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Good Intentions Turn Into Diversity Backlash at Lakeside School
When this prestigious prep school sought to become more ethnically diverse, donations poured in. But as a pending…
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Intelius Says it’s Capable of Conducting a Full Background Check on Anyone
Except maybe its CEO.
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Hot Wires
A small classroom of South Seattle immigrants helps fuel a domestic electronics renaissance.
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Dubious Diplomacy
Slade Gorton says that 28-year-old Seattle grocer Koshin Mohamed is an official Somali representative to the U.S. But…
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In a year when seemingly everybody has bashed the Seattle School Board
In a year when seemingly everybody has bashed the Seattle School Board as dysfunctional, potential candidates are starting…
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Cash and Carry
Sources say a giant Eastside evangelical church borrowed tsunami/Katrina relief funds to cover its own expenses.
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Voice of God
The rise, fall, and 'groovy church' resurrection of the Seahawks' P.A. announcer, Pastor Randy Rowland.
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The Dangerous Lives of Train-Hoppin’ Hobos
For some people, seeing the country from a boxcar is the ultimate freedom. But as an October fatality…
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The AIDS Evangelists
World Vision is campaigning to raise AIDS compassion among Christians. The key: focus on widows and orphans.
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Board Stiffs
Is the 'crisis' faced by the Seattle School District enough to abandon board elections?
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Petting Zoo
Washington state's nonexistent sex-education standards have made lips the new zipper. By Nina Shapiro
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Pressure Drop
Abortion rates have fallen even more in Washington than nationwide. A possible reason: more guilt.
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Big Game Hunters
Breaking into Washington's Native American gaming gold rush can be a wild west circus. Just ask the Snoqualmie…
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Schooling the District
Can a Microsoft millionaire cut through Seattle Schools' poisonous racial politics?
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Southern Exposure
While some white parents have sued the district for forcing their kids to attend (horrors!) South End schools,…
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Coming Zune
Once again, Microsoft is chasing Apple in the hipster hardware game. Will it make sweet music this time?
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As the Seattle Schools Superintendent search gets underway, it continues to irk
As the Seattle Schools Superintendent search gets underway, it continues to irk that we are going to be…
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have been getting a rare bout
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have been getting a rare bout of bad publicity. First, the Los…
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I’ve been thinking a lot about Peggy Orenstein’s excellent New York Times
I’ve been thinking a lot about Peggy Orenstein’s excellent New York Times Magazine piece last Sunday on the…