Email Author Knute Berger

2006 Stories by Knute Berger

• The Seventh Sign

  published August 16, 2006

  Mossback finds hope for Seattle in a group of civic curmudgeons — and bids the Weekly adieu (for now). More >>

• Substance Abuse

  published August 16, 2006

  How many licks does it take to get to the center of Seattle's dueling glossies? More >>

• Six Signs of Seattle Sanity

  published August 9, 2006

  A few things that are actually right with this city. More >>

• Divorced From Reality

  published August 2, 2006

  With little practical purpose, marriage is a powerful concept. More >>

• Daring to Be Not Great

  published July 26, 2006

  Letting the Sonics go is just the first step in saving Seattle. More >>

• The New Meth

  published July 19, 2006

  The "irresistible" market is changing addicted-to-growth Seattle. More >>

• Is Seattle a Mean Drunk?

  published July 12, 2006

  Our incoherent approach to alcohol. More >>

• Yesterday's Paper

  published July 5, 2006

  How the King County Journal lost its way in suburbia. More >>

• Wonks and Nerds

  published June 28, 2006

  What Bill Gates and Warren Buffett can teach Maria Cantwell and Christine Gregoire. More >>

• Gregoire the Globalizer

  published June 21, 2006

  Unquestioningly, the governor evangelizes a corporate view of competitiveness. More >>

• Another Inconvenient Truth

  published June 14, 2006

  Solving gridlock won’t cure urban growth’s malignancy. More >>

• Seattle's Bold Bioneers

  published June 7, 2006

  Meet the bikers, bus riders, and moochers of car-less Seattle. More >>

• Dumbing Down Racism

  published May 31, 2006

  The Seattle School District's definition has a hidden agenda. More >>

• The 'Just Right' People

  published May 10, 2006

  The classic Seattle bungalow is the new spotted owl. More >>

• Trouble in Vanilla City

  published May 3, 2006

  The challenges of talking about race in Seattle. More >>

• Keeping Seattle Centered

  published April 26, 2006

  Let's preserve our world's fair without end. More >>

• Baby-Talkin' Big Brother

  published April 19, 2006

  The Chinese have figured out a new way to promote totalitarianism: baby talk. More >>

• No Building Is Sacred

  published April 12, 2006

  With the razing of a landmark church, downtown has risen. More >>

• Grisly Man

  published March 29, 2006

  Lessons of a predator. More >>

• Purple People Eaters

  published March 22, 2006

  The Democrats won't retake Congress by dissing the suburbs. More >>

• The Culture of Death

  published March 15, 2006

  And why we need to cultivate it. More >>

• Bones and Blonds

  published March 8, 2006

  Kennewick Man science vs. paleface fantasy. More >>

• Show Us the Sonics' Money!

  published March 1, 2006

  Hey, Howard Schultz, let's soak the public from our new community hot tub. More >>

• SW Needs a New Arena

  published February 15, 2006

  It's a matter of fairness. And duct tape. More >>

• The Muhammad Cartoon War

  published February 8, 2006

  This controversy ain't so funny. More >>