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Political melting pot

The 37th District House race features six diverse Democrats and a "Lincoln" Republican named Kwame.

Interim CEO Mohler: committed to local.

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KCTS Disconnects

National production is shelved as the troubled PBS station lays off 30 percent of its staff.

Welfare warriors: Marnie Gustavson (right) and Carol Zizzo help welfare recipients find jobs.

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Shove off

State cuts programs that help people on welfare find jobs.

Epidemic or Exaggeration?

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Epidemic or Exaggeration?

The alarmist rhetoric on fat is a little flabby.

All Aboard the Love Train

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All Aboard the Love Train

The Rainier Valley is getting more than billion-dollar rail service. Sound Transit contract bidders also had to show…

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Buying the farm

The Port and its neighbors fight over property seizures for the third runway.

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Gunning for Dunn

Can the Dems' new soccer mom wrest the Eastside from the GOP's pro-gun powerhouse?

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Invisible Plaintiffs

A federal lawsuit reveals the complications of immigrant-labor oversight.

United Way of King County President and CEO Jon Fine: "We're solving problems."

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Street Cred

With a campaign to end homelessness, it's not your grandparents' United Way.

Bookda Gheisar

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Bookda Gheisar

Best Grassroots Philanthropist

Too little, too late? Police were criticized for holding back on Tuesday night.

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Kerlikowske in the cross fire

Rank-and-file officers blast the new police chief's performance at Mardi Gras.

Gregoire: more real than this.

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Tiger Lady

Christine Gregoire has stared down big tobacco and the feds who run Hanford. Can she lead the state?

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Candidate blues

The City Council candidates have few suggestions to make the police more accountable.

From left: Jim Spady, Fawn Spady, daughter Jasmine, and son Saul.

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A New School Principle

The Seattle School Board's objection notwithstanding, this might be the year lawmakers embrace the charter-school movement.

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Uncorking crime

Why did the Legislature decide to let the juvenile-crime genie back out of the bottle?

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Ibiza Dinner Club

Although it might seem like a contradiction in terms, the Ibiza Dinner Club is now open for lunch…

Joseph Olchefske: tongue-lashed.

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Coalition of Critics

The Seattle school-budget scandal has united disparate advocates and is certain to invigorate future elections.

Mary Bass Is Now Head of the Class

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Mary Bass Is Now Head of the Class

A 'marginalized' dissident no more, the new Seattle School Board president takes charge.

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Police academy follies

Just about everyone gets a passing grade at the state's school for cops, as the case of a…

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Sacred casino?

DID THE SNOQUALMIE INDIAN TRIBE make a play to put a casino on a site it has long…