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Environmentalists knock Obama plan for spotted owls
Environmental groups say a draft recovery plan is better than anything produced in the Bush administration, but not good enough.
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What Seattle's skyline says about us
Whether to allow lighted signs on skyscrapers is a choice of image, yes, but also of the kind of influences that should prevail in Seattle.
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New Center House food plans hang on a thread
Seattle Center received only one bid for a complete overhaul of the food court at the Center House. And time is tight for getting the changes made for Seattle Center's 50th anniversary in 2012.
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More federal rail money for state, and what about some train-building jobs?
Wisconsin was one of the states to reject high-speed rail money, helping Washington state to a new chunk of federal help. Now, some hope train-building jobs headed to Wisconsin might come here, too.
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Save money by redrawing Washington's map
Could Seattle be its own county? And why not consolidate some smaller, rural ones? In budget-tough times, maybe we ought to take another look at how the state is divvied up.