Leland Vittert on the end to the government shutdown and the Jeffrey Epstein emails trove // Katrina Guischard with her parenting feature: What new data says about parents having a "favorite" child // Nancy Cordes with takeaways from the thousands of emails between Jeffrey Epstein and his friends // Charlie Commentary on what will be remembered about Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's tenure // Gee Scott with his keys to a Seahawks victory on Sunday against the LA Rams // ConsumerMan Herb Weisbaum with suggestions on how to pay for big ticket gift items this holiday season // Paul Holden with a weekend planner