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Jean Godden

Jean Godden wrote columns first for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and late for the Seattle Times. In 2002, she quit to run for City Council where she served for 12 years. Since then she published a book of city stories titled “Citizen Jean.” She is now co-host of The Bridge aired on community station KMGP at 101.1 FM. You can email tips and comments to Jean at jgodden@blarg.net.
blog

Should You Flee America?

The truth is that the opposition can only win if it remains fully in the game. This, of course, brings up the question: what can the average individual do besides shudder?
blog

Poles Apart: Standoff at Victor Steinbrueck Park

Some local tribal members were pushing for the removal of the totem poles. They wanted the poles, crafted in the style of Northern tribes like the Haida, replaced with more traditional Coast Salish art.
Food

Master no More: Fond Farewell to a Burger Institution

Alex Jensen opened the Burgermaster in 1952 as a drive-in, predating the University Village shopping center that it sits beside.
Politics

Mayor Hurrah Declares Seattle is Back on Track

The State of the City may have seemed much like a mayoral report card, but the fall election went unmentioned while the mayor worked hard delivering an abundance of good news.
Food

100% Beef: Dick’s Drive-In Stand the Test of Time

Founder Dick Spady believed in keeping it simple. While other hamburger outlets added variations like bacon burgers, fishwiches and chicken burgers, Dick’s stuck to classic hamburger and cheeseburgers.
Cities

The Writing’s on the Wall: The Debate over getting it off

Estimates are that the 16 individuals charged have inflicted $100,000 in damages. Prosecutor Manion said, “Dangling from a freeway to tag traffic signs is not art. Tagging buses and sound traffic cars is not art.” 
Books

How I Came to Write a (Miniature) Book on Jimmy Carter

The pay certainly wasn’t tempting but the idea was just crazy enough to be intriguing. It also presented an interesting challenge: The need to plan on a limited number of words to a line and on fitting 12 lines onto a page.
Humor

Remembering Seattle’s Lost Characters and Free Spirits

Seattle continues to lose one-of-a-kind characters that would not have soared in more conventional cities.
Journalism

Katharine White’s Iconic New Yorker

Katharine shaped The New Yorker, nurturing an astonishing array of literary talent. She edited a young John Updike, to whom she sent 17 rejections before his first acceptance.
Cities

Keeping Seattle’s 78 Neighborhoods Affordable and Distinctive

City Councilmembers have a duty to protect the distinct but fragile neighborhoods they represent.
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