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'Snow wimps'? Who is the 'LA Times' calling a wimp?

Posted Fri, Jan 20, 12:30 a.m.

A newspaper that serves a population freaked out by rain shouldn't be surprised if Seattle's steep hills and unusual climatic conditions -- including wet, icing-prone snowfalls -- combine to make for genuine difficulties.

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Let it rain! says a California transplant

Posted Fri, Dec 30, 2 a.m.

A refugee reports on her year-long effort to escape the relentless sunshine of South California, snuggling into our damp and bookish town.

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Naming Pioneer Square's alleys

Posted Mon, Dec 12, 2 a.m.

Cities are moving to reclaim and clean-up urban alleyways, and Pioneer Square is ground zero for Seattle's effort. One thing needed: names.

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Occupying Reagan's office and speaking out at UC-Davis, 40 years ago

Posted Sun, Nov 27, 7:10 p.m.

The notorious police response to peaceful Occupiers leads an alumnus to recall the bolder demonstrations he and his classmates undertook, blocking military shipments and occupying the governor's office. Ronald Reagan called them "bums," but no one reached for the pepper spray.

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Parklets: a great idea for Seattle to steal

Posted Tue, Sep 20, 2 a.m.

San Francisco has created a quick way to convert a parking space or two into pleasant micro parks that the community picks and maintains. What are we waiting for?

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The 100-year-old model for the Port of Seattle still makes good political sense

Posted Thu, Sep 15, noon

A veteran observer of ports around the country argues that elected port commissioners, as in Seattle and Tacoma, are far preferable to ports that must serve the wishes of mayors or other politicians.

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'The best of American literature, only more so'

Posted Thu, Sep 1, 2 a.m.

A new anthology of California writers' work gives readers a rich tour of California culture, landscape, and heritage.

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Seattle needs more shrines to writers

Posted Thu, Jul 14, 2 a.m.

In a city that draws the "creative class," why don't we have more reverence for our writers? Why not use them to boost tourism? Why is there no Theodore Roethke Historic Park, or Frank Herbert Wax Museum?

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Seattle and the Space Age that fizzled

Posted Mon, Jul 11, 2 a.m.

We ushered in the manned Space Age with Century 21. As the Space Shuttle programs end, its time to consider one failing: We made the New Frontier a place for experts and elites, not the people.

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Fixing the Seattle Center of San Diego

Posted Thu, Jun 30, 2 a.m.

As Balboa Park approaches a key anniversary, the city has been debating how to improve its key cultural center, including whether to ban cars from its central plaza.

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Reports of California's demise are hogwash

Posted Tue, Jun 28, 2 a.m.

A gloomy Scandinavian ventures into the golden sunlight of California and finds only scattered signs of a "failed state." In a nutshell: salmon bad, sangria good.

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Port CEO talked green but balked at changes in law to reduce truck pollution

Posted Tue, Jun 14, midnight

Breathing Uneasy: The port's Tay Yoshitani came here promising to make Seattle the green leader. But he helped lead other ports in opposing federal reforms that would have helped.

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How three cities are solving big problems

Posted Thu, Jun 2, 1:06 p.m.

While Seattle plays around on the margins, LA, Cincinnati, and San Francisco are taking big bites out of big apples. Their secrets: fast timetables, cross-sectoral coordination, and steamroller centrism.

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Seattle's tunnel vote and the West Coast malaise

Posted Wed, May 25, 2 a.m.

In stripping the elected leadership of authority, California and Washington are becoming economic regions unable to move forward on crucial investments, no matter how lengthy the public debate.

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Lost civilization along West Coast? New evidence says yes

Posted Wed, May 11, 2 a.m.

New research pushes back human society in Washington and elsewhere farther in the past than thought. And it seems to wipe away the idea that the Clovis people were the first in North America.

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Fear of Mormons and the new U.W. president

Posted Tue, May 10, 2 a.m.

Fear is unjustified today, but it's a part of Pacific Northwest history. Did you know Brigham Young once considered Vancouver Island for the Mormon homeland?

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Letter to editor: We need the truth about radiation levels

Posted Wed, Apr 6, 12:45 p.m.

