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Green Acre Radio: UW exhibits highlights Hanford legacies

Posted 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.

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

Posted 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.

Can Mike Young save the UW?

Posted 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

Posted 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

Posted 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.

Mentoring: how it made a real difference for a Seattle gang member

Posted Mon, Nov 14, 2 a.m.

By Judy Lightfoot

A trailblazing national program born in the Northwest is gaining recognition for its mentoring seriously at-risk kids.

Mixed feelings about the new Husky stadium

Posted Tue, Nov 8, 2 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

A longtime fan casts a cold eye on the numbers, the risks, and the shifting rationales for a dramatic remake at the UW.

'It Can't Happen Here' happens here again

Posted Fri, Oct 21, 2 a.m.

By Eric Scigliano

This Monday, a revival reading of Sinclair Lewis's fable of an American fascist coup opens a rare window into Depression-era Washington, when politics were radical, artists were agitators, and theater really seemed to matter.

A doomsday scenario in 2012

Posted Tue, Oct 18, 2 a.m.

By Dick Morrill

A leftist contemplates the unraveling of generations of political progress in next year's election. The Occupy movement may be just a foretaste of the resistance soon to come.

Seattle and Iceland enjoy many deep bonds

Posted Wed, Sep 14, 2 a.m.

By Bill Stafford

The small country has an outsized presence in our region. A recent arts festival in Reykjavik, honoring sister-city Seattle, drew the two regions and economies closer together.

How sweet it is, atop the pyramid of academe

Posted Tue, Sep 6, 2 a.m.

By David Brewster

As presidents and other top administrators step down to princely teaching posts, faculties with frozen salaries are outraged. Here are some examples of how the compensation game is played in our top universities.

A Seattle AIDS campaign stirs charges of racism

Posted Thu, Aug 25, 2 a.m.

By Erik Neumann

The focus is on reducing disproportionate disease risk among parts of the black population. Much of the concern appears to be from whites.

The Governor's race: Tough times, solid candidates

Posted Wed, Jul 6, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Rob McKenna and Jay Inlsee bring skill, broad knowledge, and smarts to a gubernatorial campaign that will hinge on independent voters both appeal to.

Hold the wrecking ball for historic Harborview Hall

Posted Thu, Jun 16, 2 a.m.

By Stephen Day

A 1931 Art Deco building by a leading Seattle architect is slated for demolition, to create a plaza at the Harborview Hospital complex. Now, wait just a minute!

Retro ideas from the Seattle World's Fair that today's urbanists should embrace

Posted Wed, Jun 15, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Ten reasons Seattle's urban advocates should look at Century 21 as a role model, not a relic.

Teach for America in Seattle: Tracing the big push from a UW dean

Posted Fri, Jun 10, 2 a.m.

By Melissa Westbrook

Emails show the UW's Dean of Education Tom Stritikus moved quickly and diligently to bring Teach for America to Seattle Public Schools. But should an area with plenty of fully trained teachers (including UW graduates) be reaching for barely trained college graduates?

Emmert has chance to earn his higher-ed bucks

Posted Wed, Jun 1, 2 a.m.

By Joe Copeland

The former University of Washington president is head of an organization that has to decide the athletic fate of one of the nation's top college-football programs. Ironically, the case involves Ohio State, which was the only public university paying a president more than what Emmert received at the UW.

From Seattle 'Space Gothic' to global health

Posted Tue, May 24, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

The new Gates Foundation campus is a renewal of the promise of Century 21, helping to make Seattle the center of global transformation through science.

Mayor: Pioneer Square to get ultra-fast broadband (hopefully)

Posted Tue, May 24, 2 a.m.

By Skip Ferderber

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn takes a "small tangible step" to keep Pioneer Square growing as a high-tech hotspot, and hopes the idea will spread to other neighborhoods.

What foreign students learn here often stays here

Posted Fri, May 20, 2 a.m.

By Bill Stafford

Even if students return home, the positive impacts on the state of having many foreign students studying here are extensive and long term. We should do more to make those student years more valuable.

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

Posted 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.

UW graduation rates are right in the middle of peers

Posted Thu, Oct 27, 2 a.m. 2011

by Matt Rosenberg

A gradual rise in graduation rates halted in the most recent statistics.

Midday Scan: Friday's top stories around the region

Posted Fri, Sep 23, 11 a.m. 2011

by Pete Jackson

Poker games with revenues in Olympia; why the lobbyists love Patty Murray even more than usual; high pay for profs; recognizing the Duwamish Tribe; and a history lesson for Obama, while "visiting" Seattle.

The Gates that got away

Posted Tue, Sep 6, 8:52 p.m. 2011

by David Brewster

Bob Gates, despite some courting by the U.W., settles for a genial post at William & Mary College. Would he have been what the doctor ordered for the Huskies?

A private bower of wildness in Seattle

Posted Thu, Jul 21, 2 a.m. 2011

by Michael Roloff

Listening to the wildlife in Wakkakium Prairie, tucked under the University's nose.

'Below U.S.' explores Speedy Gonzalez and his identity crisis

Posted Thu, Jun 2, 10:52 a.m. 2011

by Bond Huberman

Experimenting with puppets and cartoon stereotypes, a new multimedia play confronts the challenges faced by people with hybrid ethnic identities.

KUOW Ices Cliff Mass

Posted Fri, May 20, 1:19 p.m. 2011

by Feliks Banel

Sunshine finally arrived in the skies over Seattle, but storm clouds darkened the public-radio airwaves this week. The forecast is unclear for the future of popular meteorologist/blogger/radio personality Cliff Mass.

Corella Ballet: high-energy, eclectic and international

Posted Tue, May 17, 3:03 p.m. 2011

by Alice Kaderlan

The Spanish ballet company, which has made a mark on the dance world in just a few years, stops in Seattle this week on its first major U.S. tour, opening Thursday (May 19) at Meany Hall.

UW gets a president on a discount; lawmakers think about tax breaks

Posted Tue, May 3, 12:03 p.m. 2011

by Joe Copeland

Media Roundup: Osama bin Laden aside, finances dominate the public agenda.

A springtime feast: Wendell Berry at SAL, plus a nourishing course on sustainability

Posted Wed, Apr 20, 2 a.m. 2011

by Judy Lightfoot

The naturalist and author will read from his work May 24 as part of a Seattle Arts & Lectures series that starts tomorrow (April 21) and concludes with a tour of the UW Farm, complete with prosecco and pizza.