Culture
Is it wrong to have a Negro Creek?
An effort to change the name in Chelan County has run into resistance, and the episode raises the quite complex issues of updating names to modern sensibilities.
Benjamin Lukoff
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Tech
Seattle's economic future
A forum on the financial crisis settles some jitters about what lies ahead but leaves more questions than answers.
Culture
I-97 is struck down; a brush with anti-semitism
Wednesday, Sept. 10, was "a sad day for grassroots democracy in Seattle," according to Seattle Divest from War and Occupation [http://divestfromwar.org/] (SDWO). The group — sponsors of Initiative 97, which would have directed the Seattle City Employees' Retirement System (SCERS) to divest "from sto
Tech
The end of several eras
As two Seattle icons celebrate a combined 70 years on the scene, two other mainstays prepare their exit. Wednesday morning, July 30, KIRO-AM (710) talk-show host Dave Ross [http://www.mynorthwest.com/daveross/ross30.php] celebrated his 30th year on the air with a three-hour retrospective featuring
Culture
Writing Wikipedia for Seattle
A former Wikipedian explains what drove him to update and correct entries on Seattle's city streets — and why he's since found better ways to use his time.