Reef net fishers haul in sockeye salmon off the coast of Lummi Island on Aug. 22, 2014. American fishers are catching fewer sockeye so far this season because most of the fish are heading north into Canadian waters. Lummi Nation fishers out for chinook last weekend were surprised to pull up the Atlantic salmon, which escaped after nets imploded at a Atlantic salmon fish farm off Cypress Island.

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Robert LaCount, a recovering addict, stands outside an old church he is fixing up as a community center in Hoquiam, Wash., Monday, June 12, 2017. For years, LaCount cycled in and out of jail and it did nothing to stop the addiction. He didn't care if he lived or died; he endangered his own children, spent Christmases in missions, until one day it occurred to him that his life had been so empty no one would care enough to claim his body from the morgue when he died. He got clean nine years ago, and now runs a sober housing program where he fields 10 calls a day that he has to say no to because there's so much need and so few resources.

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Linda Immel (from left) of Shelton talks with Georgie Johns of Skokomish as Melanie Willig and Michelle Deyette (far right) greet one another outside the dedication ceremonies for the Skokomish Tribe’s new community center on Friday.

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A voter deposits election ballots in the drop box at the Pierce County Annex, August 1, 2016. Only 27 percent of voters turned out for this year’s primary election. Some Washington state officials think the August date is to blame.

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Amazon warehouse workers get same treatment as corporate in terms of parental leave

When Elvira Lopez’s son Javier was born in March 2016, the Amazon.com warehouse employee took advantage of a perk that few U.S. hourly workers enjoy: She took 20 weeks of paid maternity leave, and after that, a six-week gradual ramp-up back to work.

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On the opening day of football practice last week at Tumwater High School, players pass by a row of Riddell SpeedFlex helmets that are designed to provide better protection. The Seattle Seahawks and United HealthCare presented the team with 25 of the concussion-tested helmets in May.

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