Saving our communal storm sewer, Puget Sound
Annals of Nathan Myhrvold and the many fathers of invention, by Malcolm Gladwell
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Seattle goes gah-gah over choo-choos
The city's own series of tubes
The Northwest's real fairy tales
Fast times and loads of fun, despite expensive gas
Spin the bottle: The climate-action mayor misses the point on drinking water
A city of scolds
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Seattle goes gah-gah over choo-choos
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Responding to her readers on paid family leave
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Why Hillary Clinton should stay in the race
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The city's own series of tubes
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Puget Sound on Prozac
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Death by sun! Film at 11
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Fast times and loads of fun, despite expensive gas
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Hillary Clinton, will you please go now!
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Memo to the owners of the Mariners
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Bill Ruckelshaus, well known in these parts for his leadership in efforts to save salmon and Puget Sound, is having his 15 minutes of national fame. The lifelong Republican has endorsed Barack Obama, with the timing meant to be helpful to Obama's primary efforts in Indiana, where Ruckelshaus is a still-revered native son.
Ruckelshaus has had his earlier moments of fame, notably when he joined Elliot Richardson in defying President Nixon by refusing to fire Archibald Cox. It was a moment of great integrity, typical of Ruckelshaus's principled character, and it may have cost him the White House. I can explain.
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If you watch local TV news, there's always something to worry about. Take this week's weather: sunny, warm ... and apparently a coiled snake ready to strike! Local stations are famous for over-hyping storms as reporters lean into Alki breezes as if they're the next Katrina or race up to Snoqualmie Pass to prove that — you won't believe this scoop — it's snowing in the mountains in the middle of winter! But it's not enough to exaggerate rain and wind: A little bit of sun is enough to spread alarm.