Nine young writers will address issues of student safety and security in Washington schools in this year's Seattle Times Student Voices column series.

This excerpt from "Biking Uphill in the Rain" explores Seattle's resurgence in bicycle use in the 1970s, and the influences behind it (including an old railroad line).

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