Blue City Blues: Getting Real on Involuntary Commitment
Freddie deBoer is a cogent critic of recent ideological turns within blue city progressive culture.
Baby Boomer: Trump’s Plan for us to Procreate
If increasing births is a Trump aim, it is hard to imagine worse incentives for having babies than the contradictory actions of the Trump administration, slashing pro-family spending.
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Review: Seattle Opera’s Luscious “Tosca”
The dashing Mario Cavaradossi (tenor Rame Lahaj), certainly looked the part of the Byronic hero, but his voice betrayed some reticence. “Recondita armonia” came off sounding a bit like an audition piece, without the ardor suggested by the music.
How the Northwest Grew a Nordic Heritage
In time, the great western lands and waters attracted Nordics to familiar professions: dairying, logging, fishing, mining, and village businesses. During the late 1880s Scandinavians found their way to the Pacific Northwest.
Much of What We Know of Seattle History We Owe to One Man
Rich Berner served as the first head of the University of Washington Archives and Manuscripts Division.
Central Player: How the Timber Economy Made Washington State
An 1853 edition of the Columbian, the newspaper of record at that time, reported that "fourteen sawmills" were in operation on Puget Sound, most of them run by waterpower from nearby streams and rivers.
Join Us for a Discussion of Local Journalism this Wednesday
Join journalists Kari Mar and Post Alley editor Douglas McLennan at Folio this Wednesday for a discussion ablout how outlets like Post Alley and the La Conner Community News are new models for local news.
Review: Seattle Opera’s Luscious “Tosca”
The dashing Mario Cavaradossi (tenor Rame Lahaj), certainly looked the part of the Byronic hero, but his voice betrayed some reticence. “Recondita armonia” came off sounding a bit like an audition piece, without the ardor suggested by the music.
Postcard from Italy: Morricone and a Multicultural Weekend
I recently spent a pleasant weekend in Ancona, the capital of our region of Marche in east-central Italy, where I enjoyed a concert of...
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