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Guess which Northwest blogs will cover the Democratic National Convention
The Associated Press reported today on the list of bloggers selected to cover the Democratic National Convention Committee. One from each state will form a "state blogging corps" who will be seated with state delegations during the convention in Denver this August. The group blog HorsesAss, led by "accidental activist" David Goldstein, was chosen from Washington state, and the choice for Oregon was BlueOregon, "the water cooler around which Oregon progressives will gather," another group blog.
By the lake in northern Idaho.
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 primer of regional separatist movements, real and imagined.
The Great White hope
It may be the season for finding big white enigmas. In March, scientists spotted a long-rumored white killer whale in Alaska. Closer to home, researchers who have been pawing the sod in search of the Great White earthworm of the Palouse have come up with some surprising new clues about the elusive and possibly endangered creature. Two recent discoveries, one near Moscow, Idaho, and one near Leavenworth, Wash., suggest that the worms are not only out there, they may live farther afield than previously thought.
Seattle area, San Juans lead the local wealth parade
Mike Parks, editor of the valuable Marple's Pacific Northwest Letter ($), has posted some fascinating data about levels of wealth in Washington and Oregon, digging into the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis figures for 2006, the most recent year available. The figures show how much Washington's richest counties are outstripping other nearby states.
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A number of events are coming up for people interested in preserving Northwest modernism, from Googie to Brutalism to starship chic. Here's a quick rundown and reminder of doings connected to stories I've been covering on Crosscut.
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57 states — and the Soviet of Washington?
Tacoma wants a LIFT — Local Infrastructure Financing Tool — from the state
The New York Times cuts five from the arts staff
Without $75,000, The Everett Theatre faces closure
Ah, about that Copper River salmon: not such a good 'carbon footprint'
2.5 billion paper cups: Starbucks takes a hard look at recycling and composting
Some companies are taking a pass on Microsoft Vista
A tough battle in Oregon to determine which Democrat will challenge GOP Sen. Gordon Smith
The black case against Barack Obama
Seattle's mayor backs the agenda of the schools superintendent
Memo to the owners of the Mariners
In calling attention to some scathing advice for the team's ownership, penned by USS Mariner blogger and local author Derek Milhous Zumsteg, I'm giving short shrift to a very thoughtful, statistics-rich analysis of the poorly performing Seattle Mariners. But DMZ says what mainstream writers dare not, or at least in a way they would not, and it's worth highlighting the last three paragraphs of his assessment:
The worst team in baseball might ask Ken Griffey Jr., 38, to do the impossible again: save the franchise
Oklahoma City stakes a claim for the Sonics, no matter who owns the team
Ah, about that Copper River salmon: not such a good 'carbon footprint'
An Ore. woman is the first female to win the brewmaster award
Available in Seattle this Friday: Copper River salmon
Hillary Clinton, will you please go now!
An alternative reality show
John Moe: Sorry, Seattle, I'm moving away
Ah, about that Copper River salmon: not such a good 'carbon footprint'
Included in the Farm Bill: $170 million in aid for salmon fisheries
An Ore. woman is the first female to win the brewmaster award
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Q&A with the new director of Washington State Ferries
Mount Rainier's Paradise Inn is ready to reopen after years of renovation
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The Port of Seattle approves an Eastside trail deal
Grandmother, mother, and daughter — on the same soccer team
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