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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?

9-11 anniversary: Lessons from the Last Stand

Thu, Sep 9, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

From Walla Walla to the Little Big Horn, America is fascinated with its massacre sites, which offer some perspective on 9-11.

Pork is as American as apple pie

Tue, Sep 7, noon

By Knute Berger

And other thoughts from a summer road trip.

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How an economic bust can spark a civic-planning buzz

Sat, Aug 28, 2 a.m.

By David Boyd

Smart communities, including some in the Salt Lake City area, are using the economic doldrums as a chance to lay groundwork for future initiatives such as light rail.

Like a Pillsbury Bake-Off, but for chicken

Thu, Aug 26, 3:18 p.m.

By Ronald Holden

A marketing gimmick makes one Vancouver woman $1,000 richer, with a shot at the national title.

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Mark Twain: A vision for Portland's leadership on bicycling

Wed, Aug 11, noon

By Knute Berger

What would Twain do? More than a century before Portland would be regularly ranked among the top cities for bicyclists in the country, the author envisioned how Portland could become the ultimate city for cyclists.

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How a Seattle group helped save the north's forests

Wed, Jul 28, 2 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

A Canadian industry, reliant on clearcutting huge stretches of boreal forest, realized it needed a Plan B. Industry leaders came to the table with environmentalists and found a way to market themselves as green.

How a staffer brought a powerful senator around to reform U.S. Indian policy

Fri, Jul 16, 2 a.m.

By Pete Jackson

A new book by former "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" Editorial Page Editor Mark Trahant tells how Sen. Henry M. Jackson, an advocate of policies that could have killed Native Americans' cultural heritage, changed while working with a Native American congressional staffer.

Images of immigration 'invasion' twist our response

Wed, Jun 30, 2:30 p.m.

By Collin Tong

Persistent misperceptions fuel the national discourse. They also dull our ability to respond in ways that draw on our morality to enlarge our communities.

Southeast Seattle, 98118: Yes, my diverse zip code is cool

Fri, Jun 25, 2 a.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

Walk through Seward Park and hear a dozen different languages. Thanks to affordability, entrepreneurs, and more, 98118 is both vital and diverse.

Budget cuts make Washington only state without board to decide place names

Tue, Jun 8, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

The Washington Board on Geographic Names has not just been slashed from the budget, but written out of existence in Olympia, making the Evergreen State the only one without such a body. Who will keep our maps from chaos now?

Do you know Jack (London)?

Mon, May 31, 9 a.m.

By Knute Berger

He brought the Klondike to life, but the career of Jack London makes an exciting tale too, with wilderness and sea adventures, socialist politics, and a bohemian origin with Seattle roots. A new biography tells us about the man who called himself a "Work Beast."