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Memorial Stadium’s success as 'living memorial' may have doomed it

'Living memorials' were part of an American movement to memorialize World War II as a break from the past.

8 hours ago

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Mayfield: Helping others through loss with empathy, care, and memory

Death, loss, and grief are hard things, so when we see others dealing with them sometimes our instinct is to turn away.

11 hours ago

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Gee & Ursula debate suspension of downtown business taxes

Seattle business leaders are asking the city to suspend the B&O and JumpStart tax for the next three years as a way to revitalize downtown.

1 day ago

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Ross: NCAA should bring back consolation games in March Madness

Jay Paul Blake wrote to Dave Ross saying that the NCAA needs to bring the consolation game back for March Madness.

1 day ago

Feliks Banel

Feliks: Uncovering the buried legacies of Lewis and Clark

Most people think of Fort Clatsop as the final destination of Lewis and Clark, at least one Northwest historian and author disagrees.

2 days ago

Gee and Ursula

Eviction notices one of most dangerous jobs a police officer faces

Assaults on officers in Washington state increased in 2022 by nearly 20%. For those serving eviction notices, the percentage nearly doubles.

2 days ago

Chokepoints

Lawmakers taking hard look at where ferries are built

Lawmakers have a tough decision to make on the ferry service. Do they abandon environmental and wage goals to get new ferries built faster and cheaper?

2 days ago

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Feliks, Dave debate the future of Seattle's Memorial Stadium

Dave Ross and Feliks Banel debated how far the city should go in preserving the memorial, what its purpose in the community should be.

2 days ago

Feliks Banel

Radio Sketch: The Tonquin and despair at the mouth of the Columbia River

The arrival of the Tonquin was the subject of a live historical radio sketch performed on Seattle’s Morning News to mark the 212th anniversary

2 days ago

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Ross: Dodge Challenger Demon with optional parachute still street legal

Even if police pursuits were routine again, there’d be no catching you behind the wheel of the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170.

2 days ago

Dave Ross

Speculating potential Trump charges as country awaits indictment

"I think the charges they are going to make against Trump here is something like falsifying business records," Farenthold said.

3 days ago

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Ross: There's a limit to compassion that we should have in the courts

It’s important to try new things – like a compassionate court – but it’s just as important to recognize it's doing more harm than good.

3 days ago

Chokepoints

100+ mile Hood Canal Bridge detour will mess with summer weekends

A 100-mile detour is what drivers will face this summer if their plans take them across the Hood Canal Bridge.

4 days ago

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Gee Scott: Trump 'has to go to jail, it's not rocket science'

Former President Donald Trump claimed “illegal leaks” indicated he would be arrested Tuesday through posts on Truth Social.

4 days ago

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G&U: Why is $100,000 worth equivalent to $49,000 in Seattle?

According to a SmartAsset report, $100,000 in Seattle is worth to roughly $49,000 after adjusting for taxes and cost of living.