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Posted Wed, Jun 24, 4 a.m.
By Knute Berger
Maritime advocates are looking to have Congress declare most of Washington's coastline, including Puget Sound, a National Heritage Area. It could be a boon for tourism, preservation, and the marine industry itself.
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Posted 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.
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Posted Wed, Mar 11, 6 a.m.
By Knute Berger
Momentum is building for Peter Steinbrueck to challenge Seattle mayor Greg Nickels, but the former city council member is going to decide his way.
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Posted Wed, Feb 25, 2:46 p.m.
By Knute Berger
Former governor Gary Locke is surely qualified for Commerce Secretary, but his appointment is evidence that Obama's devotion to innovation doesn't extend to his cabinet.
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Posted Fri, Feb 20, 6 a.m.
By William Echols
Why have some affordable housing advocates lined up against a law mandating more affordable housing? Activists might end up creating a worse outcome later.
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Posted Fri, Jan 30, 12:27 a.m.
By C.R. Douglas
There are signs Frank Chopp might be ready to live with the deep bore tunnel, particularly as Seattle-area legislators rally around the new plan. Here's an early head-count.
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Posted Thu, Jan 29, 6 a.m.
By Knute Berger
The digging up of "historic" nuclear waste at Hanford is an example of the complexities of a system that seeks to both uncover our past and keep the lid on a toxic legacy.
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Posted Fri, Jan 23, 6 a.m.
By Knute Berger
Forget cleaning up Puget Sound: we have bigger waters to take care of. A new name for the Pacific Northwest's inland sea challenges us to rethink the region and its identity.
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Posted Thu, Jan 8, 6 a.m.
By Knute Berger
This year will be challenging for historic preservation in Seattle, but there are great opportunities and new initiatives ahead, too. Here's a breakdown of six front-burner issues for 2009. Second of 2 parts
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Posted Mon, Dec 8, 6 a.m.
By Knute Berger
Some would like to cut these performance audits from the state budget, supposedly saving money. Now is when we need them most.
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Posted Thu, Dec 4, 6 a.m.
By Knute Berger
With Obama's new New Deal gaining momentum, let's remain skeptical of big projects that are touted as economic saviors. States like ours may be desperate, but a boondoggle is still a boondoggle.
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Posted Tue, Dec 2, 6 a.m.
By Knute Berger
Dispatch from the War on Christmas: Atheists make fools of themselves in Olympia while violence breaks out at Wal-Mart. The sacred season is now a very, very sick season.
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Posted Thu, Nov 6, midnight
By Ross Anderson
A recovering campaign reporter witnesses the demise of journalistic objectivity, and wonders what will replace it.
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