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Greg Nickels' rebel yell
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A city of scolds
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As long as we're beating up on the mayor today ...
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Evolution of a think tank
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Washington's million-dollar university president
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Mods versus snobs
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Psst! Wanna see the Viaduct disappear?
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It's not over until Hillary Clinton's cash runs out
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The city's own series of tubes
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Parents on the bench
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How the West was nuked

One of the best trends in historic commemoration is a greater willingness to honestly embrace history some would like to forget. In the bill containing Washington's new Wild Sky Wilderness that just passed Congress, there is funding for a National Park Service memorial on Bainbridge Island commemorating the shameful internment of Japanese civilians during World War II. The internment proposal was pushed hard by Rep. Jay Inslee and Sen. Maria Cantwell. Coming to terms with our nuclear past is another problematic area, but one that is also getting a more attention in the West.

Thousands trade four wheels for two during Bike to Work Month

Commuters on the Sammamish Bike Trail. Rising gas prices, crowded buses, concern for the environment, and the desire to squeeze in a workout are motivating more people to commute by bike. Here's what you need to know if you're thinking about joining them.

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The Northwest's real fairy tales

When it comes to Northwest legends, we usually think big: There's Bigfoot, D.B. Cooper's Big Heist, Paul Bunyan and his Big Blue Ox — even the Big White Worm of the Palouse. This tradition goes back. When Jonathan Swift documented Gulliver's travels in the early 1700s, he placed the land of the giants, Brobdingnag, in the Pacific Northwest — somewhere between what we know today as British Columbia and Alaska. But we have our mini-myths, as well. Yes, Northwest giants are fun to think about (remember Olaf?), but take a minute to think about our munchkins.

A city of scolds

Smells like ... Chanel No. 5?

Arts Beat » Mark Powell.

Meet the dynamos who make Portland's art music snap and crackle

Four who are scene-shifting classical musicians talk about why they came to Portland, and why "a big small town" can be a more promising place than bigger Seattle for an art-music revolution.

The Greenbank Farm on Whidbey Island is opening an art gallery

Irwin's installation 'Nine Spaces, Nine Trees' is better at UW, but still lacking

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10 what-ifs for Hillary's campaign

A saga of missed opportunities, such as: apologizing for her vote on Iraq, skipping Iowa, learning the real message from those New Hampshire tears.

Joel Connelly interviews Arianna Huffington, who will visit Seattle

Washington's elderly are more likely to die from falling than in a car wreck

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Northwest Airlines plans to compete on the Seattle-to-Beijing route

By the time daily non-stops are begun next March, it will probably be called Delta Air Lines. In any event, the service will compete with that provided by Hainan Airlines starting next month.

The 787 program is 15 months behind, but some deliveries could be 30 months late

The revenge of the resource economy in the Mountain West

Flip Side » Golf ball and club.

An alternative reality show

In The Real Husbands of Seattle, power and success come at high costs, but you might have to read between the lines ...

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

Which presidential candidate has a recipe for disaster?

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Montana judge allows gray wolf protection lawsuit to move forward

Administration wanted to delay the suit, but judge feared more loss of wolves. 39of 1,500 gray wolves in the Rockies have been killed since losing federal protection in March.

The Northwest's real fairy tales

Irwin's installation 'Nine Spaces, Nine Trees' is better at UW, but still lacking

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