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    Articles by Roger Downey
    Cathy Chadwick familiarizes Pike Place shoppers with the pungent wonders of wasabi.
    Wasabi
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Green, and grate.

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    The Soul of Chard
    The Soul of Chard
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Winemakers everywhere pay lip service these days to the idea of capturing the essence of a given grape variety as…

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    Taking Another Pot Shot
    Taking Another Pot Shot
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Initiative 75 wont change marijuana laws, but it could change the way those laws are enforced.

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    Get Cracking!
    Get Cracking!
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Port Angeles hosts a food fest worth putting on a bib for.

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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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    Back for seconds
    Back for seconds
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Three sorely missed neighborhood restaurants—Cyclops, Swingside, and Olympia—will soon rise from the ashes.

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

    Pirate radio has become even more important in recent years as corporate consolidation of the airwaves accelerates. Yet if you…

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    Robert Olander, Des Moines city manager, is a longtime opponent of the third runway. He believes the Port never seriously considered other options.
    Risky Runway
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The Port’s new mega-project at Sea-Tac rests on a shaky foundation. With serious questions raised about its environmental impacts, its costs, and even its structural feasibility, it looks like a near-billion-dollar boondoggle in the making.

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    Is It "Three-Buck Chuck" or Nothing?
    Is It “Three-Buck Chuck” or Nothing?
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Paul Thomas wines offer a good buy.

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

    Click Wholesale Distributing

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    A taste of the Brooklyn: sesame-ginger-seared Hawaiian ono (left) and fresh oysters.
    Easy Eating
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The Brooklyn puts a fusion spin on mainstream eats.

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    Books Quarterly: All the Myths of India in One Book
    Books Quarterly: All the Myths of India in...
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Well, not quite. But Roberto Calasso comes close.

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    A rather austere bronze head, crafted in the 12th century B.C.
    The mysterious west
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    New discoveries poke a hole in imperial Chinese “history.”

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    Billy the beauty: Christopher Maltman, center, as the doomed foretopman.
    ‘Billy’ in bondage
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Britten’s floating opera stays grounded in shallows.

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    Back on the boards
    Back on the boards
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The stage is set for Mark Murphy’s return

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    Pixel Dust: The Magic of Chuck Close
    Pixel Dust: The Magic of Chuck Close
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    For the best part of 30 years, Chuck Close has been taking snapshots of his friends, family, and self, superimposing…

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

    Why test K-Man’s DNA if the tests are pointless?

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    The moths' revenge?
    The moths’ revenge?
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The state sprayed bacteria closely related to anthrax on Seattle.

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    Dining on the Side
    Dining on the Side
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Eating around the main dish at the new Frontier Room.

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