Posted Wed, Mar 21, 8:54 a.m.

Hi Knute, I realize this article is no doubt one of the fruits of your exhaustive book-level research on the second Seattle world's fair. But I noticed that that there's one 'scandal of the fair' that you appear to leave out. And if you're not aware of it, my gosh, ...

Posted Fri, Jun 17, 12:45 p.m.

Looking for images of the fair? You know, newspapers and photo-archives aren't the only source. Way back in 1982, during the wee hours of the morning one summer week, KING-5 replayed a series of TV specials it produced back in 1962 as the fair approached. Memory is a little hazy, ...

Posted Thu, Jun 16, 7:35 p.m.

Oh, maybe this is sort of a tangental thought, but I have to admit I have deep misgivings about "city building" via world's fairs. It's another way of accomplishing the misguided urban-renewal dreams that were so popular in the sixties and the seventies. I'm just a tad too young to ...

Posted Thu, Jun 16, 6:57 p.m.

That demolition of a building like this one could even be considered is an outrage. Harborview Hall is a beautiful complement to the nearby hospital, and ought to be considered as part of the same landmark complex. "To build a plaza?" That's as bad as replacing it with a parking ...

Posted Sat, Apr 30, 2:36 p.m.

As a reporter based in the state Legislature, I want to say that McDonald is on to something here -- perhaps one of the most disturbing stories to come out of state politics in recent years. I started to catch on a couple of months ago, and all I can ...

Posted Fri, Aug 27, 12:22 a.m.

It's the Seattle Union Record. No such thing as the Seattle Union Star. There was a Seattle Star -- but that was an entirely different newspaper.

Posted Wed, May 26, 2:51 p.m.

My gosh! This story is literally unbelievable! Yes, everything stated in the piece is true. But there's a heckuva lot more to the story. The problems with the state PERS 1 and TRS 1 systems aren't some nagging little problem. Pension contributions by the state will have to TRIPLE by ...

Posted Mon, Dec 14, 11:03 a.m.

Wait a second! Did I read that right? A University of Washington administrator gets a salary from the university of $535,000 a year? I thought only football coaches earned that kind of money. Do they make her pay for her own health insurance? But seriously, is this a reporting mistake? ...

Posted Mon, Nov 23, 4:15 p.m.

Arrrgh! It's so easy to blame initiatives for the problems of state governments nationwide -- and then to say, well, Washington allows initiatives, too -- that must be our problem. But it's wrong, just plain wrong. The problem occurs with initiatives THAT AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION. Take a look at ...

Posted Tue, Aug 11, 10:31 a.m.

It's an interesting viewpoint -- and I'm not going to say that there is anything incorrect about anything McIntire has to say, because there isn't. But I wonder about the emphasis of the argument. Whenever a tax revolt is proposed in this state, you begin seeing arguments that Washington is ...

Posted Thu, Jul 16, 12:13 p.m.

Speaking as one of those (very few) people who find the A.-Y.-P. fascinating (and who participated in some of the MOHAI 100th anniversary events) I have to say that one of the key reasons the fair has been forgotten is that no history of the fair has yet been published. ...

Posted Thu, Apr 16, 1:54 p.m.

This story is flabbergasting, and I'm not sure what bothers me the most: The fact that a hired gun for property developers would be allowed to dispute the historical significance of George Carmack's house, or that the Seattle preservation board would know their city's history so poorly that they allowed ...