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Posted Thu, Feb 2, 2 a.m.
The foundation builds strong relationships with each community so that gifts will leverage the community's strengths. Working with Native American groups highlights the importance of a sense of reciprocity.
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Posted Fri, Jan 20, 12:30 a.m.
A newspaper that serves a population freaked out by rain shouldn't be surprised if Seattle's steep hills and unusual climatic conditions -- including wet, icing-prone snowfalls -- combine to make for genuine difficulties.
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Posted Fri, Dec 30, 2 a.m.
A refugee reports on her year-long effort to escape the relentless sunshine of South California, snuggling into our damp and bookish town.
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Posted Mon, Dec 12, 2 a.m.
Cities are moving to reclaim and clean-up urban alleyways, and Pioneer Square is ground zero for Seattle's effort. One thing needed: names.
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Posted Mon, Dec 5, 2 a.m.
At a summit last week, the president stayed away from the kind of departure from traditional government programs that might build a stronger middle class in Indian Country.
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Posted Sun, Nov 27, 7:10 p.m.
The notorious police response to peaceful Occupiers leads an alumnus to recall the bolder demonstrations he and his classmates undertook, blocking military shipments and occupying the governor's office. Ronald Reagan called them "bums," but no one reached for the pepper spray.
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Posted Mon, Nov 7, 8:48 a.m.
Activists cheered the prospect of Washington's first majority-minority congressional district. Then they noticed what redistricting would do to South Seattle's legislative delegation.
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Posted Wed, Oct 26, 2 a.m.
The eccentric West through the eyes of Seattle's British expat author is a landscape of strange customs, forlorn towns, and back roads. His mantra: "To be alone is to be safe."
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Posted Mon, Oct 24, 2 a.m.
After a long negotiation process, the Condit Dam on the White Salmon River is coming down. Rather than viewing the process as a demolition, members of the Yakama tribe envision a rebirth of native foods and culture on the bottom of what is now Northwestern Lake.
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Posted Wed, Oct 5, 2 a.m.
Three brothers savor a long-awaited volcano climb - until the weather turns, disaster looms, and a fellow hiker disappears.
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Posted Tue, Sep 27, 2 a.m.
The highways will likely receive less attention. But that's just the start when layoffs hit Hanford, the Forest Service, national parks, and more.
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Posted Mon, Sep 26, 2 a.m.
Fisheries scientists around the world are divided about whether enough is being done to protect the health and sustainability of global fish populations; inequitable national regulations only confuse the matter. Experts debate whether we should haul in our nets and call it a day.
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Posted Fri, Sep 23, 2 a.m.
At Seattle Art Museum, a piece with peculiar power hangs in a Northwest Native art display case. A tour with a curator helps our writer learn why this object, more than all others, speaks to him, fully alive, across the cultures.
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Posted Wed, Sep 21, 2 a.m.
A new history of Hanford tells us about the motives, contradictions, and influences that shaped the "nuclear reservation" that has changed lives and re-shaped the world.
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Posted Tue, Sep 20, 2 a.m.
San Francisco has created a quick way to convert a parking space or two into pleasant micro parks that the community picks and maintains. What are we waiting for?
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Posted Mon, Sep 19, 2 a.m.
Forget Elvis. The real featured visitor to the Seattle world's fair was the region's past. Roy Rogers, Paul Bunyan, an Indian village, and a parade of old-timers were there to sell a version of "progress." On Tuesday, HistoryLink.org will bring a lot of the world's fair history back to life at its annual banquet.
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Posted Thu, Sep 15, noon
A veteran observer of ports around the country argues that elected port commissioners, as in Seattle and Tacoma, are far preferable to ports that must serve the wishes of mayors or other politicians.
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Posted Wed, Sep 7, 2 a.m.
Through a series of political machinations, Congress has taken gray wolves in Idaho, Montana, Utah, and parts of Oregon and Washington off the endangered species list. Will a new state plan go far enough to protect the Washington population?
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Posted Thu, Sep 1, 2 a.m.
A new anthology of California writers' work gives readers a rich tour of California culture, landscape, and heritage.
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Posted Thu, Sep 1, 2 a.m.
The West's oil, gas, and coal now are shipped more than ever through West Coast ports. China, and other growing countries, are becoming bigger and bigger owners of the energy and raw materials they want.
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The election is nearly a year away, but the Inslee campaign for governor already looks like a sure loser against Rob McKenna. Should Inslee quit Congress to try to pull it out? And, there is almost equal doubt about the effectiveness of the Seattle Public Schools' stance against junk food in high schools.
MOREPosted Fri, Nov 4, 3 p.m. 2011
Pity the state government. But your real worry should be about municipalities, who are going to be stuck with their own excesses and the problems of the states.
MOREPosted Sat, Nov 5, 11:48 p.m. 2011
As Seattle prepares to celebrate 50 years as the little expo city that could, the chance for a future fair in the USA is a long way off.
MOREPosted Thu, Sep 29, 11 a.m. 2011
A daughter's powerful letter about the still-unsolved assassination of her father, federal prosecutor Thomas Wales; senatorial politics; raw political maneuvering in Snohomish County; Gregoire vs. liquor privatization.
MOREPosted Tue, Sep 20, 11 a.m. 2011
In the news: Corrections abstains from more projected budget cuts; an Alaska town takes environmental controversy into its own hands; city council badmouths the mounted police; social security, explained; and why ATM users should watch their backs.
MOREPosted Mon, Sep 12, 11 a.m. 2011
9-11 as a literary event; Sen. Murray as the Senate's baby-sitter; get ready for redistricting fireworks; a warning shot on federal transit funding; and Amazon's truce in the California sales-tax battle.
MOREPosted Tue, Jul 26, 3 p.m. 2011
She tells a Bellingham audience that the coal bound for China will be coming out of the Mountain states, but it's an open question whether the port will be in Washington or Canada.
MOREPosted Wed, Jun 22, noon 2011
You can learn a lot of things about the economy and the helpfulness of Uncle Sam by driving the interstates from here to St. Paul.
MOREPosted Mon, Apr 11, 2 a.m. 2011
A bill to allow guns on campuses died in the Idaho Senate but a number of other states are looking at joining the frenzy. It's all about bullying higher education's learning communities and catering to the NRA's desires.
MOREPosted Mon, Apr 4, 2 a.m. 2011
William O. Douglas thought it was silly to have big mountains named for people who'd never set foot here. Something to ponder when looking at "Rainier."
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