Reality bites
Posted Thu, Nov 5, 6 a.m.
In an age of seemingly too much information and not enough thinking, an argument for eschewing our culture's relentless optimism and seeing things as they really are.
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Calamity: Timeless lessons from the 1903 Heppner Flood
Posted Fri, Oct 16, 6 a.m.
The author of a new book on Oregon's little-remembered disaster finds some enduring truths while researching the tragedy.
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This camp is your camp
Posted Thu, Oct 15, 6 a.m.
Using a state pilot project, the Cascade Land Conservancy has made it possible to preserve historic Hidden Valley Camp for future generations. It's more than a win for holding back sprawl, it also saves an incubator of the Northwest's conservation ethic.
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Homes, not handcuffs
Posted Tue, Sep 29, 6 a.m.
Seattle isn't close to becoming one of the "meanest cities" listed in a national report, but may soon try its own take on the often-harmful "civility laws" sweeping the country
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Heroes, saints, and celebs
Posted Tue, Jun 30, 6 a.m.
In a perverse way, our modern fascination with celebrities such as Michael Jackson provides an avenue for moral discourse
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Throwing a hissy fish
Posted Mon, Jun 15, 6 a.m.
PETA objects to the Pike Place fish tossers, but they'd do better if they focused on a real menace: fish sticks.
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Godless in Cascadia
Posted Thu, Apr 23, 6 a.m.
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.
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The Cascadian Dream
Posted Thu, Apr 9, 6 a.m.
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.
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Cure the economy by reviving 'animal spirits'
Posted Fri, Mar 6, 6 a.m.
A bright blue scrotum, vicious chimps, Bobo, and sexually incompetent pandas: Here's a stimulus package of wildlife stories that could lead to an economic recovery.
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Dignified death in the wings
Posted Tue, Feb 10, 6 a.m.
Why Washington's Catholic health care institutions won't block physician-assisted death
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Why the national park gun rule should stand
Posted Fri, Jan 9, 6 a.m.
The rule doesn't change much, says this commentator, mostly just making the status quo the legal status quo. So let it be.
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Blue-state musings from a red-state woman
Posted Fri, Dec 5, 6 a.m.
A not-so-dyed-in-the-wool liberal defends her right to take up residence in a true-blue state, and explains why small-l libertarianism holds some appeal.
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Bad news for atheists
Posted Thu, Nov 20, midnight
Electing a black president has caused a rise in hate crimes, but no one is less popular than Godless blowhards.
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Seattle's misguided gun ban
Posted Mon, Nov 17, 6 a.m.
Mayor Greg Nickels plans to defy state law with a gun ban that is worse than an empty gesture: It puts law-abiding citizens at greater risk.
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Questioning the promise of change
Posted Fri, Nov 7, midnight
In the wake of the historic 2008 election, a conservative blogger asks: To what degree is President-elect Obama's victory a mandate for the changes he will attempt to make?
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Evangelism meets Seattle: the view from Mars Hill
Posted Thu, Oct 30, midnight
Both the burgeoning church and an (unrelated) graduate school provide a perspective on how postmodern Christian movement churches are striking up conversations — and sparks — with mainstream culture.
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Anger over the right to die
Posted Fri, Oct 24, midnight
If God wants to join the political debate over assisted suicide, he should expect a bloody nose.
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How accurate is Battle in Seattle?
Posted Wed, Oct 1, 3 a.m.
A journalist and former Seattle City Council member who led the council's investigation into the WTO riots faults the film for claiming too much for the protesters. More disturbing was the picture of dreamy nonchalance in planning that the investigation revealed about City Hall and Seattle Police.
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Taking 'Death with Dignity' lessons from Oregon
Posted Thu, Sep 18, 3 a.m.
Washington state voters must soon make up their minds about I-1000, a measure supporting physician-assisted suicide, which appears on the ballot this November. Former Oregon Gov. Barbara Roberts championed a similar law in her home state and supports I-1000. Here's a look at the results of Oregon's law, passed in 1997, and the issues surrounding it.
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Now, every governor is a 'commander'
Posted Mon, Sep 8, 10 p.m.
Are we supposed to salute Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin? A look at how Arizona Sen. John McCain is militarizing the quest for the presidency.
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Island Girl: I can see why that cop jumped to conclusions
Posted Mon, Oct 26, 6 a.m.
Large man, injured woman, smell of booze. And then there are those troubling domestic violence statistics.
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Posted Sun, Aug 30, noon
The debate about a 13-year-old sailor girl who wants to go around the world solo.
MOREAdjusting to Death with Dignity
Posted Sat, Mar 21, noon
The law changed, and now all factions are changing too
MOREDoes Portland owe Mayor Adams an apology?
Posted Mon, Feb 2, 5:32 p.m.
An alt-weekly writer looks beyond the squabbling around his city's mayoral 'cluster-kerfluffle.'
MOREGay marriage, the incremental approach
Posted Tue, Feb 3, 6 a.m.
All benefits (and punishments), just shy of the word "marriage"
MOREStirring the pot on smoking
Posted Wed, Jan 28, 4 p.m.
Why are anti-smoking advocates in nanny Seattle treating tobacco differently than marijuana? A smoker wants to know.
MOREFilling the polling void
Posted Wed, Dec 3, 3 p.m. 2008
The story of the Federal Way kid who returned $10,000 he found in a bathroom makes its way into the national mania for polls. Are you ethical? (Yes or no.)
MOREClosing the open season on trees
Posted Tue, Dec 2, 8:54 p.m. 2008
Seattle considers new, and over-due, limits of tree-cutting on private property.
MOREPanda-monium
Posted Mon, Nov 24, 11 a.m. 2008
A life lesson: Don't try to hug Big Brother, even if he looks cuddly.
MORESausage Links, HOV lane endorsement edition
Posted Mon, Oct 6, 1 p.m. 2008
The Seattle Times is recommending voters reject Initiative 985, the Tim Eyman-sponsored measure that would create a statewide "traffic congestion relief" fund, eliminate localized revenues for devices such as red-light cameras, and open HOV lanes during non-peak hours. The paper's editorial board writes, "I-985 is a poorly-packaged jumble of different agendas that will – please, listen carefully – worsen traffic in certain areas. It makes no sense to design a functioning, complicated traffic system by initiative." ...
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