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<loc>https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2026/07/30/column-seattles-progressive-values-stop-at-seafair-the-south-end-pays-the-price</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Blue Angels flew so close to the author’s home, the pilots were clearly visible in their cockpits.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Sea-Tac Airport and Boeing Field air traffic pelts Beacon Hill with noise and carbon emissions, making it among the most polluted neighborhoods in Seattle.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ South Seattle is home to a higher percentage of immigrants than the rest of the city, many of whom are from countries where the thunder of jet engines meant imminent death and destruction.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Blue Angels' performances above Lake Washington generate about 566 metric tons of carbon dioxide, which would require 566 acres of U.S. forests to sequester, or an area about 1.9 times the size of Seward Park.]]></image:caption>
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