RapidRide R Line Project Update
King County Metro has shared an updated high-level design of the RapidRide R Line and is asking the community for feedback. The R Line will…
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Trump Outrage Watch: An Attorney General, A Pointless War, A Co-opted Post Office
So, Todd Blanche, who serves as Trumpβs lawyer, not the American peopleβs lawyer, is now the confirmed Attorney General. He was approved by the Senate…
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Born to Home: Dinos, Rats, Garlic, and Arts | Sophieβs ELECTRIC Road Trip Part 5
A museum, a university, and a festival remind Sophie that home is where the science is.
Read full article βProsper Portland Declines to Provide Reviews of Loan and Grant Programs
Prosper Portland has declined to provide a copy of external reports it commissioned to gauge the success of its taxpayer-funded loan and grant programs, even…
Read full article βBaring All to Say Farewell to the Mall
World Naked Bike Ride Portland protests the closing of Lloyd Center the best way it knows how.
Read full article βSalem Health Cleared to Take Over Smaller Santiam System
Research shows prices often go up when health systems consolidate. But the parties say the deal with bolster their operations for the long haul.
Read full article βReaders Respond to Police Initiativeβs Signature Snafu
βAhhh man, I really wanted to vote against this!β
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Sunday Video: How Safe Is Your Cityβs Transportation System?
In this video, Ray Delahanty ranks the countryβs most and least safest metropolitan transportation systems in the country, and breaks out the data between road…
▶️ Watch →Regular Attendance at Oregon Schools Jumped by 7,000 Students This Past School Year
The state still has far to climb just to reach the national average.
Read full article βHow the Republican Party found its way to Trump
It really begins with the New Deal and the failure of the Hoover Republicans to roll it back, in fact their inability to even nominate…
Read full article βSunday Movie: DC Streetcar & Small Apartments
Why the DC Streetcar failed. (Climate and Transit) Why small studio apartments are proliferating. Seattle is mentioned twice. (Stewart Hicks) Musical interlude: Crazy Downtown by…
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Part of Bellevue Transit Center is closed for Stride S1 and S2 construction, so several bus stops are relocated to adjacent streets. The current phase…
Read full article βWhy Canβt We Consider Public Health When Approving Cell Towers?
Letβs wade into the morass of bad vibes and folk science surrounding cell towers and the deadly radiation they unleash upon an unsuspecting public. YOLO!
Read full article βThis Week on PubliCola: More Details on Barnesβ Absences and Departure, KOMO May De-Unionize, and More
By Erica C. Barnett Monday, August 3 New Column! Introducing Greater Seattle PubliCola co-founder Josh Feit has a new columnβ¦ The post This Week on…
Read full article βA Movie Asks: Were They Showing Up for Racial Justice or Because It Was βFucking Badassβ to Smash a Starbucks Window?
Jessica Barrβs directorial debut, βThe Plan,β was inspired by the conflicting priorities she witnessed at Portland protests.
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Op-Ed: State Lawmakers Must Step Up Wildfire Alleviation Efforts
Much more work needs to be done to keep Washingtonians safe from forest fires. State Rep. Shaun Scott shares his plan, building on his recently…
Read full article βThought Experiment: Between two Islands
Both islands are ordinary places with ordinary populations, which means both produce cruelty and stupidity in roughly the volumes you would expect from any few…
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βI wanted the pregnancy. It was just so scary.β
Hailey Allred and Jessica Perigo donβt know each other, but last year they were both financially insecure and living in abortion-ban states, where reproductive health…
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How will Trump’s focus on vanity impact GOP in midterms?
How will Trump's focus on vanity projects impact the GOP in the midterms?
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Has Trump squandered American military deterrence?
Has Trump squandered American military deterrence?
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