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Saving our communal storm sewer, Puget Sound
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- Part 1: How growth hurts the Sound
- Part 2: Saving wetlands, nature's kidneys
- Part 3: Beach walls destroy habitat
- Part 4: Trading land to save the Sound
Annals of Nathan Myhrvold and the many fathers of invention, by Malcolm Gladwell
Seattle Mariners »- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- A blogger gives team ownership a text-lashing
- Larry Stone: 'Shame on me' for predicting a championship run
An international search for a Gates Foundation CEO ends on the Microsoft campus
Science / Environment »In just decades, a Lake Washington fish evolved to survive without pollution
Food »Ah, about that Copper River salmon: not such a good 'carbon footprint'
Port of Seattle »As a reformist port commission gets sea legs, there is push-back from the staff
Politics / Government »A review of public disclosure exemptions rouses the constituencies behind them
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Another devaluation of the Seattle Times Co.
Last week was tough for the folks at the Seattle Times Co. The flagship Seattle Times carried through on a plan to cut the paper's staff of 1,845 by about 7 percent, or 125 employees. Meanwhile, in a federal securities filing last Friday, May 9, Sacramento-based McClatchy Co., which owns 49.5 percent of the Times Co. voting stock, disclosed it is continuing to devalue its stake in the company.
Seattle's French Underground: There are thousands of emigrants in metro Seattle. They generally like our green and organic values, but the social norms here are an acquired taste. Part 2
Many causes on display on Fourth Avenue.
Rising gas prices, crowded buses, concern for the environment, and the desire to squeeze in a workout are motivating more people to commute by bike. Here's what you need to know if you're thinking about joining them.
Discords in the violin sections
The concertmaster post (leader of the first violin section) is proving a hot seat in Seattle. Marjorie Kransberg-Talvi, longtime leader of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, has resigned that post, unhappy at criticism of her playing by conductor Stewart Kershaw, effective the end of this season. Ingrid Matthews is taking a one-year leave from being leader of Seattle Baroque Orchestra, citing a need to take some time off. And turmoil continues at the Seattle Symphony.
As civic icons like Safeco drift away from their Puget Sound roots, here's a look at the components of a Seattle way of doing business that built up such brands. The key was motivated employees. The poison was rapid growth.
Sixth of a series: The youngest member of the Crosscut editorial team weighs in.
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Death by sun! Film at 11
If you watch local TV news, there's always something to worry about. Take this week's weather: sunny, warm ... and apparently a coiled snake ready to strike! Local stations are famous for over-hyping storms as reporters lean into Alki breezes as if they're the next Katrina or race up to Snoqualmie Pass to prove that — you won't believe this scoop — it's snowing in the mountains in the middle of winter! But it's not enough to exaggerate rain and wind: A little bit of sun is enough to spread alarm.
The P-I's D. Parvaz will head to Harvard
Your chance to join the Mod Squad
What's killing small theaters? Paying the rent
A dissent on Rauschenberg, darling of the avant garde
Jen Graves on Robert Rauschenberg's influence
Calif. winemaking patriarch Robert Mondavi died today at age 94
Bill Gates' (property) taxman cometh
REI plans to go solar at 11 stores, though none in Washington
Memories of an intense Oregon primary, 1968
Gay marriage ruling a political vindication for San Francisco's mayor
A proposal to make all King County elected offices nonpartisan qualifies for the ballot
Calif. winemaking patriarch Robert Mondavi died today at age 94
Starbucks' Pike Place Roast is just OK, says Consumer Reports
UW and IBM are researching new rice strains using 'clustered' PCs around the world
After the Winter Olympics, B.C. Place will get a retractable roof
From the NBA championship to homelessness in 30 years
The M's need a smarter management team
Hillary Clinton, will you please go now!
An alternative reality show
John Moe: Sorry, Seattle, I'm moving away
Calif. winemaking patriarch Robert Mondavi died today at age 94
Starbucks' Pike Place Roast is just OK, says Consumer Reports
The long leash of the law
Calif. winemaking patriarch Robert Mondavi died today at age 94
To the envy of Washingtonians, B.C.'s got new ferries
The Space Needle's first cleaning since 1962?!
Bush plan may allow power plants near national parks
The Space Needle's first cleaning since 1962?!
With polar bears endangered, tourists flock to northern Canada
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