When Nazis walked the streets of Seattle
“There is no organized mistreatment of Jews in Germany.” -- Seattle Times editorial, March 28, 1933 In 1936, a heroic
Knute Berger
Knute “Mossback” Berger is an editor-at-large and host of "Mossback’s Northwest" at Cascade PBS. He writes about politics and regional heritage.
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Politics
The man who can save Jay Inslee
Gov. Jay Inslee is still the man to beat in Washington, which last elected a Republican governor in 1980. Still,
Culture
White Seattle gets a lesson in racism
We’re a progressive city with one of the most progressive mayors in America — Ed Murray — but we’re also
Environment
How a mega disaster caught the Northwest unprepared
One of the strangest things about the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 is that you could live here
Politics
UW launches attack on city’s historic preservation powers
The University of Washington board of regents has green-lit a project that will result in the demolition of a nationally