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Another Teton Dam

Teton Dam. The golden age of dam building has long since passed, capped by the tragic failure in 1976 of the last big dam, an earthen structure on the Teton River of Idaho. Few new dam projects are being proposed these days, and many dams are being purposefully breached. But that hasn't stopped some from resurrecting the possibility of a new Teton Dam.

A city of scolds

Plastic water bottle. Seattle City Hall has cracked down on drinking and clubs, it's on the verge of banning fast food and taxing plastic grocery bags, and now even plastic-bottled water is a civic sin. Switch to tap water! says the mayor. Mossback thinks enough is enough.

Greg Nickels' rebel yell

Mayor Greg Nickels at CityClub. Seattle's mayor waves the flag of secession. In so doing, he may have waved goodbye to a future in state politics.

Tulip fields forever

tulip fields forever In Skagit County, Wash.

Winter in late April

Up to a foot of snow could fall in the Cascade Mountains over the weekend. And some Snohomish County lowlands are already seeing flakes. This wacky blast of winter has ski areas cheering and farmers worried.

Did I assassinate Garfield?

Garfield County Courthouse.

When it comes to pissing off rural America, I think I'm one up on Barack Obama.

So much talk about so few fish

Chinook salmon. The salmon fisheries of the Northwest have spawned a new industry of bureaucrats, lawyers, environmentalists, sport fishers, commercial interests, scientists, and natives, all focused on the absence of fish. Meanwhile, four sockeye returned last summer to a lake in Idaho once teeming with tens of thousands.

Go fish: The government's answer to depleted stocks

Puget Sound salmon. While officials are calling for a moratorium on commercial salmon fishing along much of the West Coast, they're opting for a different tactic in Puget Sound: continued fishing.

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57 states — and the Soviet of Washington?

Sen. Barack Obama must be drinking some of the same Seattle water as secessionist Mayor Greg Nickels. In Beaverton, Ore., he told the crowd that he'd visited "57 states" with "one left to go." He goes on to say that the only states he hasn't been to during his presidential bid are Alaska and Hawaii, which means Obama thinks the U.S. has 58 states, though by his own count there should be 59.

A Seattle software exec makes sure that the buffalo don't roam

The Northwest's real fairy tales

Arts Beat »

An Eastside community where craftsmanship defines the homes

It began in 1908, when a local group called the Beaux Arts Society bought 50 acres of land on the shore of Lake Washington, creating a thriving memorial to the arts and crafts movement of the day.

Melinda Bargreen: Goodbye to the Seattle Times music critic post

Columbus Symphony, deadlocked with musicians, shuts down

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A Seattle software exec makes sure that the buffalo don't roam

In the 19th century, tourists used to slaughter bison herds from passing trains, blasting the big beasts into near extinction just for fun. That ugly tradition is echoed in the recent massacre of buffalo in Colorado, which has also touched off a classic confrontation over rights between two ranchers. The Northwest connection: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer's John Cook points out that the man behind the recent massacre is the chairman and CEO of one of Seattle's top software companies, Jeff Hawn of Attachmate. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.

Life after Yahoo: Microsoft moves on — to Asia

Steve Ballmer's about-face explained

Politics / Government »

Saving our communal storm sewer, Puget Sound

The state's biggest paper finally weighs in on a subject of huge local importance — the effect of urban stormwater runoff on Puget Sound. Though following reports by The Olympian, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Crosscut, and others, this is an accessible overview of the problem with plenty of PDF visuals. If you haven't gotten yourself up to speed on the subject yet, this is a good place to start.

A stealth Ron Paul campaign makes the GOP nervous in Idaho

Just 15 years old, the state Department of Ecology building is cracking dangerously

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Food »

In the International District, an interesting approach to restaurant reviewing

The group assesses lunchtime eats in the ID, including whether or not the establishment uses MSG.

Yours for free: a guidebook to farm-fresh food

A city of scolds

Flip Side » Hillary Clinton.

Hillary Clinton will you please go now!

Flip Side: With apologies to Dr. Seuss and Maureen Dowd.

An alternative reality show

John Moe: Sorry, Seattle, I'm moving away

Sports » 1977 Seatle Mariners cap.

Perhaps Oklahoma City would also be interested in a baseball team

OK, probably not — they already have a pretty good triple-A minor league team. So what the heck is going wrong at Safeco Field?

Grandmother, mother, and daughter — on the same soccer team

Fast times and loads of fun, despite expensive gas

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