Barry Mitzman

Barry is best known as a Peabody Award-winning TV producer and moderator.

A Happy Pooper is a Healthy Pooper

Despite growing scientific evidence that imbibing any amount of alcohol is unhealthy, I’m betting that champagne corks were popping over at the Institute for Systems Biology in South Lake...

Dual Citizenship: Will Canadians Stomach B.C. Wines Made with Washington Grapes?

Bitter cold hit B.C.’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valley vineyards for five days in January 2024. It wiped out almost the entire crop for the year—killing vines and preventing ones that survived from budding.

Why is Scoop Jackson’s Name on a New York City Playground?

If the Democratic senator had any special connection to New York City, it seems to have gone unrecorded.

Why Can’t Seattle be more Like… Buffalo?

A bit stagnant. A shadow of its former self. It’s heresy to say so, but in certain circumstances such as Buffalo’s, doldrums offer advantages in terms of quality of life, at least for those who remain and can earn a living.

GOP Control of Public Lands?

How did it almost come about that no Democrat qualified for the November ballot in the race for Commissioner of Public Lands? Crowded field of Dems, and a mischievous endorsement by the Seattle Times.

Failing Their Yelp Reviews: Who’s in Charge of These National Parks, Anyway?

Tina L. from Mexico City complains of having to pay admission just “to see a bunch of trees,” adding, “You really have to have a knack for nature if you're going to visit this park.” Hard to argue with that.

The Senate on Daylight Saving: Wow! We Passed a Bill!

Currently, U.S. public opinion is divided, providing no clear mandate for permanent DST. But scientific evidence and opinion have lined up solidly against DST in winter.

Thirty Years After the Scandal that Changed Northwest Politics Forever

From it flowed a cascade of effects that brought about a remarkable and under-appreciated rise of women into elected office in Washington, a political ascendancy unmatched in any other state.

Senior Scholar Show-Off: The UW at $25-a-Class

The legislature in 1975 authorized state colleges and universities to waive tuition and other fees for would-be scholars aged 60 and up. Today, the UW’s ACCESS Program opens a wide range of classes to olds like me for the absurdly low price of $25 per five-credit course, up to two courses per quarter.

Trumpster Joseph diGenova’s Significant Washington State Legacy

diGenova is not your average QAnon cultist. He’s a former U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. In that role he played a part in former Washington Senator Brock Adams' fall from the Senate.

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