David Brewster

A key problem for the Biden team and for the Democratic Party is Kamala Harris. If Biden decides to not seek a second term, it is almost certain that Vice President Harris will be the shaky nominee.

The Boldt Decision of 1974 ranks up there in judicial boldness with the Supremes' decisions about civil rights, school integration, old-growth protection, and voting rights. It was reflective of an age of progressive judicial activism, now long gone.

Mergers, demises, and new formats will likely be the new scenario for struggling arts groups in Seattle.

The newly renovated Town Hall Seattle revealed excellent acoustics for live performance of music. That means we now have three such venues.

In Seattle during the Progressive Era, the central institution was a small elementary school, incubators of the city's urban neighborhoods.

The whole saga of being asleep at the alarm button may be the ultimate lesson of the Boeing nosedive.

The Seattle top-down model of building places for major arts institutions (opera, ballet, symphony, theatre, museum) may be a poor paradigm for an emerging city like Bellevue.

We are on track to a central Puget Sound region that could reach 10 million people in 25 years. That's a boatload of change to our social structure, environment, and congestion.

The meaning behind the name was "against the grain," as well as a Northwest forestry echo.

Important matters such as recruiting new players, setting a consistent style, ensemble sound, fundraising by the maestro, and staff retention are jeopardized by long leadership vacuums.