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Does Seattle work any more?
A former mayor takes a critical look at Seattle's political culture, its past triumphs, and why it's so much harder today to make good decisions. One problem: We chew but do not swallow.
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GOP journal: Report from a county convention
Fair-weather Republicans drifted off as the day unfolded, and rules are rules: Without a quorum, King County's party didn't finish the business at hand.
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How about a nuclear museum on the UW campus?
I got a very interesting e-mail from Dr. Steven Gilbert, Phd., Vice President of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility [http://www.wpsr.org/] (WPSR). He'd read my recent piece [http://crosscut.com/mossback/13469/Save+the+nukes%21/] about the possible tear-down of More Hall Annex (the old N
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Sound Transit did not hear us
Prop. 1 was soundly defeated, but the leadership of Sound Transit plans to deliver Son of Prop. 1 to the voters this fall. The agency better get used to rejection.
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Wondering about the WASL
As my children finish up their last week of WASL testing, along with students all over Washington state, I'm left with the question, "What's it all for anyway?" In search of an answer, I found some great Web sites that explain the importance of the WASL and what's in it for schools and parents.