Stories for June 20, 2008

Wilderness redefined

Fri, Jun 20, 8 p.m.

Wild Sky in Washington's Cascades is just one of a number of areas designated for protection that are not, in the strictest sense, primeval environment. But they are wild, and in modern times they're worth preserving, say environmentalists — even if unprecedented compromise is necessary.

A Manning's Googie twin?

Fri, Jun 20, 5:36 p.m.

By Knute Berger

You may have seen the story about the demolition permit issued by the city of Seattle for the Ballard neighborhood's Manning's/Denny's, which is slated to be torn down for condos. Despite its designation earlier this year as a city landmark, the Landmarks Board later voted not to protect the structure, saying that saving it was not financially viable. That cleared the way for its destruction. But all is not lost for fans of Googie architecture in the Northwest. A Manning's/Denny's lookalike has been spotted in Portland. Forget the old Twin Teepees, we may have twin Googies!

Saving Puget Sound is an economic problem

Fri, Jun 20, 5 p.m.

By Bill Angle

The laws and regulations that protect it from the most egregious dumping work pretty well, but the only way to finance the prevention of non-point-source pollution is to impose fees.

Polimedia lunch links, flip-flop edition

Fri, Jun 20, 12:05 p.m.

By Clark Fredricksen

Jim Camden at the Spokesman-Review mined his YouTube account for videos of Barack Obama's now infamous switch on campaign financing, while also noting John McCain's back flip on the off-shore oil drilling ban. ...

What she's wearing: color

Fri, Jun 20, 5 a.m.

By Meredeth McMahon

I really needed to wear color on this day just to thumb my nose at the gray skies. I was heading out and about the International District for the afternoon, so I needed to be warm and have shoes that were comfortable and wouldn't be ruined by the pouring rain. The necklace has a really large beveled ebony stone. Since I am not petite in stature, I like to wear jewelry that has a little more heft to it; I feel like it balances my size better. When I found this necklace, the mega-stone kind of cracked me up.

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