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Such views helped to qualify Kent for a top counterterrorism posting in the topsy turbulent territory of Trumpland. But this week he walked away, reasoning that we are buying oil from people we are bombing.

Time to Say Something Nice (and Difficult) About Joe Kent

Bruce Ramsey - March 19, 2026 4

Dynamic Duo: Washington’s Two Senators

Joel Connelly - March 18, 2026 2

Has Trump Lost It?

Jean Godden - March 18, 2026 7

Trump Outrages: Rogue Iran War Edition

Mort Kondracke - March 14, 2026 1

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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 -

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PULSE

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

Joel Connelly - March 20, 2026 0

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

Seattle City Light Faces a Looming Power Shortage

Mike Merritt - 13

Politics

Dynamic Duo: Washington’s Two Senators

Joel Connelly - 2

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

Joel Connelly - 0

Transportation

Columbia River Bridge Replacement Gets Even More Expensive

Tim Gruver - 2

Politics

Time to Say Something Nice (and Difficult) About Joe Kent

Bruce Ramsey - 4

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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

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

Reconnecting with our Technology Roots @ a Georgetown Museum

Tools or Weapons: What the Internet Hath Wrought

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

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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

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

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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.