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After 12 years of more talk than action, work on Bellingham’s central...

Most of the redevelopment work is still in the works, but even now, residents actually can access Bellingham Bay.

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Local activists are giving peace a better chance, following the midterm election

POSTSCRIPTS: The work of grass-roots groups is having an effect, reminding people there are nuclear warheads sitting 20 miles from downtown Seattle.

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The legend of Sasquatch won’t die. (But if just one Bigfoot would — die, that...

Professional Bigfoot believers keep believing, and profiting, but they lack one thing — evidence.

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Mark Harrison, longtime Seattle Times photographer, dies at 58

Mark Harrison specialized in sports photography, producing evocative, live-action photographs, particularly of college athletics — most captured with a heavy, unwieldy 400-millimeter lens, which he...

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Setting the record straight on the 1919 Seattle General Strike

In 1919, Seattle’s General Strike shut down the city for 6 days — but in the 100 years since, its stories have grown a little murky.

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Why the true story of the 1919 Seattle General Strike matters so much now

Exploring the importance of people and place — and historical accuracy.

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Breaching Snake River dams could save salmon and orcas, but destroy livelihoods

Folks whose jobs depend on four federal dams in southeastern Washington say that pleas to breach the dams are forcing them to speak out in defense of their economy and their way of life.

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Is it just me, or is Washington’s east-west divide more divisive than it used...

If westersiders really knew the eastsiders, would they still want to breach their dams?

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On Ron Judd’s revised Ten Essentials list: toilet paper, your stupid phone...

Also handy for a trip to the wilderness: good chocolate, poetry (it’ll make you seem deeper than you really are, just in case you don’t make it out) and a buttload of anti-inflammatories.

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Proof that even with the classic Ten Essentials, your mileage may vary

So maybe someone (ahem, Ron Judd) packs 150 Essentials. He could need them!

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The Backstory: What’s a big, old armory like you doing in a city like this?

Though their fates are varied, Washington’s armories hold an important place in our history and culture.

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Why Washington’s armories are worth saving

Filled with history (and sometimes, still, people), these century-old fortresses now battle age and public opinion as they face a future of civic use, private renovation … or even all-out abandonment.

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Yes, we landed on the moon. If you don’t believe it, try telling an astronaut.

Fact: It happened. Fact: Every conspiracy theory claiming otherwise has been debunked. Fact: Facts sure aren’t what they used to be.

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The Backstory: The dark side of the moon-landing conspiracy theory

The intrusion of conspiracy theory into public policy is one of the most troubling aspects of current U.S. political reality.

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The Backstory: It’s all hands on deck at ‘Cape D’ — and we’re in very good hands

When the lifeboats aren’t rolling, destructive otters and an unusual hard hat are ‘things you’ve just got to roll with,’ says commanding officer Lt. Jessica Shafer.

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Lt. Jessica Shafer keeps her mind on the bar as the 1st female commanding...

She emphasizes teamwork and exudes humility, but Jessica Shafer leads with uncommon courage, dedication and skill.

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It’s not necessarily nosy if you just happen to eavesdrop on this Nextdoor...

Ron Judd re-creates a ‘typical’ exchange, where the case of a missing monkey quickly devolves into less-than-neighborly snark.

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The Backstory: Our fictional Nextdoor thread *probably* isn’t about you

How citizen ‘reporters’ and marauding coyotes took over the neighborhood ‘news cycle.

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Port Townsend wrestles with its increasingly complex identity and dizzying...

As a historically seafaring town that’s also way ahead of its time, picturesque Port Townsend hopes to grow respectfully, responsibly and authentically offbeat.

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The Backstory: Tag along to Port Townsend — if you haven’t already moved there

As in many smaller Northwest towns, things are changing rapidly here.

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