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A year of making do on tourism promotion

Mon, Apr 9, 2 a.m.

By Ronald Holden

The Obama administration gets the value of tourism for job creation. All the neighboring states do. Washington is trying to build momentum without state support.

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Meet the megapolitans and their need for rail, collaboration

Sun, Apr 8, 5 a.m.

By Robert Lang and Christina Nichols

A myth holds that America is a land of wide-open spaces. In fact, much of the population is densely concentrated huge urban areas. And, yes, busting another myth, the density could support high-speed rail service.

San Diego: how NOT to treat a central waterfront

Mon, Feb 13, 2 a.m.

By Mark Hinshaw

A developer, aided by the daily newspaper he just bought, wants to plop a big football stadium on the harborfront. That's an idea Seattle should not import.

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

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

By Art Thiel

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.

Let it rain! says a California transplant

Fri, Dec 30, 2 a.m.

By Laura Kaufman

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

Naming Pioneer Square's alleys

Mon, Dec 12, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

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

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

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

By Ron Erickson

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.

No Expo for Ecotopia

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

By Knute Berger

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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Parklets: a great idea for Seattle to steal

Tue, Sep 20, 2 a.m.

By Matt Fikse

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?

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

Thu, Sep 15, noon

By Michael Moore

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.

Midday Scan: Monday's top stories around the region

Mon, Sep 12, 11 a.m.

By Pete Jackson

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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'The best of American literature, only more so'

Thu, Sep 1, 2 a.m.

By Pamela Biery

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

Thu, Jul 14, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

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?

Seattle and the Space Age that fizzled

Mon, Jul 11, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

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.

Fixing the Seattle Center of San Diego

Thu, Jun 30, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

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.