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John Bates

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Border Patrol Gets Cooperation From Local Officers With "Free Money"

    ​In our cover story this week, we report on the increasingly close relationship between the Border Patrol and local law-enforcement agencies. This is no coincidence. The feds are paying local departments for their cooperation through "Operation Stonegarden"--a little-known program that has bec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    Seattle's Border Xing

    A border checkpoint in downtown Seattle? Ferry terminal, train station, 4th and Pike? Perfectly legal, the government says. It's right there in the books - immigration roadblocks allowed 100 air miles inland from US borders...not just with Mexico and Canada, but the coastal borders of the nation. ... More >>

  • Music

    December 13, 2006

    December 13-19

    This week's music calendar.

  • Music

    February 15, 2006

    Feb. 15-Feb. 21

    The week's local music calendar.

  • Arts

    July 13, 2005

    Lucky Numbers?

    In which the author envisions a historical meeting that should've produced the first great economics best seller before Freakonomics.

  • Music

    May 18, 2005

    May 18-24, 2005

    In which the author envisions a historical meeting that should've produced the first great economics best seller before Freakonomics.

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