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Allen family: It was 20 years ago the Foundation began to give

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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'Snow wimps'? Who is the 'LA Times' calling a wimp?

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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Let it rain! says a California transplant

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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Naming Pioneer Square's alleys

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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Obama talks of turning point for Indians, but which direction?

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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Occupying Reagan's office and speaking out at UC-Davis, 40 years ago

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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Redistricting away Seattle's minority representation

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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Jonathan Raban's lonely journeys

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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Washington's third dam removal marks a river renaissance

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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Into thick sleet: Mount St. Helens turns sinister

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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Road pain: How federal cuts will hurt Northwest towns, rural areas

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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Time to suspend all deep-ocean commercial fishing?

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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A critic's favorite: the raven rattle at SAM

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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Radioactive Ranch: How Hanford's history reflects the West

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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Parklets: a great idea for Seattle to steal

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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When the 'past' came to Century 21

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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The 100-year-old model for the Port of Seattle still makes good political sense

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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Can a shaky conservation plan protect Washington's wolves?

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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'The best of American literature, only more so'

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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Energy-hungry China is becoming a big player in the Mountain West

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 West Blog posts

Midday Scan: Inslee's inconvenient truth; Locke tells truth in China; school's junk food policy doubted

Posted Mon, Dec 12, 11 a.m. 2011

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.

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An ill wind blows out of Olympia

Posted 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.

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No Expo for Ecotopia

Posted 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.

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Midday Scan: Thursday's top stories around the region

Posted 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.

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Midday Scan: Tuesday's top stories around the region

Posted 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. 

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Midday Scan: Monday's top stories around the region

Posted 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.

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Gregoire is a firm neutral on the coal port proposal

Posted 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.

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Lessons from a road trip

Posted 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.

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GOP in West eager to force colleges to allow gun-toting students

Posted 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.

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Re-naming Cascades peaks

Posted 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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9th circuit rules Prop 8, California's same-sex marriage ban, unconstitutional The Los Angeles Times reports, "A federal appeals court Tuesday struck down California's ban on same-sex marriage, clearing the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage as early as next year."

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Arizona at 100: Environmental victories worth celebrating The state bucks conventional wisdom.

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Federal budget cuts spare rural Alaska air travel The Anchorage Daily News reports, "Subsidies for rural Alaska air travel survived the cost-cutting talk as Congress passed a four-year funding bill for the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday after years of dispute."

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The Alaska senate thinks the unthinkable: oil taxes The Anchorage Daily News reports, "Alaska lawmakers this week are expected to take up three of the biggest issues facing them this session, with all eyes on the Senate for perhaps the biggest issue of all: oil taxes."

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The LAPD's compassionless crackdown on medical marijuana dispensers The legitimately ill are suffering in the thorough, three-campaign by the narcotics squad operating in the San Fernando Valley.

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