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At least 19 colleges have changed essay prompts this year, according to one college counseling firm. Will it change how students talk about themselves?
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Mitch Borden/KNKXNonprofit and private landlords claim eviction bans allow tenants to stop paying rent for long stretches. The Tacoma City Council is considering rolling back renter protections. -
David Lin/WDFWNighttime coyote sightings are not uncommon in Western Washington. But a recent bump in reports of daytime encounters has some Seattle residents near Volunteer Park and the Washington Park Arboretum concerned.
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Apple TVOn Dec. 9, 1965, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" premiered on television. In 1995, Peanuts creator Charles Schulz spoke with NPR's Bob Edwards on Morning Edition. -
Parker Miles Blohm/KNKXJazz clarinetist Anat Cohen highlights her passion for choro, an emotive musical form that combines the musical traditions of indigenous Africans and Western Europeans living in Brazil.
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