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Another US appeals court keeps Trump’s travel ban blocked
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Indian immigrant, entrepreneur to run for Michigan governor
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Ocean Star fire scare
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Washington granted REAL ID extension through mid-July
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Report: Washington’s homeless population grew last year
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Of Father’s Day, the old ID, the Four Seas restaurant, and minor league baseball.
When I think about Father’s Day, I’m reminded of my childhood in the 1960s in Seattle’s Chinatown/International District, the Four Seas Restaurant, minor league baseball, and my father Abe Lum, who recently passed away.