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Kent Kammerer: Seattle loses its neighborhood 'Yoda'
The late activist and writer loved talking to people, wherever he found them, and he served as ringmaster for a crucial level of civic debate in Seattle.
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Kent Kammerer, neighborhood activist and writer, dies at 78
A retired teacher, Kammerer brought curiosity, skepticism, and human warmth to all of his subjects.
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Madison Park: If fences make good neighbors, what happens when you take one down?
The affluent Seattle neighborhood is embroiled in a controversy over whether to remove a chain-link barrier on the lake shore in a public park.
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More trains for NW may mean no more service
Oregon will soon receive more Talgo trains, made in an American plant. But advocates fear Northwest states will miss the chance to open new service.
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Voting: what would it take to make us pay attention, take part?
Many of us don't even bother to cast a ballot even under a mail-voting system. And we give candidates a pass on a lack of basic knowledge, like the fact that China has nuclear weapons.