Here are several items I came across in my reading this week that I commend to your attention. There’s a theme that links all...

The Seahawks under new coach Mike Macdonald open Sunday at home against the Denver Broncos, aka the Russell Wilson Survivors Bowl. Participants are expected to share stories and photos and show scars. The more dramatic story is over at Montlake, where the Huskies opened Saturday with a 35-3 thumping of Weber State of the Big Sky Conference.

After the half-decade AEG debacle, Bumbershoot is officially back. It’s not better than ever – a bit pricey; not enough beer selection; you can’t exactly top Miles Davis; etc. – but these two years under New Rising Sun have been a sterling return to form.

Likeability has been a handicap for women, often eliminated by the query: “Who’d you rather have a beer with?” Exhibit camaraderie when possible -- your running mate Tim Walz is a prime example: Who you gonna split a Runza with?

Just before World War I, Pantages emerged as the top theater owner in the United States.

Besides energizing Democrats and improving her status with various demographic groups, Harris has benefitted from evident confusion and some gross faux pas by Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.