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The dirt on Bertha
As Seattle Tunnel Partners begins work on a rescue shaft for the tunnel digging machine, they'll be sorting through a potential wealth of refuse.
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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The Eastside's 45th District: Where your vote really matters this fall
Meet the Key Districts: Seattle has little of the election excitement like a key race in the fight for control of the state Senate.
politics
Video: Seattle's chain gangs, explained
Knute Berger sat down with Robert Mak to explain Seattle's little-known chain gang period.
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30th District: Car culture, urban aspirations and a big role in deciding state's political course
Cars today and what tomorrow? Federal Way and neighboring areas are looking beyond the suburban strip mall.
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How women & socialists toppled Seattle chain gangs
As word of the dire conditions in Seattle's jail and on the chain gang spread, the city's civilizing forces gained steam.