Accurate information is missing about ionizing radiation in Washington state.

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How does your Valley grow?

Posted Mon, Mar 28, 2 a.m.

There are challenges to creating the 'next' Silicon Valley, but also to keeping the current one vital. In the Bay Area, one ray of hope is offered by a former Naval Air Station (think Magnuson Park on steroids), and a proposed Expo could bring all the pieces together.

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Why we must have fiscal reform in the states

Posted Tue, Jan 18, 2 a.m.

The Great Recession is over, but it has exposed budget practices that the states must end to avoid careening into even bigger financial wrecks.

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Slavery? Here?

Posted Mon, Jan 17, 2 a.m.

As the Civil War reaches its 150th anniversary, it's time to reflect on the impact of that era on the Pacific Northwest, and how political battles over slavery, secession, and states' rights were fought not just back East, but in the Rain Belt too.

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California Blog posts

An ill wind blows out of Olympia

Posted Fri, Nov 4, 3 p.m. 2011

Pity the state government. But your real worry should be about municipalities, who are going to be stuck with their own excesses and the problems of the states.

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No Expo for Ecotopia

Posted Sat, Nov 5, 11:48 p.m. 2011

As Seattle prepares to celebrate 50 years as the little expo city that could, the chance for a future fair in the USA is a long way off.

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Midday Scan: Monday's top stories around the region

Posted Mon, Sep 12, 11 a.m. 2011

9-11 as a literary event; Sen. Murray as the Senate's baby-sitter; get ready for redistricting fireworks; a warning shot on federal transit funding; and Amazon's truce in the California sales-tax battle.

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Worthy road trip companion: public radio

Posted Mon, Mar 21, 2 a.m. 2011

Forget the stereotypes and listen to what's really being broadcast on the West Coast public airwaves.

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Tsunami leaves its mark on the West Coast

Posted Mon, Mar 14, 10:10 p.m. 2011

Damage to crabbers, nature's warning signs of a coming tidal wave, fleeing vampires, and a boon for beachcombers.

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Environmentalists knock Obama plan for spotted owls

Posted Fri, Dec 10, 1:45 p.m. 2010

Environmental groups say a draft recovery plan is better than anything produced in the Bush administration, but not good enough.

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NY Times: California invents top-two primary!

Posted Thu, Nov 18, 2 a.m. 2010

Californians sure do come up with some neat ideas, according to the Times. Only trouble is, Washington was the originator.

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Gregoire is off to China to see the fair

Posted Tue, Sep 14, 2 a.m. 2010

Washington's governor is wining, dining, and selling apples in China. But will she be inspired, like Arnold Schwarzenegger, to bring a world's fair back home?

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The Texas model vs. the Seattle model

Posted Wed, Aug 4, 9:19 p.m. 2010

Texas did far better in the recession than its big rival, California. Which one should we emulate?

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Are tech titans heading into Northwest politics?

Posted Wed, Jun 9, 10:06 p.m. 2010

The Silicon warriors are surging in California, but there are only a few stirrings in Washington state. So far.

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9th circuit rules Prop 8, California's same-sex marriage ban, unconstitutional The Los Angeles Times reports, "A federal appeals court Tuesday struck down California's ban on same-sex marriage, clearing the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage as early as next year."

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The LAPD's compassionless crackdown on medical marijuana dispensers The legitimately ill are suffering in the thorough, three-campaign by the narcotics squad operating in the San Fernando Valley.

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For the love of sports: 49ers fans kicked out of NFL championship game in record numbers After national embarrassment over the abuse of fans supporting the New Orleans Saints the week before, San Francisco officials cracked down during the big game with the visiting New York Giants last Sunday.

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Judge gives outside monitors broad authority over Oakland police The court order is seen as a significant step toward a federal takeover of the troubled police department.

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Jerry Brown embraces California's bullet train The New York Times writes, "Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday threw his unequivocal support behind a $100 billion high-speed rail line that has come under fire here in California and across the country, embracing it in a strikingly optimistic State of the State speech in which he asserted that government should pursue ambitious ventures even during times of economic strife."

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