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Civics and Culture

Merger

  As I woke a scruffy older sleeper at the U District terminal, he grumbled out something I think he intended to be derogatory. Something...

Sunday Video: How Online Ratings Make Good Schools Look Bad

https://youtu.be/WC3ZPgg0nds Vox explains how this online school rating system may be underrating the actual quality of many schools.

Cowboys of the New Age: Status & Respect in the American Ghetto

Don't tell me these guys aren't packing. We're pulling in to the zone at Rainier and Othello northbound, where folks are still roaming about in...

Tofu Spring Rolls, Comfort Stations, and Deep Breaths

  I rushed in, looking for the cheap stuff. My shift (or "piece") was about to start, and I needed food. This was unusual. I...

City Council Landmarks Buildings in West Seattle and Eastlake

On Monday, the Seattle City Council formally registered two new landmarks with preservation controls. In Eastlake, the old Pacific Architect and Builder Building represents a...

Liveable Kirkland Presents History of Exclusion Talk on December 2

Do you wonder how the Kirkland-of-today came to be? In 2017, Richard Rothstein’s riveting book, The Color of Law, documented how the continuing segregation of...

Metro’s Night Owl Reservation Proposal Leaves Some Behind

King County Metro recently issued an online survey pertaining to potential changes to Night Owl Service. These changes would be a temporary response to...

Urban Indians Part I: We’re Right Beside You

An enduring myth of modern indigeneity is the notion that we are locked into our homelands, venturing out only once in a while to...