Since the Gingrich "revolution" of 1994, only two House members of Washington's congressional delegation have been unseated.

These gloomy winter days are when the Seattle crews set themselves apart from their opponents come springtime. 

The timing of the poll allows for some last-minute decision-making, and one of the later questions tests a possible off-ramp for Mullet (running for Insurance Commissioner) should the results turn out bleakly. 

Orchestra Seattle/Seattle Chamber Singers chose to honor George Shangrow by carrying on, relying on guest conductors until selecting Clinton Smith in 2013. William White took over at the end of the 2018 season.

Where Macdonald's ends up on that spectrum will be the highest Seahawks drama of the 2024 season. As with the presidency and many CEO jobs, it will be defined by crisis management.

DJT’s true value varies dramatically, depending on your assumptions. Based on economic fundamentals – the traditional measure of stocks – its value is far below its latest price.

The Dobbs abortion ruling overturning of Roe by the Supreme Court's conservative super-majority has proven a boon to progressive politicians.

These are not just grueling bicycle races. They are three-week telenovelas filled with pain, glory, and tragedy. Women's cycling is growing in visibility.

Italians have always placed great importance on access to culture for people of all ages and economic means, and concerts are everywhere — many of them free.

To me the most exciting trends in winemaking are those that push, extend or blow through boundaries.

Local Orthodox churches became embroiled in Russian politics, and an ecumenical orthodoxy emerged.

What’s pervasive in America now is quite different. It is a culture of fees (often hidden) and upgrades that attach charges to getting the first, the best, or the most exclusive.

“Philosophy in Africa has for more than a decade now been dominated by the discussion of one compound question: Is there an African philosophy, and if there is, what is it?"

The 10th district, which for years was represented by thoughtful, moderate Republicans very much like Muzzall, has been trending D in recent years.

It is a tall order for a conductor to mold these aural images together while driving them forward and keeping the audience's interest. This the guest conductor from New Zealand, Gemma New, did brilliantly.

At a poster and record store like Innervisions, there are no distractions. The space is surrounded by records, the Seattle-based art hanging on the walls, and trinkets like locally crafted candy bracelets. 

“If the U.S. constantly regards China as its main rival,” Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized, “China-U.S. relations are bound to remain fraught with troubles and problems.”

Transcendence, he wants us to know, is indispensable to survival, and—as Rushdie illustrates in the transcendent telling of this horrible story—attainable. But it also is hard to sustain.

Digital technology has already facilitated domestic rebellions against autocratic governments. On the downside, it also has given authoritarian governments a powerful weapon to manipulate democratic elections.

The whole saga of being asleep at the alarm button may be the ultimate lesson of the Boeing nosedive.

Not all rosés are created equal, and as I noted there are no rules or regulations regarding them. If you’re still trying to figure out what you like and what you don’t, ask yourself a few simple questions.

Authoritarian governments are staging a comeback, borrowing tactics that brought Hitler to power and by which he consolidated control. Not even our own republic is safe from the manipulative, determined minority.

The acoustics in Benaroya Hall are made for the big sounds of this weekend’s concerts, and the giant screen will fill an audience with the madness of exploratory overreach.

"The Unprejudiced Palate," published in 1948 and re-issued several times, places the reader at a simple kitchen table.

The illiberal and un-conservative extremes are in the media driver's seat, garnering way more clout and air time than the actual numbers merit.

I asked the guide why the tour showed nothing of Franco. “We don’t like to think about him,” she said. Indeed, after Franco died, and the dictatorship ended, the parties of the left and the right made a deal called the Pacto del Olvido, the Pact of Forgetting.

The race for the 6th CD is drawing tons of cash and every green thumbs-up could decide who the 6th sends to the other Washington.

In the contest for Washington’s 12 electoral votes, Biden has a 54-39 percent lead over ex-President Trump with only 7 percent undecided. Biden enjoys a 54-35 percent advantage in Oregon. Idaho remains Trump country, 2 to 1.

Small victories against those who would mock the old are very welcome, if few and far between.

We need a downtown cultural center similar to the famous Chicago Cultural Center. It would be a place where tourists can get an introduction to the multi-cultural richness that is scattered throughout the city and region.