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Jim Thomsen
Jim Thomsen is a freelance writer and former newspaper journalist who lives in Kingston.
Books
“Supersonic”: The Great Seattle Novel?
March 11, 2025
“I wanted to write a novel about the rise of a city, that takes the full measure of a place.”
blog
“The Love Story I wished you would have had”: Jonathan Evison’s “The Heart of Winter”
March 7, 2025
In 1976, Jonathan Evison was eight years old, newly relocated to Bainbridge Island, and a complete mess. That was the year that Evison’s father brought the family to Washington, ostensibly...
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Histories
Ominous Echoes of the KKK in Oregon and the Northwest
Rich Wandschneider
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November 6, 2025
Politics
Pragmatism Wins but the Blue Wave Fails to Sweep Seattle’s Election
David Brewster
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November 5, 2025
Politics
Trump Loomed Large over this Election: So what are the Lessons?
Anthony B. Robinson
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November 5, 2025
Politics
Seattle Mayor: Bruce Harrell’s Charmed Life
Jean Godden
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November 5, 2025
Crime
Troubled City: Sides of Seattle’s Crime Problem
Anthony B. Robinson
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November 5, 2025