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Predicting a backlash election in Seattle this year? Remember 2019
With a departing mayor and low approval ratings for the city council, expectations are high for a change election. It's not clear that will happen.
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How the Confederacy shaped the American West and cowboy culture
In arguing that the South won the Civil War, historian Heather Cox Richardson points to the paradox of the cowboy and how it presents an enduring dilemma for our democracy.
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Seattle police had a chance to prove abolitionists wrong. They didn’t.
The department's inability to change over the past year has shown that its problems are hardwired into policing, and reform is not working.
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If the Sonics return to the NBA, thank the Storm
Supporting Seattle’s WNBA champs and bringing back its men's team are not mutually exclusive.
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Redistricting in WA could benefit GOP, as voting patterns shift
When the maps are redrawn, both parties will need to make choices about who their voters are.