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A journalist comes of age with Bruce Chapman, watching him launch Seattle's Discovery Institute and the intelligent design movement.
Wondering about the WASL
As my children finish up their last week of WASL testing, along with students all over Washington state, I'm left with the question, "What's it all for anyway?" In search of an answer, I found some great Web sites that explain the importance of the WASL and what's in it for schools and parents.
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Washington schools report card: A way to grade your child's school
Ever wonder how school in Seattle compare with other school districts in the state of Washington? Maybe you'd like to know how Seattle schools compare to each other. How do Seattle's schools measure up to schools in the burbs?
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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?
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
The need for cruise control
You can buy Yahoo: Microsoft's loss could be investors' gain
China launches a state-owned aircraft manufacturer
The need for cruise control
Idaho's former governor says he'll now turn his papers over to the state
The Senate rejects oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska
Included in the Farm Bill: $170 million in aid for salmon fisheries
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
Q&A with the new director of Washington State Ferries
Mount Rainier's Paradise Inn is ready to reopen after years of renovation
Northwest Airlines plans to compete on the Seattle-to-Beijing route
Tacoma wants a LIFT — Local Infrastructure Financing Tool — from the state
The Port of Seattle approves an Eastside trail deal
Grandmother, mother, and daughter — on the same soccer team
Tacoma wants a LIFT — Local Infrastructure Financing Tool — from the state
An Ore. woman is the first female to win the brewmaster award
Available in Seattle this Friday: Copper River salmon
Oklahoma City stakes a claim for the Sonics, no matter who owns the team
Larry Stone on bringing back Junior: Nice idea, but potentially a letdown
Comcast's high-definition baseball asterisk
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