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How schools can help save neighborhoods
Bringing back neighborhood schools, as Seattle is now doing after a long experiment with desegregation, is a great way to improve the city.
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What's Obama got against historic preservation?
The Great Recession and federal and state budget cuts are creating hurdles for heritage advocates who see historic preservation and urban revitalization as a way out of the economic doldrums. Obama's budget is a major setback because it slashes cherished programs.
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Columbia River: Will Obama's feds finally aim high?
Looking at California's water issues, one NOAA regional office took account of how killer whales depend on fish runs. Will a judge allow the Northwest regional office and other federal agencies continue to look the other way in regard to Columbia River fish runs and Puget Sound's struggling orcas?
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The Seattleization of Washington D.C.
The nation's capital has been converted to the Seattle culture of recycling and caring. Guess which city now has a bag tax?
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Could Seattle have a fighting shot at keeping its NOAA ships?
Bellingham appealed NOAA's plan for moving its Pacific research fleet to the Oregon coast. Now, Seattle hopes NOAA will look at two alternatives to the Lake Union site the agency has rejected.