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Dynamic Duo: Washington’s Two Senators

Politics Joel Connelly - March 18, 2026 1

Murray is 75, and Cantwell is 67. Looking to 2028, when Murray is up, the partnership may well come to an end.

Politics

Has Trump Lost It?

Jean Godden - March 18, 2026 5

Energy

Seattle City Light Faces a Looming Power Shortage

Mike Merritt - March 17, 2026 11

Transportation

How Seattle Got on the Wrong E-Scooter Path

Doug MacDonald - March 16, 2026 5

Religion

The Steady Shrinkage of Congregational Churches

Anthony B. Robinson - March 15, 2026 11

Politics

Trump Outrages: Rogue Iran War Edition

Mort Kondracke - March 14, 2026 1

Politics

Existential Debate: Takeaways from a Marathon Debate About the Millionaires Tax

Paul Queary - March 13, 2026 1

Politics

Politics

Dynamic Duo: Washington’s Two Senators

Joel Connelly - March 18, 2026 1

Murray is 75, and Cantwell is 67. Looking to 2028, when Murray is up, the partnership may well come to an end.

Has Trump Lost It?

Jean Godden - March 18, 2026 5

Trump Outrages: Rogue Iran War Edition

Mort Kondracke - March 14, 2026 1

Existential Debate: Takeaways from a Marathon Debate About the Millionaires Tax

Paul Queary - March 13, 2026 1

Sock It to ’em, Hillary

Joel Connelly - March 11, 2026 8

Arts

The Once and Future Kennedy Center: An Architectural Story

Paul Kidder - March 12, 2026

When “Better Than” meets “Good Enough”

Douglas McLennan - February 27, 2026

Delusions of Grandeur: A Bigger Golder White House

James S. Russell - February 26, 2026

Struggling to Stay Alive in White Center, a Music Entrepreneur adds a Seattle Venue

Hélène Schilders -

Review: Leif Ove Andsnes’ Piano Miniatures at Meany

James C. Whitson -

Seattle Opera Mounts a Triumphant “Daphne”

James C. Whitson -

Why Doug Varone Canceled His Kennedy Center Performances

Spider Kedelsky -

PULSE

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 24

What’s Cooking: A Very Simple Beef Stew

Jean Godden - March 1, 2026 8

Going Back to the Hippie Trail

Bruce Ramsey - February 22, 2026 1

The Market Economy for People Paid to Lie

Steve Clifford - February 15, 2026 7

Trashing the Capital: The Kennedy Center and the Washington Post

Joel Connelly - February 8, 2026 4

By the Numbers: More Babies Than Ever are Homeless

Barry Mitzman - February 7, 2026 2

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Dynamic Duo: Washington’s Two Senators

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Transportation

How Seattle Got on the Wrong E-Scooter Path

Doug MacDonald - 5

Energy

Seattle City Light Faces a Looming Power Shortage

Mike Merritt - 11

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Has Trump Lost It?

Jean Godden - 5

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Seattle Mayor Wilson Makes Her First Serious Misstep in City Light

Jean Godden - 24

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Technology

Technology

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

Wendy Liu - December 23, 2025 1

In his typical back and forth style, President Trump announced on Dec. 8 that he had given permission to Nvidia to sell its second-most-advanced...

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

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

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Reconnecting with our Technology Roots @ a Georgetown Museum

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Tools or Weapons: What the Internet Hath Wrought

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Health

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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

Environment

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

Joel Connelly - February 11, 2026

The Data: Breathing May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Barry Mitzman - January 8, 2026

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

Sydnee Chapman - December 21, 2025

Dam it All: The Intractable Knots in the Snake River

Dan Chasan -

For the Environment: Why are we Really Banning Plastic Bags?

Bruce Ramsey -

Republicans Taking an Ax to our Forests

Joel Connelly -

Remembering Katrina: Lessons for Our Collective Response to Disaster

Ross Anderson -

Cities

Cities

New Voices on the City Council Challenge SODO Housing

Mike Merritt - March 9, 2026 3

The pro-housing bill’s passage in 2025 was a rare setback for the maritime community in a long history of legislative battles of protecting industrial lands against commercial and residential encroachment.

Seattle Mayor Wilson Makes Her First Serious Misstep in City Light

Jean Godden - 24

New Mayor Katie Wilson’s State of the City: “Hope” and Patience

Jean Godden - 2

The Minneapolis Volunteers Who Beat ICE

James S. Russell - 2

A Vision for Seattle’s Vacant Waterfront

Rod Stevens - 10

People

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Washington’s Women Trailblazers

Jean Godden - March 10, 2026 0

March is Women’s History Month in the U.S., Germany and Australia. The commemoration is meaningful in Washington state, home to many remarkable women.

