Stories for Dec. 28, 2010

Bringing Seattle's global-health expertise to poor people here at home

Tue, Dec 28, noon

Community health teams will soon be dispatched into poor areas of South King County, modeling global-health programs used in Africa.

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Best of 2010: Searching for the 'best' burger: It's all about the hunt

Tue, Dec 28, 11 a.m.

By Hugo Kugiya

Eating on the Edge: Once you disqualify high-end burgers (because they should be great, after all), this search gets interesting and yields some surprises.

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Can the state meet its mandate to find alternative energy sources?

Tue, Dec 28, 2 a.m.

By John Stang

The first target is a year away, and no one is clear how to meet it, or even to measure progress. The legislature could tweak the 2006 law that created the requirement, but previous attempts have hit political walls.

Best of 2010: This shelter is the bomb!

Tue, Dec 28, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A relic of the Cold War past lies under I-5, a public haven where Seattleites could wait for the end of the world. With space for only 200 people, the shelter would have had us dying to get in, or at least competing to win at atomic "Survivor."

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Best of 2010: Is Seattle's writing curriculum too regimented?

Tue, Dec 28, 2 a.m.

By Judy Lightfoot

The prepackaged program, with its 'small moments' and 'authentic gushing,' is moving beyond elementary and middle schools into high schools. But does it prepare students for college-level writing?