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Seattle's changing values as seen through the zoo
As the city and its world famous Woodland Park Zoo keep going green, tensions emerge between our politics and our practices.
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Government's really bad IDea
Washington joins the rebellion against turning your driver's license into a national ID card, but there's plenty more to worry about with a new state pilot project that could allow thieves, private companies, the government – even terrorists – to track your every move.
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The Seattle School District is sending students to a 'white privilege' conference
The diversity gathering in Colorado will highlight "the destructive power" of whiteness and empower students to tackle "oppression."
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Becoming uninvisible: taking Seattle's bicycle plan for a ride
The challenge for cyclists in the big city is to be seen. The mayor's plan actually recognizes this.
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Reading the full, depressing report on parole supervision
The Washington Department of Corrections examination of what led to the deaths of three law officers is an account of mistakes, bureaucracy, misfortune, and systemic problems.