Jim Ryan
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Writer and editor. Outdoors enthusiast. Former @seattletimes, @oregonian journalist.
Portland, Oregon
Joined July 2011
In March 2014, the Oso landslide tore through a Washington town, killing 43 people and destroying a neighborhod. 10 years later, I spoke with Oso survivors. After losing everything, how do you go on? https://t.co/WutogULUUH
seattletimes.com
Ten years ago, a landslide killed 43 people in Oso. How did the survivors carry on after an unthinkable loss?
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Calling all aspiring young journalists in Oregon and SW Washington: Applications are open now for High School Journalism Institute 2024. Students will learn reporting, news writing, photography and more from the pros https://t.co/P0ughZygxd
oregonlive.com
This year’s program will be held July 20-27, 2024, at the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis.
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City of Seattle settles BLM protesters’ lawsuit for $10 million (via @stimesmcarter) https://t.co/U6RpmtnoXc via @seattletimes
seattletimes.com
The settlement involved 50 plaintiffs who were injured or said their rights had been violated by Seattle police during the 2020 protests over George Floyd’s murder.
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NEW: The vice president of Seattle’s police union acted unprofessionally when he made “callous” comments downplaying the death of a young woman, according to city police watchdogs. https://t.co/cwFz43eZaY
seattletimes.com
Seattle's police chief will decide whether to fire or discipline Officer Daniel Auderer after an investigation into his comments, inadvertently recorded on his body camera.
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A mother recounts the struggle to protect her son in this exclusive from @dominicgates
https://t.co/kdT9tbBY4c via @seattletimes
seattletimes.com
"I was just holding him and saying repeatedly, 'It's OK. It's OK. It's OK, buddy. It's OK. It's OK.' "
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Eugene Weekly forced to lay off entire staff, halt printing due to embezzlement that has left their finances "in shambles." Running (and printing!) an alt weekly in 2023 is a herculean task. Let's keep this incredible pub alive: https://t.co/OEu5N8FTF0
eugeneweekly.com
Dear Eugene Weekly Readers, Eugene Weekly is this town. We are who we are because we are the community’s paper, for better or for worse. We’ve sought to enlighten you. We’ve sought to enterta…
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For more than a decade, the CID Santas have been beloved community volunteers who greeted kids with holiday cheer while also dismantling racial stereotypes about who gets to play the traditionally white character. https://t.co/4gujvMqHwl
seattletimes.com
This holiday season, the museum is welcoming two new Santa Clauses to take the reins from past Old Saint Nicks at its annual C-ID Santa photo day.
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JOB ALERT: The Seattle Times is seeking an Assistant Sports Editor and Sports Reporter. Apply here: https://t.co/ohOeNxzEuG
@APSE_sportmedia @NABJSports @AAJAsports @NAHJ @AWSM_SportMedia @SJdotcom @nlgja @aaja @NABJ @najournalists @MurrowCollege @UWComm
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Sinclair nixes Univision affiliation, ending Spanish local news broadcasts in the Seattle area. A Burien city council member is fighting what a former Univision staffer calls “a huge step backwards”
seattletimes.com
Sinclair has been reluctant to directly say it will no longer offer Seattle area programming in Spanish. A Burien city council member is fighting the decision.
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Introducing our new @stmentalhealth column series, "The therapist is in," where Jordan Alam will explain aspects of individual therapy and answer reader questions about difficult situations. https://t.co/cSY0MoONLq
seattletimes.com
My therapy clients ask me hard questions. The hardest might be the most fundamental: “So, how does this work?”
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When the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center was first founded in 1976, it was considered radical. Its longtime leader, Mary Ellen Stone, recently retired.
seattletimes.com
When the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center was founded in 1976, it was considered radical. Its longtime leader, Mary Ellen Stone, recently retired.
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In life, Jean Darsie dedicated herself to helping unhoused people. In death, the longtime activist bequeathed her North Beach home to a nonprofit, asking that it be rehabbed for low-income buyers and that a second affordable home be built on the large lot. https://t.co/GdQCbpa92a
How one woman is still combating Seattle’s housing crisis, even in death | The Seattle Times (w/ @ellenbanner)
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Manuel Ellis’ mother alleges 'witness intimidation' in days preceding her testimony in Tacoma officers' trial. @seattletimes @STWatchdog https://t.co/dL6f93kKi1
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The mother of a man allegedly killed by Tacoma police says she found a tracking device on her car and her tires slashed before she took the stand on Monday.
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"We are here today gathering as a testament to all those generations before us." Seattle celebrates its second official Indigenous Peoples’ Day https://t.co/9JGnn2C6B3 (via @vonnaiphair @ErikaJSchultz)
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Not many journalists capture the Rainier Valley well. There are so many cliches. But @DBeekman shows great sophistication as he portrays the areas changing dynamics, for better and worse. Even if you live here, you’ll likely learn a lot.
seattletimes.com
The stretch of Rainier Avenue where the iconic store Mutual Fish recently closed looks very different from five years ago. And more change is coming.
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In the past 10 months, ~400 asylum seekers have arrived to Riverton Park United Methodist Church. ~180 are there now. But no government entity has stepped up to take responsibility for finding them shelter and resources. And it’s happening amid a growing homelessness crisis.
Hundreds of asylum-seekers found Tukwila church, but who will help? | The Seattle Times (via @annaleapatrick)
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You call. No answer. Call two more. All full. Call another. An opening... 6 months from now. This is the experience people in WA go through to find an outpatient therapist taking new clients. How people end up interacting with "ghosts" in mental health: https://t.co/vuUGo6Skx7
seattletimes.com
Insurance companies' lists of in-network therapists and other mental health professionals are often chaotic and unreliable, leaving patients scrambling.
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Iranian American lawmaker in WA says disinformation led to death threat - @NinaShapiro reports on Seattle state Rep. Darya Farivar #waleg
https://t.co/PkIWEH0TcX via @seattletimes
seattletimes.com
Many Iranian Americans have come together to show support for protests in Iran against the Islamic regime. But divisions have also spurred finger-pointing.
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