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  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    President Roseanne? GOP Voters Have Choice Over 'Repudiated Speaker' or 'Crack Addict'

    We now have this memorable assessment by statesman Zbigniew Brzezinski, who served Democrat and Republican White Houses, on the crop of 2012 GOP presidential contenders shuttling in and out of Washington in advance of the state's Saturday caucuses:

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    In Oregon, #OWS Has a Golden Opportunity to Get a Representative In Congress

    Krist Novoselic (left), seen here with Steven Reynolds, was the founding bassist in Nirvana, and is the chairman of Fair Vote.​Editor's Note: This is the second post in a series from SW contributor Krist Novoselic. The first post, "How Occupy Wall Street Can Occupy the Ballot Box," ran last mo ... More >>

  • News

    September 21, 2011

    Iraq 2007-2011

    Krist Novoselic (left), seen here with Steven Reynolds, was the founding bassist in Nirvana, and is the chairman of Fair Vote.​Editor's Note: This is the second post in a series from SW contributor Krist Novoselic. The first post, "How Occupy Wall Street Can Occupy the Ballot Box," ran last mo ... More >>

  • News

    September 21, 2011

    Afghanistan 2001-2011

    Krist Novoselic (left), seen here with Steven Reynolds, was the founding bassist in Nirvana, and is the chairman of Fair Vote.​Editor's Note: This is the second post in a series from SW contributor Krist Novoselic. The first post, "How Occupy Wall Street Can Occupy the Ballot Box," ran last mo ... More >>

  • News

    September 21, 2011

    Iraq 2003-2006

    Krist Novoselic (left), seen here with Steven Reynolds, was the founding bassist in Nirvana, and is the chairman of Fair Vote.​Editor's Note: This is the second post in a series from SW contributor Krist Novoselic. The first post, "How Occupy Wall Street Can Occupy the Ballot Box," ran last mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    Robert Gates, Chancellor; Ex-Defense Secretary Forgoes Retirement With Wife in Skagit County

    The Gateses in Agra.​The suspicion was that former U.S.Secretary of Defense Robert Gates would retire for good at his Big Lake home in Skagit County once he departed D.C. in June. Skagit is where his wife of 43 years, Becky, prefers to live year-round in their home of 17 years, catching up wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    Can't Shake Bill Collectors? Then Sue 'Em

    There is no more fitting recession-era story than a consumer fighting back against debt collectors.​Our sister paper the Dallas Observer has a fantastic cover story about Craig Cunningham ("Better Off Deadbeat"). A man America's debt collectors call a terrorist. But who's served as inspiration ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    "Back in My Day, We Called 10 Million Gallons of Raw Sewage Flowing Into Elliott Bay 'Monday Morning'"

    "Kids today have it too easy. When I was young, we knew the value of a waste disposal disaster."​When most people screw up at their jobs the worst that happens is a botched Powerpoint slide or an ill-advised e-mail forward. But most people aren't responsible for containing and cleaning all the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson to Hold Hands at The Paramount

    Merle Haggard performed at The Paramount on Feb. 11, 2007, along with Neko Case. Photos by Jenny Jimenez. Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson When: April 3 Where: The Paramount Cost: $45 to $65 via Ticketmaster, on sale Saturday) Extremely long press release (and a photo of Neko Case) after the jump ... More >>

  • Arts

    June 4, 2008

    Seattle, Je T’Aime

    You can’t afford the City of Lights. But you don’t have to.

  • Diversions

    May 24, 2006

    My Perfect ...

    Perfect summer moments recalled by a chef, a tour guide, a musician, a yogi, a little leaguer, and others.

  • News

    February 16, 2005

    In Search of the Original 'Seattle'

    A naturalist conducts a botanical mystery tour—call it CSI: Seattle—scouring the modern city for clues of the landscape that greeted the first white settlers. Giant trees there were, but what else? From place-names to ancient groves, he traces the answers in our own backyards.

  • Film

    January 12, 2005

    Coach Carter

    Also: In Good Company, Testosterone, Who Killed Bambi?, and The Woodsman.

  • News

    December 17, 2003

    Facing Our Losses - Iraq 2007

    Washington's toll in Iraq in 2007.

  • News

    December 17, 2003

    Facing Our Losses - Iraq 2004

    Washington's toll in Iraq in 2004.

  • News

    December 17, 2003

    Facing Our Losses - Afghanistan

    Washington's toll in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the War on Terror.

  • News

    September 3, 2003

    Theocracy Democracy

    Washington's toll in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the War on Terror.

  • News

    July 24, 2002

    Family Town— Readers' Picks

    Washington's toll in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the War on Terror.

  • Arts

    July 25, 2001

    Book briefs

    Three titles for your summer reading list.

  • Film

    June 16, 1999

    God-awful gothic

    They tried for Southern atmosphere and came up with a fetid swamp.

  • News

    May 26, 1999

    Ten times the fun

    Got 20 minutes? Then you've got yourself a getaway.

  • News

    March 3, 1999

    The tracks of their fears

    Sound Transit jettisons Northgate, Southcenter, and North Capitol Hill, and passes a cautious rail plan. Maybe we don't have to give up so much...

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