Blue City Blues: Getting Real on Involuntary Commitment
Freddie deBoer is a cogent critic of recent ideological turns within blue city progressive culture.
Springtime in Olympia: Politically Charged Votes
In a move likely to prove popular with Elon Musk haters, House Democrats passed a tax on the sale of zero-emission vehicle credits, which will fall almost entirely on Tesla in the short term.Â
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Central Player: How the Timber Economy Made Washington State
An 1853 edition of the Columbian, the newspaper of record at that time, reported that "fourteen sawmills" were in operation on Puget Sound, most of them run by waterpower from nearby streams and rivers.
Join Us for a Discussion of Local Journalism this Wednesday
Join journalists Kari Mar and Post Alley editor Douglas McLennan at Folio this Wednesday for a discussion ablout how outlets like Post Alley and the La Conner Community News are new models for local news.
The Sculptor who made Seattle Center’s Controversial “Doughboy”
By the early 1920s Alonzo Victor Lewis's fame was recognized throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond. His mostly somber herculean statues loomed in many parks, nooks and street-corners.Â
The Aspirational Birth of Washington’s University
The Denny-Terry-Lander deeds stipulated that the 10-acre site downtown on Universty Street was to be dedicated forever to educational purposes. That stipulation was met.
My Personal Deficit Solution: Tariffs for All!
The obvious explanation was that these six Pike Market stores were conspiring against me. That is why I threatened them with a tariff.
The Sculptor who made Seattle Center’s Controversial “Doughboy”
By the early 1920s Alonzo Victor Lewis's fame was recognized throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond. His mostly somber herculean statues loomed in many parks, nooks and street-corners.Â
Postcard from Italy: Morricone and a Multicultural Weekend
I recently spent a pleasant weekend in Ancona, the capital of our region of Marche in east-central Italy, where I enjoyed a concert of...
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