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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.
Cities

Crime is Up 24 Percent in Seattle. So What’s the Plan?

Why would a trained officer opt to come to Seattle with its often-hostile council majority when there are financial incentives elsewhere?
2022 Mayor's State of the City

Harrell: Leaning on Campaign Themes

While the new mayor could be accused of not delivering many specifics, his speech did offer glimpses into what may be ahead for the city.
Women

Time to Finish the Job: Enact the ERA

Social changes have transformed our lives leaving old opposition points (same-sex marriage? women in the military?) no longer at issue.
blog

Carl Bernstein: Life of A Newsman

Bernstein was one of the last of his kind: a national reporter without a degree.
blog

Northwest Rain: ‘How Horrible Is the Day!’

The poet Richard Hugo wrote of "the moody damp and wanton rain."  He said: "What is harsh about this rain-soaked landscape is the bone-infecting, soul-deranging, forest-brooding damp." 
blog

What’s in a Name? Ancient Sourdough Starter

Among the names I thought about were: Kneady, Puffy, Sour Pants, Doughbert, Sourfina, and Weirdough. It was almost harder than picking a name for one's infant.
Arts

‘Seattle’s Best Gift’ — How Richard Fuller willed the Seattle Art Museum into Existence

In his director's role, Fuller hired local artists to hang pictures and do odd jobs. He was an early patron for Northwest artists including Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, Guy Anderson, Helmi Juvonen, William Cummings, and Mark Tobey.
blog

Twelve Suggestions for Seattle’s New Mayor: Take a Councilmember to Lunch!

Your buddy Norm Rice lunched each month with a different councilmember at a neighborhood restaurant of his/her choosing. By all accounts, it worked to cement relations.
Arts

Me and Kshama: Our Mad Love For “Succession”

What's next? Will I suddenly discover that the city's resident Marxist has a taste for Dutch Babies and Fran's chocolates? That she's bought a copy of Hillary Clinton's best seller?
Politics

How Kamala Harris Could Get Her Mojo Back

Savvy politicos point out that Biden himself had early missteps as Obama's vice president. Those pols are now offering suggestions for Harris.
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