup of news and announcements we don’t want to get lost in the fast-churning news cycle!

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NEWS GLEAMS | UN Offers Solutions on Climate Change; Free Strobe Smoke Alarms

A roundup of news and announcements we don’t want to get lost in the fast-churning news cycle!

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NEWS GLEAMS | WA House Passes $28M in Nutrition Assistance; DOH Releases Maternal Mortality Review

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On Oct. 31, Get Ready to Welcome … the New Normal!

by Ashley Archibald

(This article was originally published on Real Change and has been reprinted under an agreement.)


When an unmasked Gov. Jay Inslee announced the end of the coronavirus state of emergency after more than two years, he did so with matter-of-fact language. Language for a boardroom.

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NEWS GLEAMS | Late Fees for Unpaid Parking Tickets Will Resume; Opportunities to See Salmon Migration

A round-up of news and announcements we don’t want to get lost in the fast-churning news cycle!

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Weekend Reads | Mapping Environmental Health Disparities

by Kevin Schofield


Last month, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released an updated “Washington Environmental Health Disparities Map” for the state. It calculates the environmental risks for communities throughout the state, in terms of the potential negative impacts to their health.

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The Morning Update Show — 3/22

The Morning Update Show — hosted by Trae Holiday and The Big O (Omari Salisbury) — is the only weekday news and information livestream that delivers culturally relevant content to the Pacific Northwest’s urban audience. Omari and Trae analyze the day’s local and national headlines as well as melanin magic in our community. Watch live every weekday at 11 a.m. on any of the following channels, hosted by Converge Media: YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Periscope, and whereweconverge.com.

We also post the Morning Update Show here on the Emerald each day after it airs, so you can catch up any time of day while you peruse our latest posts.

Morning Update Show — Tuesday, March 22

Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmation Hearing | LIVE — Ballet Dancer Destiny Wimpye | LIVE — Ballet Dancer Rosalyn Hutsell | LIVE — Dr. Conrad Webster of WA Department of Health | A Look Back at Dangriga, Belize!

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NEWS GLEAMS: SPD — Armed Robbery Suspect Shot & Killed, Watching for COVID-19, & More

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