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Articles by Ellis E. Conklin
A hefty increase in the minimum wage may be resonating in Seattle,
A hefty increase in the minimum wage may...
By Ellis E. Conklin • January 9, 2014 3:01 pm

A hefty increase in the minimum wage may be resonating in Seattle, but it sure as heck isn’t with most…

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The fiery, ever-quotable and occasionally profane Dwight Pelz is packing up his
The fiery, ever-quotable and occasionally profane Dwight Pelz...
By Ellis E. Conklin • January 9, 2014 1:03 pm

The fiery, ever-quotable and occasionally profane Dwight Pelz is packing up his old campaign buttons, bumper stickers and posters and…

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With one pot shop for every 4,850 people who live here, Seattle
With one pot shop for every 4,850 people...
By Ellis E. Conklin • January 9, 2014 11:13 am

With one pot shop for every 4,850 people who live here, Seattle finished third in a ridiculous rating of the…

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Paul Berendt, the longest serving Democratic Party chairman in the nation when
Paul Berendt, the longest serving Democratic Party chairman...
By Ellis E. Conklin • January 9, 2014 9:33 am

Paul Berendt, the longest serving Democratic Party chairman in the nation when he stepped down eight years ago, is having…

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As Seattle Weekly first reported back in July, Mayor McGinn plans to
Mike McGinn this afternoon closed the book on...
By Ellis E. Conklin • December 31, 2013 3:08 pm

Mike McGinn this afternoon closed the book on his four years as Seattle’s mayor and issued the following statement: Thank…

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“It’s all a blur now,” Ed Murray says of that chilly November
“It’s all a blur now,” Ed Murray says...
By Ellis E. Conklin • December 27, 2013 9:46 am

“It’s all a blur now,” Ed Murray says of that chilly November evening when he became Seattle’s 53rd mayor. “I…

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It’s all a blur now,” Ed Murray says of that chilly November
It’s all a blur now,” Ed Murray says...
By Ellis E. Conklin • December 20, 2013 2:23 pm

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It has been an unsettling year for King County Metro bus drivers.They
It has been an unsettling year for King...
By Ellis E. Conklin • December 18, 2013 12:30 pm

It has been an unsettling year for King County Metro bus drivers. They saw one of their own wounded in…

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Photo credit: Marcus Courtney AFL-CIO
Whether by intention or coincidence, Amazon workers kept...
By Ellis E. Conklin • December 16, 2013 12:10 pm

Whether by intention or coincidence, Amazon workers kept their distance this morning as a union protest, in support of German…

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For a week now, the world’s largest boring machine has sat idle
For a week now, the world’s largest boring...
By Ellis E. Conklin • December 13, 2013 2:52 pm

For a week now, the world’s largest boring machine has sat idle 60 feet below South Main Street as engineers…

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Earlier this week, my trusty colleague Matt Driscoll wrote about the office
Earlier this week, my trusty colleague Matt Driscoll...
By Ellis E. Conklin • December 13, 2013 12:58 pm

Earlier this week, my trusty colleague Matt Driscoll wrote about the office holiday party that ended on a less than…

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Teaching at Seattle's First Place Scholars, which converted to a charter school after the 2012 initiative passed.
A King County Judge today ruled that a...
By Ellis E. Conklin • December 12, 2013 3:46 pm

A King County Judge today ruled that a charter school cannot be defined as “common school” because it not governed…

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The other day, Slate published a story by Aisha Harris titled “Santa
The other day, Slate published a story by...
By Ellis E. Conklin • December 12, 2013 1:19 pm

The other day, Slate published a story by Aisha Harris titled “Santa Claus Should Not be A White Man Anymore.”…

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Fresh from his Big City Mayor 101 class at the Kennedy School,
Fresh from his Big City Mayor 101 class...
By Ellis E. Conklin • December 11, 2013 2:35 pm

Fresh from his Big City Mayor 101 class at the Kennedy School, Ed Murray today began to fill the office…

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Editor’s note: The views and opinions expressed in this pro-49ers screed are
Editor’s note: The views and opinions expressed in...
By Ellis E. Conklin • December 9, 2013 10:45 am

Editor’s note: The views and opinions expressed in this pro-49ers screed are those of Ellis E. Conklin and do not…

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An outlaw wind races across these barren hills as the late-November sun
An outlaw wind races across these barren hills...
By Ellis E. Conklin • December 6, 2013 4:20 pm

An outlaw wind races across these barren hills as the late-November sun glints off the curled wreaths of razor wire…

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This really shouldn’t came as a huge surprise, but working in an
This really shouldn’t came as a huge surprise,...
By Ellis E. Conklin • November 25, 2013 11:14 am

This really shouldn’t came as a huge surprise, but working in an Amazon warehouse can turn you into a prime…

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As the saying goes, it takes money to make money. It also
Update: Ed Murray’s transition team announced more department...
By Ellis E. Conklin • November 22, 2013 11:13 am

Update: Ed Murray’s transition team announced more department changes this afternoon. See the bottom of this post for details. Mayor-elect…

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“John Kennedy’s bright trajectory ended in mid-passage, severed in the glaring Friday
“John Kennedy’s bright trajectory ended in mid-passage, severed...
By Ellis E. Conklin • November 21, 2013 1:39 pm

“John Kennedy’s bright trajectory ended in mid-passage, severed in the glaring Friday noontime in Dallas,” the great essayist Lance Morrow…

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U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke will step down from his post
U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke will step...
By Ellis E. Conklin • November 20, 2013 2:04 pm

U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke will step down from his post as U.S. Ambassador to China early next year…

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