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.

The Next Domino? Justin Trudeau Grapples with a Restless Canada

The right wing populism infecting American politics has moved north across the 49th parallel. For the second time in 40 years, Canadians are getting tired of a Trudeau.

Jumbler-in-Chief Versus the Demagogue

Biden recovered later in the debate, but not before viewers were given ample reason to worry about an 81-year incumbent.

New Poll: Dead Heat in Washington’s Third between Gluesenkamp-Perez and Kent

The Kent/MGP race has wider implications. As pointed out by Andrew Villeneuve, executive director of Northwest Progressive Institute, the path to controlling Congress passes through the Pacific Northwest.

A Hardball Strategy for taking on Dave Reichert

The Democrats know the spot Reichert is in. Ferguson is a chess master setting a trap for his presumed foe.

Leashing The Pacific Northwest’s Master Stream

The author writes: “Everywhere in the watershed there used to be more — more salmon, more bears, more old growth forests, bigger glaciers, more language speakers.”

The Wilderness Act: A Triple Anniversary

The latest cause – it is now 13 years old – is the Wild Olympics campaign. It would create 126,661 acres of' new wilderness protection on Olympic National Forest land, which surrounds the national park like a donut.

New Poll on Governor’s Race: Good News for Bob Ferguson

In a four-way race, according to the new PPP poll, Ferguson registers at 35 percent, Reichert at 28 percent, while Bird trails with 11 percent while Mullet barely registers with just 4 percent.

The Trump Trial, According to Fox News

The language of Fox pundits can sound like recordings of Mafia brass talking about a snitch. "He looks like a rat," Greg Gutfeld said of Cohen.

Demonstrably Seattle: Biden Comes to Town Today

Our nation's presidents and aspirants have learned to expect nothing less than mediagenic protests from stopovers in this corner of America's "left coast." A tradition of rough receptions dates back more than a century.

The Endorsement Game

Since the Gingrich "revolution" of 1994, only two House members of Washington's congressional delegation have been unseated.

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