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In Cannon Beach, an artful display of democracy
The people know what they like, so why not hold a vote?
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Outside gay-rights supporters quietly targeted Northwest legislative races in 2006
A Denver businessman has been coordinating campaign contributions in a number of states, including Washington and Oregon, to affect legislative races.
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Peter Steinbrueck's not finished at Seattle City Hall
The council member said he'll leave office at year's end to fight for a greener solution to the Alaskan Way Viaduct. But he's still working the problem from inside with a waterfront-transportation bill on the agenda today.
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A $112 million Seattle hotel expansion hits a snag
Everyone agrees Seventh Avenue behind the Sheraton Hotel is ugly. A developer of an expansion is rushing to submit a plan to make it less so.
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An investigation finds that the Spokane Spokesman-Review let readers down
A Washington News Council report says that in covering a big downtown development over a period of 10 years, the newspaper was unduly influenced by the developer – who happened to be the S-R's owner.