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Joel Connelly

I worked for Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1973 until it ceased print publication in 2009, and SeattlePI.com from 2009 to 6/30/2020. During that time, I wrote about 9 presidential races, 11 Canadian and British Columbia elections‎, four doomed WPPSS nuclear plants, six Washington wilderness battles, creation of two national Monuments (Hanford Reach and San Juan Islands), a 104 million acre Alaska Lands Act, plus the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area.
Religion

The Transactional President: Trump Vs Religion

Despite three marriages, thousands of lies and countless demeaning of others, our 47th president has acquired a frervent, formidable amen corner among some Christians.
Politics

The Gentlelady from Washington Carves Up RFK Jr.

The onetime preschool teacher from Shoreline was uniquely positioned to press the nominee. Murray is the Senate’s longest serving Democrat.
Elsewhere

Oh Canada: No 51st State This!

The late PM Pierre Elliott Trudeau, father of Justin, famously equated living next door to the United States with being in bed with an elephant. Even if the beast is benign, said he, you “feel every twist and grunt.”
Environment

The Battle for Preserving Hells Canyon

Happy golden anniversary, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area! Roll on, Snake River, roll on!
Politics

Trump Decrees Alaska’s Denali be Renamed McKinley

“Denali” is roughly translated as “the great one” or “the high one.” And that it is, capping the Alaska Range at 20,320 feet.
Environment

Hoaxes and Blaming and Climate Change, Oh My!

The California fires evoke a political response: Blame public officials, notably those who have warned of global warming and sought to shrink the state’s carbon footprint.
Environment

Monument-Building: Biden Protects 100s of Millions of Acres of Offshore Land on his Way Out

President Biden is putting 625 million acres of offshore land in the Atlantic, Pacific, and eastern Gulf of Mexico off limits to oil and natural gas leasing.
blog

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to Step Down as Voters Abandon Him

The next few months will be a test of Canadian nationalism, the will to defy a bully, and the ability of the center-left Liberals to change heads in an election year.
Politics

The Matter with Polls

"We have to straighten out the press," Trump told a news conference at Mar a Lago. It came at the heels of a $15 million settlement with ABC News.
People

Jimmy Carter, Everyman President

Carter sought to downplay the imperial presidency. Gone were the Ruritanian uniforms for White House guards. The new president walked blocks to the White House in his inaugural parade. Carter carried his own luggage onto Air Force One.
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