Stories for July 20, 2010

Galloping Gertie rides again

Tue, Jul 20, 2:59 p.m.

Engineers learn the most from major disasters like the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. Here's a short look back at Tacoma's 15 minutes of fame.

Magnuson Park: where Seattle's vaunted public process proved a sham

Tue, Jul 20, 2 a.m.

By Kent Kammerer

Is Magnuson Park a squandered vision? For many of the hundreds who worked for years to achieve consensus on a master plan endorsed by citizens and city leaders, the park's ongoing evolution is far from what they had hoped.

The 'triggering towns' of local poet Richard Hugo

Tue, Jul 20, 2 a.m.

By Frances McCue

A native of Washington, Hugo was inspired by places around the state that many of us overlook, places he said 'triggered,' or inspired, his poetry. A beautiful new book, The Car That Brought You Here Still Runs, takes us to many of those places.