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.

How to Hand-Publish a Book: A Women’s Writers’ Group Bonds

"Writing While Masked," is well-timed, arriving during Women's History Month. The bad news is that it may be difficult to locate a copy, even though more are being printed.

Tough and Caring: New Book on “Kamala’s Way”

Politicians who make it in San Francisco, know how to win. It's no coincidence that some of the nation's toughest current and former players, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Gov. Gavin Newson, former Sen. Barbara Boxer and Kamala Harris, all have San Francisco roots.

Northwest Congressfolk Team Up to Keep Federal Archives in Seattle

It was a rare display of bipartisan cooperation uniting all but one of the region's congressional representatives. If successful, a reversal would prevent a sale of the building and land and keep precious historical records nearby.

Women in Government: Progress, but Still a Struggle

welve of President Biden's 28 cabinet and senior adviser picks are women; seven of them minorities, and gender equity doesn't stop there.

New Bio: Eleanor Roosevelt, the “People’s Proxy”

Family ties initially brought Eleanor to Seattle. Anna, her only daughter, and her husband John Boettiger lived and worked here after he was appointed Seattle Post-Intelligencer publisher in the mid 1930s. Anna served as the paper's Women's Page editor.

How Seattle City Light Made it Through a Texas-Sized Windstorm in 2006

In that Hanukkah Eve windstorm, we heard sad stories about cancelled events and ceremonies, about disabled customers who, without electricity to power elevators, were trapped in dark, heatless multi-storied buildings. Before power was fully restored, 13 people in the region died, mostly by carbon monoxide poisoning .

S’no Joke: Weather Comes to Seattle

Seattleites have long had a love-hate relationship with snowy weather, just as they did over the weekend when the region was blanketed with shovel-loads of the white stuff. Some Seattleites...

Propaganda 101: Trump’s Tools of the Trade

Trump had early proven himself a master at using a BANDWAGON strategy, flaunting physical trappings at his rallies: forests of flags, red MAGA hats, and Trump banners. He used not-so-subtle dog whistles to SCAPEGOAT and demonize immigrants, minorities, and Jews.

Judge Grants Temporary Reprieve for Northwest Federal Archives

The legal effort to keep the federal archives close at hand, led by Attorney General Bob Ferguson, scores an important partial victory.

The Non-Voting Representative Who Told a Story We Can Never Forget

The best of the best was Stacey Plaskett, a territorial (non-voting) delegate from the U. S. Virgin Islands. Plaskett, alone among the nine, was unable to cast a vote on impeachment.

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