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Are super-majorities in the legislature constitutional?

Posted Mon, Feb 8, 9:14 p.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

They may well be, but don't expect a gun-shy state supreme court to deal with the explosive question.

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Score another one for Balagan Theatre

by Fletch Waller

The ambitious new theater company mounts a superb David Mamet dark comedy, Edmond.

Posted Mon, Feb 8, 4 p.m.

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A key value for charter schools: No empty promises made to kids

Posted Tue, Feb 9, 2 a.m.

By Judy Lightfoot

Do effective KIPP charter schools in the Bay Area have anything to teach us? Here's the candid talk inside a faculty lunchroom.

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Is a six-ounce steak worth $100?

Posted Tue, Feb 9, 2 a.m.

By Ronald Holden

Massages, mineral water, and soothing music. And that's not for you - it's for the cattle.

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A Pyrrhic victory for school funding advocates?

Posted Mon, Feb 8, 2 a.m.

By Austin Jenkins

Court rulings on how the state needs to fund schools better, such as handed down last week, don't tend to stick very long. And this year's session is no time for finding more money.

Humor: Republicans, in command, offer a sweeping agenda

Posted Sun, Feb 7, 11:55 a.m.

By Steve Clifford

Even with their dominating 41-59 control of the Senate, the GOP graciously offers to let the Democrats join the bipartisan coalition.

Jury duty: the system really works

Posted Sat, Feb 6, 9:07 p.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

A juror has an inspiring, if sometimes tedious experience in a civil case. The result is not "Twelve Angry Men," but "Thirteen Happy Citizens."

Forgive me, Planet, for I have flown. Frequently.

Posted Fri, Feb 5, 3:17 p.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

Carbon offsets reflect the tendency of environmentalism to act like a new religion. Remember European history about the buying and selling of indulgences? But there can be good sense in donating to atone for our offenses against the environment.

Post-tragedy, Alice in Chains stages a successful comeback

Posted Fri, Feb 5, 1:07 p.m.

By Travis Hay

Following the drug overdose of lead singer Layne Staley, AIC has a Grammy-nominated album and a frontman with some powerful pipes. It's not too late to catch the band in Seattle, playing a second show tonight at the Paramount.

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What's a local judge doing amid the 'math wars'?

Posted Fri, Feb 5, 2 a.m.

By Dick Lilly

A court decision that the Seattle School Board must reconsider its choice of high school math books is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to curriculum conflicts and inconsistencies in local school districts.

Korean comfort food that's nothing like kimchee

Posted Thu, Feb 4, 2 p.m.

By Hugo Kugiya

Eating on the Edge: Lynnwood's Tsing Tao serves black noodles, a dish so popular in Korea that it's featured in cartoons, movies, and a Korean version of Valentine's Day.

A legal hot potato: Should felons vote?

Posted Thu, Feb 4, 2 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals suspends its controversial ruling that felons should be able to vote, while Washington state prepares to appeal. The central legal issue: Are minorities unfairly targeted?

Why is City Hall cracking down on handicapped parking?

Posted Thu, Feb 4, 2 a.m.

By Kent Kammerer

The city says it is responding to the widespread misuse of parking placards, some of which get stolen. So, it wants to limit the time people can stay in handicapped parking spaces around medical centers and downtown. But what happens to those who need an all-day spot for, say, a lengthy medical treatment?

Seattle, Eastside rattle their pitchforks over highway 520

Posted Thu, Feb 4, 2 a.m.

By Joe Copeland

There's a long history behind the complaint that Seattle is always ready to delay anybody else's safety project but wants help right now for its own worries. A new mayor puts himself in the eye of a building storm of bad feelings.

Oregon envy: Can a Seattleite turn green wishing to be there?

Posted Wed, Feb 3, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Much as I hate to admit it, Portland and Oregonians come closer to the Northwest ideal than we do.

Bart Sher's 'South Pacific' revival cuts to the core

Posted Wed, Feb 3, 2 a.m.

By Thomas May

In the touring version of the Tony-winning production, Sher, former artistic director of Intiman, rediscovers the disturbing wartime material lurking under the sugar-coated familiarity of the tunes.

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Feeding the food gardening trend

Posted Wed, Feb 3, 2 a.m.

By Bill Thorness

Edibles will be on display this week at the mammoth 22nd annual Northwest Flower & Garden Show, opening today.

Waterfront rumble: Where new Seattle confronts old Seattle

Posted Tue, Feb 2, noon

By Jordan Royer

Can the industries that built Seattle survive in the new Seattle with its push for an upscale new urbanism? We better hope so, but Seattle's working class roots could easily slip away.

Struggling to keep the stage lights on

Posted Tue, Feb 2, 2 a.m.

By Jean Godden

Seattle's arts organizations receive less public support than most of their counterparts around the country. And now they've lost the PONCHO auction and a beloved auctioneer. It's time to get creative.

UW tuition debate carries heavy freight

Posted Tue, Feb 2, 2 a.m.

By Joe Copeland

The University of Washington views this year's budget crisis as time to gain greater control over tuition and school finances. But will proposed solutions hurt low-income students at community colleges?

Labor tightens the screws on Democrats in the legislature

Posted Mon, Feb 1, 2 a.m.

By Austin Jenkins

Angry over setbacks in the 2009 session, labor lobbyists this year are threatening to sit out the next election or run candidates against backsliding Democrats.

Back to the woodshed for bankers

Posted Sun, Jan 31, 12:55 p.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

From Davos to D.C., the politicians and bankers are getting the message. It's time to re-regulate our financial systems, heeding the advice of Paul Volcker.

No leaders, please. We're sensitive Seattleites

Posted Fri, Jan 29, 3:30 p.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

We gain value from pluralism. But how do we also move forward, behind leaders playing their proper roles? The alternative is the kids' soccer phenomenon of bunch-ball.