Stories for April 19, 2011

Mossback's new gig: digging into the history of a tall, 50ish Seattle favorite

Tue, Apr 19, 1:42 p.m.

Knute Berger, newly named Space Needle 'Writer in Residence,' has been hired to write the official history of the Needle, marking the iconic landmark's 50th birthday next year.

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Pithy one-liners are fun, but what's the point of 'This'?

Tue, Apr 19, 12:02 p.m.

By Alice Kaderlan

The characters in the Seattle Rep's latest production throw verbal jabs and catchy turns of phrase, but they come off as caricatures whose story lines never find resolution.

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The P-I's death two years later: in no mood to mark the occasion

Tue, Apr 19, 2 a.m.

By John Douglas Marshall

A newspaper veteran who lost his job when the P-I presses stopped reflects on the realities of long-term employment and asks why experience and age now seem to be shortcomings: 'I'm a writer, for godsakes, not a pro athlete.'

Will Northwest miss a teachable moment on tsunamis, quakes?

Tue, Apr 19, 2 a.m.

By Floyd McKay

Particularly along Washington and Oregon's coasts, people are finally eager to pay attention to experts. But where's the money going to come from?

My hopes and fears for Egypt

Tue, Apr 19, 2 a.m.

By Jim Compton

Democracy is going to have a tough road in a country long controlled by military dictatorships, warns a Seattle journalist who once lived in Cairo. And America's standing is almost certain to suffer as Egypt embraces pluralism.

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