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00000181-fa79-da89-a38d-fb7f297d0000September marks the fifth anniversary of the economic meltdown on Wall Street. Investment giant Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, AIG took a government bailout in the billions and the Dow had the biggest single day loss in history.As the national economy convulsed in the great downturn of 2008, the Puget Sound region remained a relative bright spot compared with other parts of the country.We didn’t get hit as hard, and we bounced back more quickly. Our Big Reset series looks at how our region has emerged from the Great Recession, why we are so resilient and what challenges we still face.Tell us about your experiences since the recession. Email us, visit us on Facebook or Tweet using hashtag #thebigreset.00000181-fa79-da89-a38d-fb7f297d0001Photos by Jake Warga.

Countdown To November Elections: GMO Labeling, Minimum Wage, And City Council

It’s Friday — time to talk over the news. With less than six weeks to go before the November election, campaigns to label GMOs in Washington, increase the minimum wage in SeaTac and get elected to City Hall in Seattle are all picking up the pace. We talk over those stories and more of what happened this week with Joni Balter of the Seattle Times, Crosscut's Knute BergerEli Sanders of The Stranger, and Erica C. Barnett of Publicola.
Produced by Jason Pagano.