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Could the traditional American family be making a comeback in — of all places — Seattle? Recent census data reveal an unlikely trend: The good old nuclear family, declining across the United States, is on the rise here. Today, 70 percent of Seattle’s roughly 100,000 kids under 18 live with two married parents — a jump of 6 points from 2000. Among the…

Here’s some sobering news for new parents: In Washington, putting two kids through day care — one infant and one 4-year-old — will cost about the same as a typical home-mortgage payment. In fact, according to a new report, Washington is among the nation’s 10 least-affordable states for child…