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The Independent Challenging Olympic Peninsula Democrats

Politics Al Bergstein - August 27, 2026 1

Marcia Kelbon left the Republican party over platform disagreements in order to launch an independent bid for the open seat vacated by retiring Representative Steve Tharinger. She won a spot on the November ballot primarily because the Democrats split their vote between three candidates and a Democratic Socialist of America.

Environment

Beyond the salmon crisis: Northwest may face broad loss of freshwater species

Sam Fletcher - August 26, 2026 0

Cities

What Actually Happened after the Bite of Seattle Shooting?

Tim Burgess - August 25, 2026 2

Reflections

Broken Trust: The Profound Consequences of Moral Injury

Anthony B. Robinson - August 24, 2026 4

Reflections

A Plague of Books?

Jean Godden - August 22, 2026 8

Arts

State of the Art Museum: Crystal Bridges Doubles in Size

James S. Russell - August 21, 2026 2

Politics

A Very Peculiar Hearing about the Millionaire’s Tax Initiative

Jonathan Martin - August 20, 2026 4

Politics

The Independent Challenging Olympic Peninsula Democrats

Al Bergstein - August 27, 2026 1

A Very Peculiar Hearing about the Millionaire’s Tax Initiative

Jonathan Martin - August 20, 2026 4

What Would a Healthy Republican Party Look Like?

Chris Vance - August 19, 2026 12

Under Fire: A Petition to Recall Mayor Katie Wilson

Jean Godden - August 15, 2026 6

Terms of Agreement: How the Democrats can Come Together

Dick Lilly - August 13, 2026 6

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Arts

State of the Art Museum: Crystal Bridges Doubles in Size

James S. Russell - August 21, 2026

An Epic Odyssey: Who Gets to tell What Story When

Sally J. McMillan - July 25, 2026

Review: The Seattle Symphony Takes on Mahler Seven

Theodore Deacon - June 23, 2026

Is Trump’s Wreckage of the Kennedy Center an Opportunity for Something Better?

Douglas McLennan -

LACMA’s New Museum: What’s the point of Art in a Museum?

Douglas McLennan -

Hijacking the Kennedy Center

Nick Licata -

The Once and Future Kennedy Center: An Architectural Story

Paul Kidder -

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PULSE

Review: The Seattle Symphony Takes on Mahler Seven

Theodore Deacon - June 23, 2026 2

Murder Most Foul

Jean Godden - June 17, 2026 5

Post Up: Finally the Games 6.11

Post Alley - June 13, 2026 0

A Story for Memorial Day

Ted Olinger - May 25, 2026 7

Seattle’s Father Ryan Reports on his Meeting with Pope Leo XIV

Joel Connelly - March 20, 2026 5

Washington’s Women Trailblazers

Jean Godden - March 10, 2026 0

Seattle Mayor Wilson Makes Her First Serious Misstep in City Light

Jean Godden - March 6, 2026 25

The Independent Challenging Olympic Peninsula Democrats

Al Bergstein - 1

Books

A Tribute to Gordon Walker, Pied Piper of Northwest Architecture

Clair Enlow - 1

Cities

What Actually Happened after the Bite of Seattle Shooting?

Tim Burgess - 2

Environment

Beyond the salmon crisis: Northwest may face broad loss of freshwater species

Sam Fletcher - 0

blog

Meet Lisa Mennet, a Wealthy Local Who Writes Big Checks for Democratic Causes

Paul Queary - 5

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Technology

Datacenters over America: The Power Dance with AI (Part II)

Tom Corddry - July 23, 2026 2

Some in the industry have suggested that datacenters could be using 50 percent of today’s total electrical energy generation capacity by 2040.

Datacenters over America: Enormous Bets on Needs Unmet (Part I)

Trump let Nvidia Sell Advanced Chips to China. Here’s How Chinese Citizens are Reacting

Clock’s Ticking: Six Reasons Why TikTok Shouldn’t be Banned

The Big Sort: How Will AI Affect Submissions to Magazines?

Health

blog

By the Numbers: More Babies Than Ever are Homeless

Barry Mitzman - February 7, 2026 2

Based on data gathered by the University of Michigan, SchoolHouse Connection estimates that homelessness among infants and toddlers in the U.S. increased by 23 percent between 2021 and 2023.

How Governments have Caused Homelessness

Michael Caplow - 3

A New Book: Autism and a Fulfilling Life

Joe Martin - 2

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is Creating Havoc in Public Health

Joel Connelly - 2

A Happy Pooper is a Healthy Pooper

Barry Mitzman - 1

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Environment

Beyond the salmon crisis: Northwest may face broad loss of freshwater species

Sam Fletcher - August 26, 2026

Salish Sea Tribes say they want to take Control of National Wildlife Refuges

Al Bergstein - June 25, 2026

Oil Crisis? How about we Reduce Demand? Here’s How

James S. Russell - May 5, 2026

David Suzuki: Still Fighting for the Planet at 90

Joel Connelly -

A Cryin’ Bloody Shame: DOGE and Storm Pummel Our Public Forests

Joel Connelly -

The Data: Breathing May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Barry Mitzman -

Reckoning with Northwest Flooding: We need to think about this Differently

Sydnee Chapman -

Cities

What Actually Happened after the Bite of Seattle Shooting?

Tim Burgess - August 25, 2026 2

Listening to the police radio traffic from this incident is both alarming and reassuring.

Growth at any Cost? Seattle’s Sense of Place is at Risk

Iskra Johnson - 73

Taking a Bite out of Seattle

Jean Godden - 1

SODO Housing Battle takes a New Turn

Mike Merritt - 1

Surveying Trump’s Damage to the National Mall

James S. Russell - 0

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People

Inspired Mayhem: The Life and Lunacy of Adman Terry Heckler

Kathy Cain - July 26, 2026 4

Terry Heckler died on May 5 this year, a little less than a year after his friend and former business partner Gordon Bowker passed away. Their era is over but their legacy of inspired lunacy lives on.