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How gun control effort can get a good start right here
In response to the latest horrific gun slaughter, Washington state should do what it does well: Run an initiative.
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Seattle mayoral hunger games: The issues that will make a difference
What's the city's transit future? Can we promote neighborhoods and downtown development at the same time? The next mayor better have answers.
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Seattle mayoral hunger games: How it got this way
A Mossback take on the 2013 mayoral election, the candidates, and modern urban political history. We could see fierce political ground wars on the isthmus of Seattle.
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Coal train impacts feared along the Sound
Like many other cities, Seattle, Edmonds and Marysville are alarmed at the prospect of massive coal trains and their effects on communities. Compounding it all, tracks are already reaching capacity or nearing it.
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In a status-quo sea, Oregon politicians are salmon's lone champions
When it comes to taking down dams and salmon rehabilitation on the Snake River, Washington and federal politicians are staying mum, while Oregon's bolder brand of elected official is stepping out in favor of the Northwest's token fish.