Politics
Are tolls the new income tax?
The public doesn't like current tolling strategies, and they aren't yet ready to accept more aggressive ones. That leaves our questionable mega-projects in a bind.
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.
Latest work
Tech
Amazon CEO Bezos' $10 million gift to Seattle Museum
MOHAI is getting largest donation in its history.
Seattle & King County
Has Seattle lived up to the legacy of 1962?
50-year-old predictions for the growth of 'Pugetopolis' were off, but not always by much.
Politics
The Tunnel: An earth-moving election for Seattle
Voters say "yes" to the tunnel, giving the project the sanction it needed from the people. Now comes that hard part.
Politics
How the Feds failed Washington's great white worm
The Feds deal a blow to the Giant Palouse Earthworm's endangered species status, partly because it appears to live on in far-flung habitats. Still, the mysteries of this ice-age survivor endure, and deepen.