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August 10, 2007: Headlines

Fighting "thuggery" in downtown Seattle

Posted Fri, Aug 10, 11 a.m.

The important civic lessons found in the battle to save the Pike Place Market against New York THUGs twenty years ago suggest we should never use the word "saved" when it comes to the city's soul.

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How the Northwest's cities are coping with the homeless

Posted Fri, Aug 10, 8 a.m.

Homelessness has ceased to be an orphaned issue for the Northwest's major cities, as all of them have in recent years announced ambitious strategies to tackle the problem. Here's a report card on how Vancouver, Seattle, Spokane, and Portland are doing so far.

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Ted Roethke, master poet and teacher, fully reborn in ACT world premiere

Posted Fri, Aug 10, 5 a.m.

A former student of the charismatic Roethke appraises ACT's new play about the man, whose extraordinary performances in the classroom are brought back to life by a fine play with a superb actor.

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