Michelle Malkin’s journey from ideas to tribes
Posted Fri, Nov 6, 6 a.m.
A former Seattle Times colleague wonders what happened to the libertarian provocateur who used to engage him at their adjoining office doors.
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Posted Fri, Nov 6, 6 a.m.
A former Seattle Times colleague wonders what happened to the libertarian provocateur who used to engage him at their adjoining office doors.
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Posted Fri, Nov 6, 6 a.m.
A parent’s critical analysis of budget reporting has helped the Seattle school board consider administrative costs in analyzing where to make cuts next year.
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Posted Thu, Nov 5, 7:08 p.m.
The message isn't being heard in the Seattle area, but elsewhere voters are repudiating party labels and demanding less government and more jobs.
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Posted Wed, Nov 4, 12:39 p.m.
Progressive voting blocs tend to be close to Puget Sound, and this core is expanding and holding steady. The exceptions: Pierce, Mason, and Clallam. Clark County is a key swing area.
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Posted Wed, Nov 4, 12:22 p.m.
Educated, affluent, secular suburbanites had been swinging to Obama and the Democrats. No more.
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Posted Wed, Nov 4, 10 a.m.
Two Crosscut writers, having declared their political druthers, report from last night's events.
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Posted Wed, Nov 4, 6:56 a.m.
Incumbent Congressional Democrats in marginal districts will now run scared, making passage of health-care reform more difficult.
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Posted Wed, Nov 4, 6 a.m.
Vote-by-mail may be more convenient, but it comes at the expense of the symbolism and grand drama of election nights.
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Posted Wed, Nov 4, 6 a.m.
When an economic engine like Boeing snubs your state on your watch, there's not much for a governor like Chris Gregoire to do. Just take the hit and try to move on.
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Posted Tue, Nov 3, 5:27 p.m.
The election will bring change, but the entrenched factors suggest only a few nudges. Here's an agenda for substantive change in our tax system, our spending priorities, our stalemated politics, and the post-Boeing economy.
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Posted Tue, Nov 3, 6 a.m.
Those stepping stones are King County executive and Attorney General. New election rules make the King County post within reach for Susan Hutchison, running as an independent.
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Posted Mon, Nov 2, 6 a.m.
The idea gets lip service each election, but this year could be different, especially for King County. A veteran advocate lays out some guidelines and examples.
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Posted Mon, Nov 2, 6 a.m.
Ten encouraging developments, plus four little worries. It only seemed like an inconsequential election season, but the omens were quite good for life after Nickels.
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Posted Thu, Oct 29, 6 a.m.
Those vaunted 10-year plans to solve the problem are halfway in, or more, and yet homelessness persists. Even so, we're making progress and on the right track.
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Posted Wed, Oct 28, 6 a.m.
I have no answer yet about how to vote in the Seattle mayor's race. Like a lot of people, I'm still working it out.
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Posted Tue, Oct 27, 6 a.m.
As part of a 10-year project, the city is gradually changing its street signs from green to brown. Our resident "address nerd" surveys the damage.
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Posted Tue, Oct 27, 6 a.m.
As the state's projected deficit grows, the governor's new chief of staff says he "would be surprised" if the shortfall can be closed without new revenue.
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Posted Mon, Oct 26, 6 a.m.
The Seattle School District has the highest administrative costs in the state, according to a district parent's study, putting pressure on Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson as new budget work begins.
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Posted Mon, Oct 26, 6 a.m.
Preservationists worry that the character of Bellingham's historic neighborhood rides on the FDIC's willingness to enforce its own order restricting a controversial development.
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Posted Thu, Oct 22, 6 a.m.
Desperate times call for bold measures, but structural and political obstacles make any meaningful change unlikely, our columnist says.
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Friday afternoon results show Mallahan trails in the Seattle mayor's race by 1,209 votes. It's McGinn's largest lead so far.
MOREPosted Thu, Nov 5, 10:22 a.m.
In the mayor's race, the slow process of counting mail-in ballots has left the candidates frozen.
MOREPosted Wed, Nov 4, 10:17 p.m.
Maddeningly, Wednesday's mayoral results mean exactly nothing.
MOREPosted Wed, Nov 4, 2 p.m.
Former TV host John Curley looks like the winner in his first run for office. He's got experience "regurgitating" information, he says.
MOREPosted Wed, Nov 4, 1:18 p.m.
Or is it the anti-gay, anti-Eyman vote? Interesting election maps on the two statewide measures.
MOREPosted Wed, Oct 28, 4:19 p.m.
A first assessment: Susan Hutchison can make some hay, Mike McGinn is suddenly out of synch, and Gov. Gregoire might be needing a new job in 2013.
MOREPosted Fri, Oct 23, 10:10 a.m.
That is, if Washington and the U.S. follow suit. The name would enhance but not supplant existing names for inland waters on either side of the border.
MOREPosted Thu, Oct 22, noon
The election approaches, the ads get nasty. It's time-tested politics. Maybe you missed the attack ads on Kant and Aragorn?
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