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A bill honoring Billy Frank Jr.’s legacy will put a statue of him in the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Debra Lekanoff and was signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on April 14. // Photo courtesy of Liz Devine via Flickr
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February 11Operations Supervisor Katherin Mitchell starts her day of work on Jan. 26, 2026. Many dispatchers receive around 120 calls a shift. What-Comm 911 processed 118,421 911 calls and 120,908 calls on their non-emergency phone line in 2025. Screen blurred to protect sensitive information. // Photo by Allison Lam
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February 11Idris Goodwin rapped a freestyle after the “King of the Neuroverse” performance on Jan. 23, 2026, night one of hip-hop theater weekend. Brian Quijada, co-creator of “Mexodous,” created the live-looped beats for Goodwin to perform to. // Photo by Cody Sauter
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February 11Playwright Idris Goodwin explaining the process of writing “King of the Neuroverse” and adapting it into a play during Western’s summer Test Kitchen with Professor and Theater Department Chair Rich Brown on Jan. 23, 2026. // Photo by Cody Sauter
