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A year of making do on tourism promotion

Mon, Apr 9, 2 a.m.

By Ronald Holden

The Obama administration gets the value of tourism for job creation. All the neighboring states do. Washington is trying to build momentum without state support.

Allen family: It was 20 years ago the Foundation began to give

Thu, Feb 2, 2 a.m.

By Judy Lightfoot

The foundation builds strong relationships with each community so that gifts will leverage the community's strengths. Working with Native American groups highlights the importance of a sense of reciprocity.

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.

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?

Gregoire is a firm neutral on the coal port proposal

Tue, Jul 26, 3 p.m.

By Bob Simmons

She tells a Bellingham audience that the coal bound for China will be coming out of the Mountain states, but it's an open question whether the port will be in Washington or Canada.

Lessons from a road trip

Wed, Jun 22, noon

By John Burbank

You can learn a lot of things about the economy and the helpfulness of Uncle Sam by driving the interstates from here to St. Paul.

The road leading to Alberta oil sands gets bumpy

Tue, Jun 21, 7:09 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

As the lawsuits and citizen opposition mount up, the oil companies are looking at other routes and changing their story about the size of the huge modules they hope to haul by truck on a two-lane highway from Lewiston to Alberta's vast oil reserves.

Fear of Mormons and the new U.W. president

Tue, May 10, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Fear is unjustified today, but it's a part of Pacific Northwest history. Did you know Brigham Young once considered Vancouver Island for the Mormon homeland?

Tar sands oil: Northwest issues swirl

Fri, Mar 11, 2 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

Giant modules for petroleum production in Alberta are making their way through the Northwest. And raising questions about the environment.

Would Washington legislature try to ease protection of gray wolves?

Thu, Mar 3, 2 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

Politicians in the Northwest have been trying for some time to free the states of the burden of obeying Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf. Now, bills in Olympia would give the legislature a chance to play to the anti-wolf crowd.

In the belly of the Burke Museum

Thu, Feb 17, 6:56 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Behind the scenes at Seattle's museum of natural history and culture, you become aware of the incredible knowledge infrastructure we've created in this state museum. Plus, it houses mummies, spiders, fossils, spears, and Bobo's head: everything a budding Indiana Jones could want.

Slavery? Here?

Mon, Jan 17, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

As the Civil War reaches its 150th anniversary, it's time to reflect on the impact of that era on the Pacific Northwest, and how political battles over slavery, secession, and states' rights were fought not just back East, but in the Rain Belt too.

Odd provision in state law severely uncuts growth management

Fri, Jan 7, 4 p.m.

By Floyd McKay

U.S. laws limit the burning of coal here, and Washington state has a strong green influence. Passenger rail in Seattle and beyond would suffer consequences from shipments to Bellingham. But the financial firepower lined up in favor of shipping coal from Washington ports to China is gigantic.

On a summer road trip: Call of the not-so-wild

Mon, Oct 4, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Welcome to our national parks, home to non-native elk and mountain goat, invasive plants, stocked rivers and lakes, spraying programs for plague, and yearly genetic tests for buffalo. It can take a lot of work to keep parks "natural."

Greening access to Seattle's nearby national parks

Fri, Sep 17, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

We live in a beautiful place surrounded by gorgeous parks, but our wilderness, including national parks, are mostly accessible only by car. Can we fix this?