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Jason M Burrows

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Producer - @KUOW's Soundside: Noon & 8pm Mon-Thurs KUOW 94.9 - Seattle's NPR News Station https://www.kuow.org/authors/jason-burrows Yes, my middle name IS Megatron; yes I AM a huge nerd. He/Him 🍐🍉

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KUOW Public Radio@kuow.org · 5d ago

Washington state is widely known for industries like tech, agriculture, and aerospace. But Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has a goal to make Washington just as well known for its tabletop game scene, especially on the international stage.

Washington's got game: Sec. of State Hobbs rolls the dice for tabletop overseas

Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has incorporated tabletop gaming into various aspects of his office, and has led tabletop trade missions to Japan and Germany to showcase Washington-based game creators and related businesses.

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KUOW Public Radio@kuow.org · last wk.

Officials with the city’s finance department estimate the sum of Seattle’s maintenance and upkeep demands could be as high as $6 billion. But it’s not clear what dollar streams the city can tap for all that work.

Reporter’s notebook: Seattle's Central Library, architectural ambition’s cost, and a $6 billion bill

Soundside host David Kroman shares why the show used the Central Library as a way to talk about Seattle's long-term budget issues.

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PWHL@thepwhl.com · 3w ago

The road to the Season 4 starts here 👀 All 12 teams will play in two preseason scrimmages from Nov. 22-30, with action taking place across five markets. Details regarding fan access to preseason scrimmages will be announced at a later date by host teams. 📰 Read more: bit.ly/4gMwbkh

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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him)@hansilowang.bsky.social · 4w ago

My latest @npr.org story: A whistleblower report says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump’s push to restrict mail-in voting that could “derail” the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed. Key parts of USPS' plan are currently blocked by a court order

Whistleblower claims USPS plan for Trump's mail voting order could 'derail' midterms

A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed.

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Katie Cook@katiecandraw.bsky.social · last mo.

Since I just helped out someone with this issue, I’ll offer it up to all who it applies to: If you have a Harry Potter tattoo based on any of my art I’d previously done for the books from the Before Times, I will work with you to design a cover-up tattoo free of charge.

Dr. Emily Friedman@ecfriedman.com · last mo.

Every little kid’s first book from Dolly is a customized version (addressed to them) of The Little Engine That Could.

United States Book List - Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Blue Ribbon Selections give USA Book List including new titles added this year.

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Dr. Emily Friedman@ecfriedman.com · last mo.

Imagination Libraries get little kids — without means testing — a library of books of their very own, one every month from birth until age 5. Local communities work to raise the funds in partnership with DPIL, so I encourage you to find your local one, or help Houston get even more coverage.

Elizabeth Spiers@espiers.bsky.social · last mo.

I guess the silver lining here is that a lot of people are about to know who Doris Miller is if they didn’t already en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_M...

Doris Miller - Wikipedia

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Ryan Goodman@rgoodlaw.bsky.social · last mo.

"The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black sailor hailed for his heroic actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor ... there have been internal conversations about renaming it to honor Trump." www.cnn.com/2026/08/20/p...