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If Trump Loses, a Plan to Overturn

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Trump’s law firms don’t need to win their lawsuits; they only need the court to kick the final decision over to the state legislature.

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Politics

Politics

If Trump Loses, a Plan to Overturn

Nick Licata - October 30, 2024 1

Trump’s law firms don’t need to win their lawsuits; they only need the court to kick the final decision over to the state legislature.

Workhorse: Sen. Maria Cantwell seeks a Fifth Term

Joel Connelly - October 29, 2024 2

Sigh: We Did Tariffs and Deportations Before in America. It Didn’t Go Well

Dan Chasan - October 26, 2024 2

State Politics Update: Reichert Launches “Sorta” Pro-choice Ad; Inslee Unleashed

Paul Queary - October 25, 2024 1

Who’s Funding Elections: It’s All About the Money?

Bruce Ramsey - October 24, 2024 6

Arts

Seattle Opera’s “Jubilee” Stitches African-American Spirituals Into Opera

James C. Whitson - October 16, 2024

Seattle Symphony’s Successful Blend of Strange Bedfellows

Theodore Deacon - October 3, 2024

Lynnwood Station: The Art of Sound Transit

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Moon Unit Speaks: My Dad Frank Zappa

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Revitalized Bumbershoot a Credit to New Promoters, Seattle Center

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In a Funk: SAM makes a Case for Seattle

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The Bellingham Festival Showcases its New Conductor

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PULSE

L’Ecole No. 41 and the Art of Blending Wine

Paul Gregutt - October 27, 2024 2

Sigh: We Did Tariffs and Deportations Before in America. It Didn’t Go Well

Dan Chasan - October 26, 2024 2

Election Puzzle: Crime Is Down but People Feel Unsafe

Anthony B. Robinson - October 25, 2024 4

Father F.X. Prefontaine – An Original

Junius Rochester - October 22, 2024 0

Ferguson Campaign Outspends Reichert’s by 10 to 1

Paul Queary - October 20, 2024 3

New Poll Shows Ferguson Coasting to Election as State’s New Governor

Joel Connelly - October 19, 2024 0

Surprises From Our Walking Tour of Japan: Kyoto is a Big City

Anthony B. Robinson - October 18, 2024 1

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Cities

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People aren’t feeling it because while certain types of violent crime are down, a different category — social disorder — is up. What falls under “social disorder”?

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People

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To say young Donald is an innocent empty vessel that Cohn fills with venom is to give Trump one more pass in a lifetime of indulgences.

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In the course of her life, Gies has held a lot of jobs, from managing an asparagus-packing plant to driving taxi. In one hilarious chapter Gies gets a taste of show biz.

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Lessons in Futility: Mariners Notch Another Forgotten Season

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