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

Cities Jean Godden - February 23, 2026 1

Wilson’s speech spent much time describing challenges, less so on solutions. She is going slow, emphasizing “hope” as a mantra and a long-term strategy.

Religion

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Joel Connelly - February 22, 2026 3

Ideas

The Middleware Manifesto: Reconnecting America’s Civic Center

Douglas McLennan - February 22, 2026 0

People

All that’s Left

Peter Miller - February 21, 2026 3

Education

Memo to Mayor Wilson: Be the Education Mayor

David Brewster - February 21, 2026 6

Politics

Trump Outrage Watch: The Toxic Epstein Scandal and a Security Breach

Mort Kondracke - February 20, 2026 3

Cities

The Minneapolis Volunteers Who Beat ICE

James S. Russell - February 19, 2026 2

Politics

Trump Outrage Watch: The Toxic Epstein Scandal and a Security Breach

Mort Kondracke - February 20, 2026 3

“The world has entered a period of wrecking ball politics. Sweeping destruction—rather than careful reforms and policy corrections—is the order of the day.

Congressional Democrats: Waiting to Get Things Done Again

Joel Connelly - February 16, 2026 2

Attacks on Immigrants are Attacks on Us All

Joel Connelly - February 15, 2026 3

Olympia Watch: Bills That Survived this Session and Those That Died

Paul Queary - February 13, 2026 0

What if we took Collective Action to Stop Trump?

Tom Corddry - February 12, 2026 26

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Arts

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

Hélène Schilders - February 1, 2026

Review: Leif Ove Andsnes’ Piano Miniatures at Meany

James C. Whitson - January 27, 2026

Seattle Opera Mounts a Triumphant “Daphne”

James C. Whitson - January 20, 2026

Why Doug Varone Canceled His Kennedy Center Performances

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What the Disney/OpenAI Deal says about a Creative Marketplace Dominated by AI

Douglas McLennan -

Seattle doesn’t have just One Frank Gehry Building, But Three

Paul Kidder -

C’Mon — Ditch the Algorithms. Here’s Eric Olson’s List of Top 25 Albums of 2025

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PULSE

Going Back to the Hippie Trail

Bruce Ramsey - February 22, 2026 0

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

Review: Leif Ove Andsnes’ Piano Miniatures at Meany

James C. Whitson - January 27, 2026 0

Confusion Reigns: Great Yellow Orb Appears, Scaring NW Residents

Shane Cleveland - January 25, 2026 0

Seattle Opera Mounts a Triumphant “Daphne”

James C. Whitson - January 20, 2026 0

American Catholics: Standing up to Caesar

Joel Connelly - 3

Education

Memo to Mayor Wilson: Be the Education Mayor

David Brewster - 6

Cities

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

Jean Godden - 1

Ideas

The Middleware Manifesto: Reconnecting America’s Civic Center

Douglas McLennan - 0

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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 0

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...

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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.

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Michael Caplow - 3

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Joe Martin - 2

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

Joel Connelly - 2

A Happy Pooper is a Healthy Pooper

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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

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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

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Remembering Katrina: Lessons for Our Collective Response to Disaster

Ross Anderson -

Cities

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

Jean Godden - February 23, 2026 1

Wilson’s speech spent much time describing challenges, less so on solutions. She is going slow, emphasizing “hope” as a mantra and a long-term strategy.