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.

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Women Lawyers Defying Trump

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Crows Commuting: Graphic Art @Seattle Center

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A “Feel-Bad” Budget for Seattle?

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What Mattered Most: Youth Vote and Abortion

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The “Wicked Problem”: An Accounting of Seattle’s Long Battle with Homelessness

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Andrew Grant Houston’s long-shot campaign collected $342,058, and paid Prism West $149,526 for its voucher-harvesting services. Strangely that didn’t translate into many votes.

The Trump Mythos: Maggie Haberman Explores the “Con”

Maggie Haberman blames the social, cultural, political, and moral breakdown that overtook New York in the 1970s and that allowed the Trump virus to grow.

Bouy-oh-Boy?

I still like my idea that sports mascots could be any gender.

How Bellingham Became a Three-Newsroom Town

Having a vigorous rival often brings out the best in news coverage.

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