Culture
Breaking Mallahan out of the 'business guy' box
Our writer, talking with the Seattle mayoral candidate, comes away impressed by his small-C catholicity and Northwest values.
Anthony B. Robinson
Anthony B. Robinson was the Senior Minister of Plymouth Church in downtown Seattle from 1990 to 2004. He was also a member of the Plymouth Housing Group Board. After living for many years in southeast
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Politics
Border police presence is changing communities
North of Bellingham, the presence of surveillance technology and ever-more law enforcement has begun to change the feel of life in what otherwise seems to be a traditional bit of Americana.
Politics
Political policies have turned America into 'Richistan'
Democrats have largely been bystanders, or even part of the problem. Liberals' shift to "post-material" and lifestyle issues has marooned the working and middle classes.
Culture
Best of 2009: What Seattle should learn from Toronto
The Canadian city, enjoying a renaissance, is pedestrian-paced and happy in its diversity. Seattle has urban islands, but in Toronto one fascinating ethnic quilt flows right into the next.
Seattle & King County
Seattle schools could use some of what Kalamazoo has (yes, you read right)
The Michigan city is jazzed about a promise to pay full tuition for students graduating from its public schools. Would something similar work in Seattle, addressing our inequalities in education?