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Grieving wildfires past and present in the Pacific Northwest
We have faced massive fires — and massive human folly — before. President Trump's denial only worsens the crisis.
Knute Berger
Knute “Mossback” Berger is an editor-at-large and host of "Mossback’s Northwest" at Cascade PBS. He writes about politics and regional heritage.
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John Muir: The godfather of Seattle’s spiritual life — and a racist
The father of national parks profoundly influenced my country, my city, and me.
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Trump, Portland and the republic’s rotten head
America’s problems are not caused by the President alone. But the decay in our culture starts from the top down.
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Public health cynics hated pandemic interventions in 1918, too
Washington’s top doctors tried to combat opponents of government regulation with arguments that resonate 100 years later.
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The mask wars of the 1918 flu pandemic
Face coverings helped flatten the curve during the Spanish flu. But as with coronavirus today, they couldn't muzzle dissent.