Politics
The unbearable lightness of Dino Rossi
Tricky suburban balancing act, rhetoric that undercut his own strengths, and a résumé that never grew helped to doom Rossi in his third statewide run.
Knute Berger
Knute “Mossback” Berger is an editor-at-large and host of "Mossback’s Northwest" at Cascade PBS. He writes about politics and regional heritage.
Latest work
Politics
Election 2010: winners and losers
In which column would you put Bill Gates Sr. and the color purple? You might find some surprises here.
Culture
Urban growth meets the 'Nail House'
While a new "Shanghai Declaration" sets for principles for sustainable urban development, you can see shades of Ballard in China as individuals stand up to developers.
Politics
This is the place for connecting kids, nature
At a time when the country worries about nature-deficit disorder, we have a cure at the water's edge.
Politics
Ballard diner site sold to Chicago firm
The corner where a landmark preservation battled was waged is now in the hands of a company chaired by media and real estate mogul Sam Zell.