Last week, I was put on hold during a call to Seattle city council member Sally Clark, and I was treated to the city's official "Muzak" consisting of works by local musical artists ranging from country and classical to rock and jazz. What shouldn't have surprised me is that the "on hold" music is DJ
Motorboats, dogs, people — they're all in it up in Whatcom County. Now the state of Washington is cracking down.
In recent years, Vancouver, B.C., has provided Seattleites with eco-friendly examples of sustainable, compact communities. As recently as the 1990s, Vancouver's walkable neighborhoods accounted for 67 percent of the population, enabling broad use of bicycles and public transportation. British Columb
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Washington's magnificent inland sea is back at the top of the region's to-do list. But while virtually everybody yearns to do something about pollution, there is neither political nor scientific consensus as to what exactly is wrong, let alone what to do about it.
