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Think growth always brings prosperity? Not so fast

Sun, Jan 30, 2 a.m.

By Mary Newsom

One study by an Oregon-based consultant challenges the assumption that fast-growing cities attract more jobs and greater wealth.

Slavery? Here?

Mon, Jan 17, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

As the Civil War reaches its 150th anniversary, it's time to reflect on the impact of that era on the Pacific Northwest, and how political battles over slavery, secession, and states' rights were fought not just back East, but in the Rain Belt too.

Arizona: Distasteful political climate didn't breed a sick individual

Tue, Jan 11, 4:10 p.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

Spending part of the year in Arizona underlines the troubles in the state's civic life. But a bad atmosphere didn't pull the trigger.

Can we discuss Tucson in a way that lets us learn?

Tue, Jan 11, 2 p.m.

By Pete Jackson

Beyond the raw horror of Rep. Giffords' attempted assassination, it will shape thinking for years to come.

Arizona shootings: Speech is free but not cheap

Mon, Jan 10, 2 a.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

Sarah Palin and the Tea Party would do better to acknowledge responsibility for their rhetoric, which was so heated that it might have led to consequences.

Would we rather shoot horses than eat them?

Fri, Jan 7, 2 a.m.

By Ronald Holden

Americans prefer not to eat horses. So, we avoid an obvious answer to the excessive wild horse populations on public lands.

Best of 2010: Behind Weyerhaeuser's move to REIT-hood

Wed, Dec 29, 2 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

Weyerhaeuser is close to becoming a real estate investment trust. For tax analysts and shareholders, forests are no longer about timber; they're about harvesting tax-advantaged money.

Long battle on Indian funds reaches an optimistic juncture

Tue, Nov 30, 11:45 a.m.

By Mark Trahant

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday (Nov. 30) to approve the Cobell settlement of Native American claims for breach of trust by the federal government on their individual accounts for leasing land.

Nuclear treaty debate lets GOP's right get its glow on

Sun, Nov 21, 6 a.m.

By Joe Copeland

At Hanford, we are still cleaning up from the frantic Cold War production of plutonium. But some Republican senators are reluctant to approve a treaty with Russia until we spend more on nuclear weapons.

An iPod or Xbox world's fair?

Mon, Nov 15, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Not yet. The world still likes real-world expos, and two nearby regions, the Silicon Valley (with Arnold Schwarzenegger leading the way), and Edmonton, Alberta, are hoping to host a world's fair by 2020.

So you like Texas better than Washington?

Tue, Oct 26, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Well, don't let the door hit you on the way out. Washington state is about more than taxes, profits, and coddling a monied "creative class."

The secret of jobs in the West? Not what political ads say

Tue, Oct 12, 2 a.m.

By Mark Trahant

The political campaign has brought a lot of talk about the private sector being the only place jobs are created. It flies in the face of reality.

On a summer road trip: Call of the not-so-wild

Mon, Oct 4, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Welcome to our national parks, home to non-native elk and mountain goat, invasive plants, stocked rivers and lakes, spraying programs for plague, and yearly genetic tests for buffalo. It can take a lot of work to keep parks "natural."

Historic photos with modern echoes

Sat, Sep 18, 6 a.m.

By Chuck Wolfe

In an era when we are rediscovering the values of urban life, the old is new again.

Greening access to Seattle's nearby national parks

Fri, Sep 17, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

We live in a beautiful place surrounded by gorgeous parks, but our wilderness, including national parks, are mostly accessible only by car. Can we fix this?