Opinion
Recall in Seattle: The roots and realities of a populist process
The effort to remove city councilmember Kshama Sawant is just the latest in a litany of attempted ousters that began in the Progressive Era.
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Mossback's Northwest: The Palouse cowboy who inspired John Wayne
Hollywood’s greatest Western stuntman was a rodeo champion from Washington state.
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Mossback's Northwest: The bootleg sake of Prohibition-era Seattle
Prohibition couldn’t stop every drinking habit. One particular Japanese tradition never went dry.
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Mossback’s Northwest: The ancient bison hunters of the San Juans
The discovery of 14,000-year-old bones on Orcas Island means humans were BBQing a lot earlier than previously thought.
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Mossback's Northwest: The Washington outlaw who couldn't be caught
Harry Tracy terrorized the state from one end to the other, even as newspaper readers couldn't get enough of his criminal adventures.