Remembering Jesse Jackson

Joel Connelly - 4

All that’s Left

Peter Miller - 3

Name Games: Trump’s All Over It

Jean Godden - 3

The Data: Cheer Up! Evidently these are the Best of Times

Barry Mitzman - 0

Elsewhere

Italian Notebook: A Community of Comedy, of Tragedy, of Turkey

Mark Hinshaw - December 25, 2025

Breaking Bread: Social Glue in Small Towns

Rich Wandschneider - October 9, 2025

The Genius of Italian Shutters

Mark Hinshaw - September 14, 2025

End of Summer: Mule Days, Gen Z Goes to Church and Ed Sullivan

Anthony B. Robinson - September 13, 2025

Turning Point: Starting a Business in Italy

Mark Hinshaw - August 15, 2025

Books

Books

The Mystery of Princess Angeline, Chief Seattle’s Daughter

David Norman Lewis - January 18, 2026 4

This is an adapted excerpt from "The Burning of Moses Seattle," a book about the murder of Chief Seattle’s dwarf grandson, Moses Seattle.

A Homeric Journey: A New Novel by David Horsey

Jean Godden - 0

“Everyone You Meet Is Fighting A Great Battle.”

Anthony B. Robinson - 1

Affordability and a Quest for Meaningful Work

Anthony B. Robinson - 4

96 Years ago, the Stock Market Crashed. It Broke the Nation

Bruce Ramsey - 2

Food

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What’s Cooking: A Very Simple Beef Stew

Jean Godden - March 1, 2026 8

My favorite super-simple dish is Lazy Man’s Stew, a hearty dish that I still serve about once a month

Trump’s War on Diversity Skips… Food

Jean Godden - 1

Peppercornication! Tis the Season for Fall Carrots

Peter Miller - 1

Dual Citizenship: Will Canadians Stomach B.C. Wines Made with Washington Grapes?

Barry Mitzman - 0

Learning the Limits of Perfection: Ice Cream Sodas, Melons, Life

Spider Kedelsky - 0

Religion

The Steady Shrinkage of Congregational Churches

Anthony B. Robinson - March 15, 2026

American Catholics: Standing up to Caesar

Joel Connelly - February 22, 2026

A Coalition Building? Seattle’s Religious Communities Stand Up

Joel Connelly - January 20, 2026

Christmas in Three Acts: Part 3–The Bold Assertions of John

Anthony B. Robinson - December 26, 2025

Christmas in Three Acts: Part 2–Mary and the Shepherds

Anthony B. Robinson - December 25, 2025

Business

Goodbye to the Northwest’s last Aluminum Smelter

My Brief Fling with Boeing

A New State Income Tax? Added to all our other Taxes?

What New Taxes on High Earners would mean to Washington

Journalism

Don’t Count Out Jeff Bezos

What Small-Town Newspapers and Country Editors Meant to their Communities

The Bottom Line: Headlines that Sell

Remembering a Consummate Seattle Newsman

Memo to Mayor Wilson: Be the Education Mayor

David Brewster - February 21, 2026 7

Philosophical Differences? Why Texas Banned Plato

Paul Kidder - January 16, 2026 2

Once More With Love: Going Back to Schooligan

Peter Miller - November 23, 2025 5

How I Found Myself Teaching Italian Kids to Draw

Mark Hinshaw - October 25, 2025 5

An Iran of Endless Complications and Diversity

Rich Wandschneider - March 5, 2026 0

Mark Carney’s Canada: Open for Business and Fast Moving on from Trump

Joel Connelly - March 4, 2026 5

Going it Alone: Trump’s Attack on Iran is Full of Bravado, Light on What Comes Next

Carol J Williams - March 3, 2026 4

“America’s Kill Line”: What Chinese are Learning about Us

Wendy Liu - February 18, 2026 3

Salty Seahawks get their Swaggy On

Art Thiel - February 14, 2026 5

Bad Bunny and Our Super Bowl Victory: Love Over Hate

Anthony B. Robinson - February 9, 2026 6

Out on a High Note: The Paul Allen Seahawks Era Ends Sunday

Art Thiel - February 7, 2026 13

John Schneider’s Best Seahawks Move: Saving his own Job

Art Thiel - January 24, 2026 9

Trump Racism in Historical Context

Rich Wandschneider - January 29, 2026 2

Today is Temperance Day: There’s a Lot to be Said for Self-Control

Walter Parker - January 16, 2026 2

Visions of Ancient Lake Forest Park

David Buerge - January 4, 2026 2

The Golden Age of Five Jewish Families in Seattle

Karen Treiger - December 31, 2025 6

The Market Economy for People Paid to Lie

Steve Clifford - February 15, 2026 7

‘Yes, Dear,’ and Other Foolproof Advice for a Long Marriage

Steve Clifford - January 31, 2026 2

Confusion Reigns: Great Yellow Orb Appears, Scaring NW Residents

Shane Cleveland - January 25, 2026 0

Be it Resolved: Whistle?

Shane Cleveland - January 18, 2026 2