From top: The lovely path north of Seward Park in Seattle, right along Lake Washington; the Boeing plant in Renton, seen from across the lake; new construction sweeps away old industrial artifacts on...
From top: The author sets out in Kirkland; in solitude, looking out at Lake Washington from a bench in Wetherill Nature Preserve; and the view at Enatai Beach Park.
Five factions are weighing in on the November ballot measure to fund light rail and highway improvements, and at this point the outcome is too close to call.
It's tough calculus, says the former state party chair, and the result isn't going to materialize overnight. But it's a way for Washington Republicans to rebuild the party from the bottom up. Second...