The important civic lessons found in the battle to save the Pike Place Market against New York THUGs twenty years ago suggest we should never use the word "saved" when it comes to the city's soul.
Homelessness has ceased to be an orphaned issue for the Northwest's major cities, as all of them have in recent years announced ambitious strategies to tackle the problem. Here's a report card on how Vancouver, Seattle, Spokane, and Portland are doing so far.
A former student of the charismatic Roethke appraises ACT's new play about the man, whose extraordinary performances in the classroom are brought back to life by a fine play with a superb actor.
Budget "earmarks" are considered by many the key gauge of wasteful government spending on pet projects, like Alaska's famous "bridge to nowhere." Seniority has its privileges. Tacoma's Norm Dicks, a 15-term Democrat, ranks sixth among congressmen with the most earmarks, raking in $44 million last ye
It's part seminar, part Freedom Summer, part boot camp for political talent. The combination appeals to college students who want to learn social change at the retail level, and it has had an effect on the state.
