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Heritage Turkeys of the Year

Tue, Jan 8, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Envelope, please: Politicians played heavy hands in the destruction of history across the Northwest, particularly in Seattle and Washington state, during 2012.

The Daily Troll: Gregoire to EPA. The chill (literal) at City Hall.

Fri, Jan 4, 3:59 p.m.

By Joe Copeland

The sometimes-environmental governor could be headed to D.C., according to Joel Connelly. Publicola senses office workers' undermining of a city campaign to save money on energy bills.

Doc Hastings launches a new effort to save dams from salmon

Wed, Aug 29, midnight

By Daniel Jack Chasan

A GOP bill goes before a congressional subcommittee headed by a representative who believes dam-removal proponents seek higher gas prices and reduced lifestyles. The dams-versus-salmon dispute heats up again.

Idaho's renaissance of women winemakers

Thu, Aug 2, 2 a.m.

By Ronald Holden

Once one of the country's best wine-making regions, Idaho's Lewis-Clark valley is making a comeback. Meet the women leading the revolution.

No drought here: Palouse is an agricultural wonderland

Wed, Jul 25, midnight

By Ronald Holden

Wheat blooms alongside grapes in Eastern Washington and Idaho Panhandle. And the market is looking for Pacific Northwest farmers.

My mother the immigrant, and citizen

Wed, Jul 4, midnight

By Margie Doyle

She taught her children well, sent her sons to the military, and served her community. Yet she might have been denied citizenship if a neighbor hadn't been in the right place.

United we bicker? A sharp, hopeful look at U.S. potential

Fri, Apr 13, 2 a.m.

By Judy Lightfoot

How did We the People dwindle into We the Taxpayers? Author Marilynne Robinson is making waves nationally with her new book about American society and our democratic faith in the potential of every person.

Midday Scan: War criminal or victim?; OR Dem crosses the aisle; Uneasy silence from Eyman

Mon, Mar 19, 11 a.m.

By Pete Jackson

Is Robert Bales the William Calley of the Iraq War? Ore. Sen. Ron Wyden as GOP sympathizer. Is Eyman waiting in the wings?

Komen cuts to Planned Parenthood hit Northwest

Tue, Jan 31, 9:19 p.m.

By Bob Simmons

Anti-abortion activism has caused estrangement of two agencies serving women's health needs. Caught in the middle: women in Washington and Idaho served by breast-cancer screenings.

Heritage Turkeys of the year

Mon, Jan 9, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Who did most to raze, wreck, uproot, neglect, and generally trash our historic treasures in 2011? The envelopes, please...

More trains for NW may mean no more service

Fri, Nov 11, 2 a.m.

By C.B. Hall

Oregon will soon receive more Talgo trains, made in an American plant. But advocates fear Northwest states will miss the chance to open new service.

Road pain: How federal cuts will hurt Northwest towns, rural areas

Tue, Sep 27, 2 a.m.

By Mark Trahant

The highways will likely receive less attention. But that's just the start when layoffs hit Hanford, the Forest Service, national parks, and more.

Midday Scan: Thursday's top stories around the region

Thu, Sep 15, 11 a.m.

By Pete Jackson

In the news today: Seattle's former transportation director gets serious about BART, Idahoans Internet access is WAY slower than yours, and British Columbia eyes the role of geothermal king of the world.

Can a shaky conservation plan protect Washington's wolves?

Wed, Sep 7, 2 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

Through a series of political machinations, Congress has taken gray wolves in Idaho, Montana, Utah, and parts of Oregon and Washington off the endangered species list. Will a new state plan go far enough to protect the Washington population?

The Coffee Party, local chapter

Thu, Aug 25, noon

By David Brewster

Howard Schultz of Starbucks is trying to start a national reform movement to get some big solutions to our big impasses. Here are some suggestions for translating these ideas to our state.