How Governments have Caused Homelessness
Cost-shifting of mental health services from the federal level to the states is part of the problem. The states failed to fund these services, and the cost-cutting federal government refuses to modify this arrangement.
The Education of Bob Ferguson, Back on the Left
When the governor attempted to pivot to the right last year, the Democratic majorities in the House and Senate were simply too large to engineer the kind of bipartisan budget compromise he was floating.
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Seattle Opera Mounts a Triumphant “Daphne”
The closing pages of the score, representing Daphne’s transformation, may be the most sublime music Strauss ever penned.
Be it Resolved: Whistle?
Just in case anyone else struggled to come up with something, here are ten resolutions you may want to consider for those of us in the Pacific Northwest. It is never too late to start, so feel free to wait until spring.
The Data: Cheer Up! Evidently these are the Best of Times
It’s likely that you’re having the best decade of your life right now, or at least that you think so.
The Data: Breathing May Be Hazardous to Your Health
Each year, the UW’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation collaborates with the Boston-based Health Effects Institute on a Global Air Report, tracking trends in air pollution and its impact on human health. The 2025 report is out now, and the results are not...
The Golden Age of Five Jewish Families in Seattle
Writing this book has been a way of reclaiming a piece of Seattle’s heritage. I hope readers come away with a deeper appreciation for how immigrant families helped shape our civic identity, and how cracks in history can become bridges between generations.Â
Seattle Opera Mounts a Triumphant “Daphne”
The closing pages of the score, representing Daphne’s transformation, may be the most sublime music Strauss ever penned.
Italian Notebook: A Community of Comedy, of Tragedy, of Turkey
The irony of the movie is that the real story is much more gripping than the fictional one. [...] Local people put their lives at risk not to protect bottles of table wine but to save soldiers and strangers.
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