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Writing Wikipedia for Seattle
A former Wikipedian explains what drove him to update and correct entries on Seattle's city streets — and why he's since found better ways to use his time.
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READ MORE | COMMENT NOWPolimedia lunch links, slow news day edition
Lawmakers react to the GAO's decision to give Boeing a chance for the Air Force tanker deal, while liberal blogger David Goldstein remembers John McCain's support for the other guys. ...
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Left alone in Seattle? Dream on
Ballard holdout Edith Macefield wasn't a hero. She was a victim of modern Seattle and its values.
READ MORE | 13 COMMENTSIn the garden: beer wars
As a card-carrying Buddhist, I take the precept "do no harm" very seriously. Over the years this has meant a willingness to share my home with all sorts of insects and lowlifes, only removing ones who get too greedy for space. Even then, I help them get to their new homes with as much compassion as I can muster. Toward that end, for example, I once spent an entire pilgrimage perfecting the technique of catching flies in one hand so I could grab them and carry them out of meditation halls and bedrooms and bathrooms.
READ MORE | COMMENT NOWThe Rossi contributor behind that traffic survey
It's an election year and my political antennae are up. So when I saw this story in The Seattle Times, my first thought was: This is a gift to Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi.
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Revisiting the American road trip: It's the bus. What did you expect?
A traveler encounters record numbers of bus riders in rural areas, many choosing to take the bus instead of paying high gas prices. For others, public transportation is a good way to get around, even if an errand takes all day. Part 2
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It's not a terminal, but it's definitely art
A non-juried photography show at Art/Not Terminal hits mainly high notes, even when some of the work isn't as polished as what you might find elsewhere in Seattle. The gallery succeeds at giving developing artists and pros alike a community and exhibit space.
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