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    Articles by Roger Downey
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    Schwarz Surprise
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Despite sour notes behind the scenes, Seattle Symphony extends the top conductor’s contract.

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    Enlightenment in a Box
    Enlightenment in a Box
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Every year, as the holidays roll round, I find myself again faced with the paradox of gift giving. Nearly everyone…

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    KOMO Exposed
    KOMO Exposed
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Thirty years ago in Seattle Weekly.

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    Furst’s First
    Furst’s First
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Thirty years ago in Seattle Weekly.

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    Show me the money
    Show me the money
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    If you think Washington football has declined, wait ’til you see Washington bookball.

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    Seattle punishes success, says new Arts Commissioner Trapnell.
    Trapnell on target?
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The city’s new arts czar steps into a firefight between the mayor and council.

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    Sips
    Sips
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Splendor in the Glass?

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    The Hot Sheet
    The Hot Sheet
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    What’s in, what’s fresh, what’s cooking.

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    Mystery Meat
    Mystery Meat
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    If you want to learn the truth about almost any aspect of commercial life, never mind general-interest journals like the…

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    Local Brilliance
    Local Brilliance
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    So pinot noir, at long last, is the grape of the moment. Ironic, considering that her sudden popularity is due…

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    Wagner’s titanic love story
    Wagner’s titanic love story
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Two doomed lovers set sail on a ship in opera’s most perfect tragedy.

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    Spooked
    Spooked
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    An Irish play loses its spirits between Sligo and Seattle.

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    The paella of Fernando's.
    A dark, secluded place
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Moody, romantic, and labyrinthine, Fernando’s Hideaway offers authentic Spanish service and toothsome Spanish fare.

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    Flaccosus nervosus
    Flaccosus nervosus
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    You’ve got to wonder if there isn’t some hyperspecialized kind of flu ravaging the back offices of the Puget Sound…

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    The Hot Sheet
    The Hot Sheet
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    What’s in, what’s fresh, what’s cooking.

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    Sips
    Sips
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Beaujolais vieux

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    Meet Dixy Lee Ray
    Meet Dixy Lee Ray
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Thirty years ago in Seattle Weekly.

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    Balancing act
    Balancing act
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The Senate’s proposed budget is scary—but consider the alternatives.

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    The Hot Sheet
    The Hot Sheet
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    What’s in, what’s fresh, what’s cooking.

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    The Hot Sheet
    The Hot Sheet
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    What’s in, what’s fresh, what’s cooking.

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