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The Burke Museum's mystery vessel

Posted Mon, Mar 26, 5:46 p.m.

A Chinese character which means "to rise," on a food container? Sounds like a vessel for dough. Hope the museum can make some off this mystery crock; the Burke is a wonderful local resource, and this is a fun way to get people involved.

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Seattle needs more shrines to writers

Posted Thu, Jul 14, 8:47 a.m.

Berger is so right about memorializing creativity and even quirkiness through meaningful place names, starting with writers. But we need to broaden the discussion: we live in a city that's about to put Chihuly's brand on its beloved Space Needle, until that endeavor fails and some other corporation claims the ...

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A well-acted but perplexing 'God of Carnage'

Posted Mon, Oct 11, 9:42 a.m.

This review should have started with the acting quality (excellent) and flipped the angst about "setting" and big stars to the end of the piece. Yes, the place details were a bit skewed, and it was stretching it to see a Seattle couple raising kids in such a sanitized architectural ...

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Seattle Mayor: a bad career move

Posted Tue, Aug 11, 7:47 a.m.

It's striking how much damage mediocrity can do to a once-vibrant city. Whether the office is a lead-in to higher positions should not be our concern. We need someone dedicated to the job who will learn from past mayors' mistakes. We wish Steinbrueck well, but think of his legacy to ...

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A narcissist goes volunteering

Posted Thu, Jul 2, 4:56 p.m.

This self-revelation rings true, except for one part. Bernie Madoff has not wept, does not and will not weep. He is eligible for coffee in the Freestyle Volunteer program.

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Is Seattle's best mayor in Bremerton?

Posted Fri, May 1, 8:27 a.m.

I'll take Aurora's blue collar clutter, cacophony and commercialism every time over the empty ghost-town storefronts of New Yuppieville.

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Upside of the downturn

Posted Tue, Mar 10, 7:19 p.m.

Lawyer Hagedorn's comment about flaunting wealth being disrespectful suggests a social conscience - another good quality, along with reducing conspicuous consumption.

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