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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.

The Coeur d'Alene Resort

The-Coeur-d'Alene By the lake in northern Idaho.

Another Teton Dam

Teton Dam. 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.

Annals of Northwest secession

Flag of Jefferson. 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.

Boise's housing bubble is bursting

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Your chance to join the Mod Squad

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.

Puget Sound on Prozac

57 states — and the Soviet of Washington?

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Tacoma wants a LIFT — Local Infrastructure Financing Tool — from the state

The idea is to further develop downtown and the Dome District with the estimated $1 million per year for 25 years available through LIFT, a community development program approved by voters in 2006.

The New York Times cuts five from the arts staff

Without $75,000, The Everett Theatre faces closure

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Ah, about that Copper River salmon: not such a good 'carbon footprint'

Getting fresh, first-of-the-season fish means having it shipped to Seattle by air, which is a heftier environmental cost than freezing it in seawater and having it shipped here by other means. Even farmed salmon, in some cases, is a better deal, environmentally speaking.

2.5 billion paper cups: Starbucks takes a hard look at recycling and composting

Some companies are taking a pass on Microsoft Vista

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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

Lifestyle / Leisure »

Ah, about that Copper River salmon: not such a good 'carbon footprint'

Getting fresh, first-of-the-season fish means having it shipped to Seattle by air, which is a heftier environmental cost than freezing it in seawater and having it shipped here by other means. Even farmed salmon, in some cases, is a better deal, environmentally speaking.

An Ore. woman is the first female to win the brewmaster award

Available in Seattle this Friday: Copper River salmon

Flip Side » Hillary Clinton.

Hillary Clinton, will you please go now!

Flip Side: With apologies to Dr. Seuss and Maureen Dowd.

An alternative reality show

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

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Ah, about that Copper River salmon: not such a good 'carbon footprint'

Getting fresh, first-of-the-season fish means having it shipped to Seattle by air, which is a heftier environmental cost than freezing it in seawater and having it shipped here by other means. Even farmed salmon, in some cases, is a better deal, environmentally speaking.

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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