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Befitting its nickname of the Great White North, Canada has long been addicted to megaprojects -- taming nature with huge hydroelectric developments in northern Quebec, dams on the Columbia and Peace Rivers, producing oil from Alberta’s tar sands, https://t.co/9byJw2poQr
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Former Seattle Times environmental writer Craig Welch, a Nieman alumnus, was given an unusual opportunity this week: Welch took to Facebook to break news of his own demise. “I had a great run,” he wrote. https://t.co/49CE5nJN7U
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Several of you sent me an article that appeared this week in the New York Times. It was the last in a series by Jessica Grose in which she examined the general decline of religion in America and specifically the increase in the “Nones,” i.e. #featured
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Some of us feel we can exhale again. The Supremes haven’t given state legislatures carte blanche to shape federal elections within their borders however they like. That wasn’t a forgone conclusion. But Chief Justice John Roberts’ 6-3 majority opinion https://t.co/c83EWRbq9K
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It’s hard not to sympathize with Frank Blethen. The publisher of the Seattle Times has seen his family’s newspaper business, owned since 1896, take a precipitous decline in its fortunes since the beginning of the 21st Century. #featured
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For a guy who isn’t even in the governor’s race yet, former U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert is racking up some high-profile endorsements. The latest player to back the former King County Sheriff and longtime congressman was Pierce County Executive Bruce https://t.co/MFAV7MG8gp
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@seattletimes owner Frank Blethen has struggled to save his newspaper. Alas his prescription for what ails it misses the mark.
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Blethen isn’t wrong about the need for regulation, but his idea for a cure to give diminished legacy publications such as his (and specifically locally-owned legacies) special tax and regulatory br…
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Some ideas for keeping for-profit newspapers alive—with a critical eye on The @seattletimes: https://t.co/5B2cchI1g1 via @alley_post
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Blethen isn’t wrong about the need for regulation, but his idea for a cure to give diminished legacy publications such as his (and specifically locally-owned legacies) special tax and regulatory br…
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Back to Square One on Abortion?
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The fact that enacting strong anti-abortion laws does not improve electability has yet to dawn on many GOP presidential hopefuls.
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Remembering Public Servant Bill Ruckelshaus
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Bill Ruckelshaus recalibrated for all of us the standards by which statesmanship and citizenship should be judged and applied.
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We Have Lost Our Journalistic Presence in D.C.
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The Northwest has lost a journalistic presence in the capital, with media outlets starved or now owned by out-of-state conglomerates.
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Not so Rare: The Race for Metals to Power the Green Energy Revolution
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This is the story of the energy the world uses, the energy the world needs if it is to accomplish the goals of green economies, and the reduction if not the elimination of greenhouse gases.
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Mayor Harrell: Fixing Downtown with “Space Needle Thinking”
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Harrell’s activation kickoff, his so-called “Space Needle thinking,” cited steps he’ll be taking to make downtown safer and more welcoming.
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