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Election 2013: A Mayoral Conundrum and a Chance to Shake Up City Council
Editors’ note: We hope to have the companion piece to this, looking at the mayor’s race in depth, up later today! Apologies for the delay. Media coverage in this year’s election has been dominated by the race for Seattle Mayor, but for local politics this year’s election is unusually important. Beyond a mayor’s race that’s
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KEXP program notes update
Apologies to folks for our having not been able to continue posting our program notes in recent weeks. Both Maria and I have run into time problems in
Two Book Reviews: “2312″ and “The Yellow Birds”
My first impression of “2312” by Kim Stanley Robinson is that the author could use a good editor, or needs to take up short-form poetry to sharpen
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Primary ’13: Greg Nickels Has Risen from the Grave
Seattle, we have a mayor problem. Among the races in the August 6 primary election — for which we present our endorsements here — the race
The next SPD chief
UPDATE 4/9 Mayor McGinn is now saying that he will not seek a new chief during the remainder of his current term due to concerns that well-qualified applicants
The Thin Red Line
The massive rezoning in South Lake Union, necessary to help Paul Allen make his next billion, is telling us a lot about both Seattle City Council and the
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KEXP “Eat the Airwaves” Program Notes, May 11, 2013
Previous ETA program notes are archived below, under “Columns.” Each week, you can listen to Eat the Airwaves live, from 8:30-9:00 AM Saturdays
KEXP “Eat the Airwaves” Program Notes, May 4, 2013
Kitchen Notes: Previous ETA program notes are archived below, under “Columns.” Each week, you can listen to Eat the Airwaves live, from 8:30-9:00
KEXP “Eat the Airwaves” Program Notes, April 27, 2013
Kitchen Notes: Previous ETA program notes are archived below, under “Columns.” Also, due to the new paywall, we are no longer linking to Seattle
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Reclaim Our History Sep. 16-30
| Sep. 16, 1982: Massacre of over 1,000 civilian Palestinian refugees begins, Sabnra and Shatila camps, Lebanon. Sep. 17, 1796: George Washington’s farewell address, in which he declines to run for |
Reclaim Our History Sep. 1-15
| Sep. 1, 1939: Hitler invades Poland, beginning World War II. Sep. 3, 1939: Britain and France declare war against Germany. 1992: Thirty-nine state conference on disarmament approves treaty to ban chemical |
Reclaim Our History Aug. 16-31
| Aug. 16, 1812: American attempt to invade and annex Canada fails before it begins when General William Hull, reportedly frightened into “a state of near incoherence,” surrenders his entire |