Knute Berger Column
45 Years Later, What Does Ted Bundy Tell Us About Seattle?
Almost a half century after Ted Bundy focused the nation on our region, Knute Berger wonders what this serial killer says about us today
MISSING PERSONS: The July 11, 1974 front page of Evergreen State College’s Cooper Point Journal highlights a story that riveted the region and country
Olympia’s Current Legislative Session Highlights State Tensions
"Most of our issues are very resolvable through mutual understanding and good governance, or should be."
Relations between Western and Eastern Washington are sometimes strained, and this legislative session in Olympia has highlighted some tensions in bills that have been introduced. There’s a kind of tit-for-tat going on. Eastern Washington representatives are asking through bills, “How would you like it if…” For example, Seattle state senator Reuven Carlyle introduced a bill…
Howard Schultz Is Running a Campaign of Contradictions
Knute Berger takes a look at Schultz and his mixed messages
When Howard Schultz brought his quasi-presidential-campaign —cum-book-tour to Seattle’s Moore Theater in late January, there were protesters outside. They consisted of angry SuperSonics fans who will never forgive the former Starbucks boss for letting Seattle’s NBA team leave town, and Democrats afraid that a Schultz independent candidacy in 2020 will divide the anti-Trump vote and…
Seattle Has Snow on Its Brain
Knute Berger looks back on Seattle’s snowfall throughout the years
It’s hard for me not to get excited at the chance of snow. I look at my iPhone weather app obsessively. My inner 10-year-old prays for a cancellation of life-as-normal for the blissful relief of snow adventures. This dates from childhood, obviously. I went to Seattle public schools in the 1960s, a decade when school…
Washington’s Urban and Rural Communities Should Bridge the Partisan Divide
The state’s east-west political divide is changing, says Knute Berger, and there are many issues on which the two parties could find common ground
COMMON GROUND: Urban and rural areas aren’t voting as they used to; isn’t it time the two political parties work on issues that benefit both regions?
What Do Citizen Activists and Rainier Club Members Have in Common?
Rainier Club members have long played a central role in shaping our city, Knute Berger recognizes, but so have citizen activists
This article appears in print in the November 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. I am writing this from the quiet confines of The Rainier Club in downtown Seattle. The club’s ivy-covered brick facade speaks of tradition, power, privilege and solidity. The building is impressive, a landmark designed by Northwest legend Kirtland Cutter in a “Jacobean Revival style,”…
With Mount Baker’s New Historic Status, What Lessons Can This Neighborhood Teach Us?
Knute Berger remembers his family’s Mount Baker neighborhood from long before it was designated a historic place
The Mount Baker Community Club, ca. 1914, became open to all in 1968, changing with its now-diverse neighborhood
Reconsidering Seattle’s Unwritten Rules of Conduct
Where some Seattle behaviors are concerned, Knute Berger is coming around to the need for a little more broad-mindedness
Right of Way: In the past, ferry captains often had an audio signature that identified them; today, that blast probably signals a boater playing chicken
How the Trump Administration is Threatening the Washington Wilderness and What State Leaders Are Doing About It
In Washington state, we’ve been pulling together to protect our wilderness. But Knute Berger wonders if the current federal administration will take us back to the era of exploitation
A 1958 hike led by Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas drew attention to the Olympic coastline; with areas like this under threat, a “Save the Coast Hike” this summer will follow the same path
Food for Thought: What It Means When We Say Goodbye to Beloved Restaurants
As some of Seattle’s eateries close, Knute Berger weighs in on what the phrase ‘We are what we eat’ really means
Bakeman’s, which recently closed, is part of Seattle’s food history, much like recipes are part of many family histories
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