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Joel Connelly

I worked for Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1973 until it ceased print publication in 2009, and SeattlePI.com from 2009 to 6/30/2020. During that time, I wrote about 9 presidential races, 11 Canadian and British Columbia elections‎, four doomed WPPSS nuclear plants, six Washington wilderness battles, creation of two national Monuments (Hanford Reach and San Juan Islands), a 104 million acre Alaska Lands Act, plus the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area.
Military

The Troops are Gathered, The Tanks Ready to Roll: The Costs of Trump’s Demonstrations of Force

The president will mark the Army’s 250th birthday (and his) by putting 6,700 troops on parade along with rocket launchers. Tanks will roll down streets of our national capital on Saturday.
Environment

Lynda Mapes: Ancient Forests Speaking

Mapes lovingly lays out how old growth forests sustain fish runs — holding soil and cooling waters — while salmon carry nutrients in from the sea.
Books

Original Sin: Inside the Biden Disaster

We sensed what was happening but did not rise to reject an awful Biden-Trump choice. It did not have to be so.
Politics

As Washington State Republicans Meet: A Bit of Advice

Dan Evans could win statewide elections, which today’s MAGA Republicans have yet to do. The “Drill, baby, Drill” party of Trump denies global warming and would despoil the land -- not a winning formula in the Evergreen State.
Politics

Will Alberta Leave Canada? Its Conservative Premier Pushes the Case

“I’ve drawn a pretty clear line in the sand” in dealing with Ottawa, says Alberta's Premier Danielle Smith. One problem: it’s more of a movable wish list than a line. And she’s been on both sides of the line.
Politics

Uh Oh: New Poll Shows Mayor Bruce Harrell Trailing Katie Wilson

Wilson gets 36 percent in the poll, running stronger among younger voters and millennials. Harrell posts 33 percent, running strong with Baby Boomers.
Religion

Indications: What Kind of Pope Might Leo be

Pope Leo declared: “No one is exempted from striving to ensure respect for the dignity of every person, especially the most frail and vulnerable, from the unborn to the elderly, from the sick to the unemployed, citizens and immigrants alike.”
International

Longest Undefended Border No More

A friendly border, spanning a continent, is an immeasurable asset — socially, economically and environmentally. Keeping it requires just a modest use of intelligence. Unfortunately the Trump Administration is neither modest nor intelligent.
Religion

The New American Pope

The former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a priest for nearly 43 years, has studied in Rome and spent two decades ministering in Peru — he holds dual Peruvian and American citizenships — and lately at the Vatican vetting appointment of bishops.
Politics

Pope Donald? The Ego as Big as All Outdoors (and how to Deal with it)

How do you deal with a president of dictatorial tendencies, an outsized ego, sense of grandiosity, and the expectation of absolute loyalty? There are tested formulas.
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