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<image:caption>Columbia Funeral Home and Crematory, a South End institution since 1907, is seen after a fire on July 30, 2025.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Columbia Funeral Home Owners Plan to Rebuild After Last Year's Fire</news:title>
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<loc>https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2026/10/13/column-seattle-knows-public-safety-takes-more-than-police-why-not-fund-it</loc>
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<image:caption>Candles and flowers line the International Fountain at Seattle Center on July 27, 2026, during a silent vigil honoring the three people shot and killed at the Bite of Seattle the previous day.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-13T19:38:36.825Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>COLUMN | Seattle Knows Public Safety Takes More Than Police. Why Not Fund It?</news:title>
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<loc>https://southseattleemerald.org/news/2026/10/12/columbia-city-will-be-home-to-nations-first-native-owned-birth-center-qa-with-camie-goldhammer</loc>
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<image:caption>Hokšíčantkiyapi Ceremony (Welcoming the Spirit of the Baby) held at Rainier Beach Community Club in May 2025.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>From left: Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services founding Executive Director Camie Goldhammer (Sisíthuŋwaŋ-Waȟpéthuŋwaŋ Oyáte) and BirthKeepers Department Director Vanessa Lovejoy-Guron (Karayan/Kumintáng). They stand in front of the birth center Hummingbird purchased in September.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-12T15:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Columbia City Will Be Home to a Native-Owned Birth Center: Q&amp;A With Camie Goldhammer</news:title>
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