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Hey, good morning. I'm Paige Browning. It's Monday. This is Seattle now. We're nearing the finish line

on 2024. And wow, what a year. Boeing's year started with a bang and not in a good way.

In January, a door-sized panel blew off of a Boeing 737 max-9 jet mid-flight.

They also got a new CEO and endured a 53-day machinist strike.

The Seattle Public Library, CETAC Airport, and the High Line School District all got

cyber-attacked. Seattle Public Schools went from planning to close 20 schools to planning to close

zero. University of Washington joined the Big Ten. Some zebras broke loose near North Bend.

There's a lot to reflect on, and thankfully, our friends over at

Weekend Review took time to look back on the year for their Year in Review event. Here's a

portion of their conversation hosted by KUOW's Bill Radke. Welcome back to KUOW's Year in Review.

I'm Bill Radke.

I'm here with longtime journalist Rich Smith, KUAW host Libby Dankman,

and political consultant Sandeep Kowshik,

and a few friends at Town Hall, Seattle.

Thank you. at Town Hall, Seattle. I want to begin with what the heck with Seattle. Okay, voters said in some fashion to this city, about three years ago, we're ready for a new

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