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Seattle's 'civic dementia,' and how to cure it

Sun, May 24, 10:58 a.m.

By Knute Berger

We are losing our historic brain cells, one bungalow at a time. Much of what needs to be preserved isn't architecturally special by itself, but it has earned a right to stay with us, and the civic cost of wrecking and replacing is often too high.

Sea change

Wed, May 20, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Washington State will officially consider altering the map by naming the inland waters of the Pacific Northwest the Salish Sea.

Isolation for sale

Mon, May 18, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Mining towns like Metaline Falls are struggling as auto sales slump, but across the border in British Columbia there is evidence that other places have found a future with another valuable resource.

Is Cascadia's train coming in?

Tue, May 12, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

High-speed rail between Seattle and Vancouver could be a catalyst for regional development, and identity.

The dive king

Fri, May 8, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

If Rick Steves were a drunk, this might be the book he'd write. Seattle's grittiest bars and taverns are the subject of a new guide to local dives, shadowy repositories of the real, slurring-its-words Seattle.

Torture, Nixon, Obama

Wed, May 6, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

For many, Watergate is just a word, but it's relevant now as we consider what to do with Americans who tortured. Let's hope they don't get off as lightly as Wall Street's CEOs.

Running King County, Microsoft-style

Mon, May 4, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

County Executive candidate Ross Hunter could bring some of the smart, combative, impatient style that was cultivated in Bill Gates' corporate culture.

Is Seattle's best mayor in Bremerton?

Thu, Apr 30, 11:15 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Cary Bozeman may have insulted Seattle's leadership, vision, and downtown icons with his blunt critique of the city, but he's mostly right.

The incredible shrinking city!

Mon, Apr 27, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Many of the world's cities are shrinking, and some urban planners say that's a great opportunity to redesign and re-green urban spaces. Forget smart growth. The new trend is "smart decline."

Godless in Cascadia

Thu, Apr 23, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

What are the public policy implications of living in the None Zone, where religious affiliations are limited? A comparison between New England and the Northwest offers hints.

Sieg Heil, Obama?

Tue, Apr 21, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Right-wingers have created a phony, paranoid faux populism that's nutty and dangerous. But we should also pay attention, particularly in a state that once elected a Populist governor.

Cliff Mass, what was that slop outside?

Wed, Apr 15, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

For a variety of reasons, our weather is confusing. Fortunately, if a weather expert doesn't get through to you, here's some Northwest folk wisdom to fall back on.

The Cascadian Dream

Thu, Apr 9, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Can a Pacific Northwest utopia be shaped on the shared belief that nature is sacred? This latest installment in a series on regional identity looks at the patron saint of the environmental movement, John Muir, and how his thinking informs the desire for a new, greener, and elusive entity some call Cascadia.

No (Gold) Rush to judgement

Tue, Apr 7, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Seattle nominates the old home of the Klondike strike's originator as a landmark, but the debate over George Carmack's place in local history is far from settled, and landmark status is not assured.