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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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Coon Lake: Park Service under pressure to change racist name
Political pressure is mounting to get the federal government to change the name of a lake in the North Cascades
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Preservationists score a small victory in Pioneer Square
Opponents of a proposed Pioneer Square development, which has been criticized as “out of scale” with the historic district, won
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Seattle's progressive posturing: It's all for diversity!
Progressive Seattle takes comfort in winning arguments by staking out the most progressive ground on any debate. For a while,
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Will Seattle get a more accountable City Council?
I have to admit to a certain lack of enthusiasm about the City Council races. In this first round, the