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A snail can tell us a lot about global warming

Fri, Apr 27, 2 a.m.

By Martha Baskin

Green Acre: A study at the University of Washington's Friday Harbor Marine Lab takes an unusual approach to studying climate change.

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Mixing tech and belief: a Tugg toward activism

Thu, Apr 26, 2 a.m.

By Skip Ferderber

Watch "Incendiary," anti-death penalty documentary, on the big screen in downtown Seattle, thanks to Tugg, a new online service.

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Dave Beck: Seattle's great up-from-under saga

Mon, Apr 23, 2 a.m.

By Bob Royer

A driven, brilliant man, Beck came up on the Skid Road side of Seattle and for a while almost ran the town. Here's the story of his rise to head the Teamsters, his fall, and the curiously moving years after he got out of prison.

The Burke Museum's mystery vessel

Mon, Mar 26, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A mysterious jug washed up on a Washington beach, now it's the subject of a research experiment: using crowdsourcing to fund and extend looking into its origins.

Listening to the 'hidden nation' of the unemployed

Tue, Mar 20, 2 a.m.

By James Gregory

The City of Seattle and the UW join to provide a voice for the unemployed - a force 23 million strong nationally - at "Unemployed Nation" hearings next week.

The Zarelli budget: a bombshell in state politics

Mon, Mar 12, 2 a.m.

By David Brewster

The dollar amounts are rather small, but the sudden victory of the GOP Senate budget puts a lot of explosive issues on the table, and may be a turning point in the governor's race.

Norm Dicks and 'The Great Consensus'

Mon, Mar 5, 2 a.m.

By David Brewster

Our amazingly stable politics, built on figures like Congressman Dicks, the Cold War economy, and the Democratic coalition of interests in Olympia, is busting apart, like an ice-bound river. Watch out below!

'The very poor' can climb out of poverty but only if we let them

Mon, Feb 20, 2 a.m.

By Judy Lightfoot

The fact that millions of fellow citizens are trapped in poverty is on our minds, and not only because of a Mitt Romney remark. A UW panel proposed a few remedies.

Green Acre Radio: UW exhibits highlights Hanford legacies

Fri, Feb 3, 10 p.m.

By Martha Baskin

The exhibit takes a different perspective, viewing the heavily contaminated nuclear reservation through the eyes of artists and poets.

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Can we say goodbye to Washington state's own shameful McCarthyism?

Wed, Feb 1, 11:30 a.m.

By Jean Godden

Washington state helped set the pattern for the national abuse of personal liberties during the Red Scare days. Gays were among the targets, so it would be fitting to time repeal of state laws that served as a model for McCarthyism with approval of gay marriage.

Midday Scan: UW prez blasts U.S. prez; legislators like election day registration; homeless booted

Mon, Jan 30, 11 a.m.

By Pete Jackson

Michael Young and other university presidents are angry about Obama's criticism of rising tuition bills. County election offices are worried about a brainstorm in Olympia. WSDOT moves in to move homeless from under viaduct.

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Can Mike Young save the UW?

Tue, Jan 10, 2 a.m.

By David Brewster

He's been dealt a bad hand, and he's keeping his cards close to his vest. But the new president may have the smarts and the steadiness to rebuild the finances of this critical institution.

Cutting-edge research is whittled by state

Wed, Nov 30, 2 a.m.

By John Stang

The state's Life Sciences Discovery Fund grew out of the tobacco settlement with big hopes for promoting health and jobs in Washington. But even with employment looking good in the biotechnology area, politicians are pulling back on investment.

Everett archivist hands over the keys to legendary NW folk library

Tue, Nov 15, 2 a.m.

By Benjamin Lukoff

Folk archivist Bob Nelson has been recording Northwest folk songs for almost 60 years. Now, in the spirit of oral tradition, Nelson is giving his collection - the stuff of legends - to the public.