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November 05, 2007: Headlines

No, really, this is a watershed election

Posted Mon, Nov 5, 5 a.m.

Beyond the pettiness of the campaign just ending lies the potential emergence of a whole new mood in Seattle-area politics. It would start with a muting of the cultural wars that have bedeviled Seattle politics ever since 9/11. Call it the revenge of the center.

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Bruce Chapman is right

Posted Mon, Nov 5, 5 a.m.

The Discovery Institute's head uses the James Watson controversy to make a good point about the legacy of eugenics and the dangers it poses for the future. But the role of religion in that history shouldn't be given a free pass.

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A tragically hip replacement

Posted Mon, Nov 5, 5 a.m.

It means doing battle with the heath-care industry during recovery and greeting annoyingly cheerful pedestrians during rehab.

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