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Listen to the Consider This podcast from NPR. Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Monday. This is Seattle now. The majestic

Mount Rainier dominates our landscape. It's white glaciers and blue ridges, a visual reminder of where we are.

Composer Stephen Lyos has been given a tall task, capture all that in music. He's the park's

first ever composer in residence. In celebration of its 125th anniversary, Stephen will tell us how he

sees and hears the mountain in a minute.

But first, here's what's coming up this week.

Light Rail riders, you might notice the signs have changed to include new stops, part of the

Linwood Link extension.

It's all in anticipation of the opening August 30th.

Sound transit will begin running empty trains up to the Linwood stop starting today.

Another heads up, University Street Station will soon be called Symphony Station.

The name of that stop has confused plenty of riders.

Recology customers get your garbage and compost bins out early.

Residential collections will begin at 6 a.m. today and tomorrow due to the extreme heat.

They're trying to keep things as safe as possible for drivers.

And if this extreme heat is making you anxious, why not check out the Bloomberg Green Festival starting Wednesday at the Seattle Center.

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