Seattle's soccer transformation
The mystery of the sport's appeal no longer matters. The Sounders have made a difference in a sad sports town.
The mystery of the sport's appeal no longer matters. The Sounders have made a difference in a sad sports town.
The world's biggest world's fair is underway, and the U.S. media, for once, is paying attention. There's the Hillary Clinton angle, after she helped make U.S. participation happen, but this is also a fair that shows the U.S. some options for catching up with other nations on sustainability.
The Washington Board on Geographic Names has not just been slashed from the budget, but written out of existence in Olympia, making the Evergreen State the only one without such a body. Who will keep our maps from chaos now?
Too often, opposing civic forces are looking for perfection. But that can lead to political gridlock or, worse, unworkable compromises.
One thing we can all agree on is that the chance to remake Seattle Center brings out a multitude of ideas that reflect our varied expectations. It's like a Whitman poem in action.