Leaving Seattle, amid pondering

Where will all the dramatic change lead?

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Suspense in Seattle grows as tunneling moves under Viaduct

Elevated roadway to shut for two weeks just in case something happens

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Seattle predictions for 2016 (sort of)

Tongue is somewhat in the vicinity of cheek

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A century ago, the Great Seattle Boom was much bigger–and sketchier

Its origins were gold and vice

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Seattle homeless problem dates back to arrival of first gringos

Members of the Denny Party showed up in 1851 without a dry roof to put over their heads

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One Seattle ballot question will test intelligence of new voters

Will newly arrived renters realize a property tax increase will be passed onto them?

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Is the Seattle boom about to implode?

Infrastructure isn’t keeping up with population growth

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Seattle upzoning proposal collapses like the Mariners

Mayor Ed Murray withdraws support after huge homeowner backlash

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NewToSeattle.com quoted on Seattle racial profiling

Posts on neighborhood Web site are highlighted

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Will upzoning Seattle resemble no-zoning Houston?

Proposal to allow multi-unit housing on all single-family lots might do the trick

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National prayer breakfast movement began in unchurched Seattle

New book highlights role and motives of local clergyman Abraham Vereide

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Seattle liberalism: illegal to smoke in parks, but no penalty

Instead, violators will be talked to

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Alaska-Seattle tension goes back a long time

Complaints from up north started with 1897 gold rush

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Is USPS still miscounting dog attacks on letter carriers in Seattle?

City ties for No. 13 on annual canine-charge list

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Gay marriage, Selma and the interesting origins of Seattle’s King County

Original honoree was an Alabama slaveholder likely in a same-sex relationship

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Amid buzz over minimum wage rise, higher Seattle sales tax is ignored

Levy, nation’s highest among big cities, rose from 9.5% to 9.6%

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Is the Seattle boom becoming a bubble–and then a bust?

Rapid economic growth resembles bad outcomes elsewhere

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Seattle pedestrians remain an impetuous lot

Reducing speed limits may not be enough for protection

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Buses have gone to the dogs in Seattle

Rules allow non-service pets to ride along

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Fifth candidate in Seattle for ‘America’s Stupidest Charities’

Public Safety Employees Union 519 asks again for money

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