Politics
Ferry tales from the state's new boat
The "Chetzemoka" is a bit of a fashion disaster, and the rates go up today, but it's a welcome new family member and still has that new-ferry smell.
Sue Frause
Sue Frause is a Whidbey Island freelance writer and photographer. You can reach her at sue@suefrause.com.
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Culture
Christmas music everywhere? Here's a guide to picking for the occasion
That final pre-holiday house cleaning? Time for some of Mannheim Steamroller's Christmas music.
Culture
Following Picasso from Paris to Seattle
The Seattle Art Museum, with the Northwest's first major showing of Pablo Picasso's work, is also the first U.S. venue for a traveling exhibition from the Musee National Picasso in Paris.
Culture
High-school reunions: becoming our parents
Forty-one years later, a writer reflects on small-town life, special teachers, her car-hop job at A&W, and the realization that she and her classmates are turning into their parents.
Trains, planes, and ferry boats
Boats are coming back, trains to Vancouver are increased, and there's a new way to fly to Portland from Boeing Field.