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Danny Westneat
Danny Westneat takes an opinionated look at the Puget Sound region's news, people and politics. Send tips or comments to dwestneat@seattletimes.com. His column runs Wednesday and Sunday.
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Danny Westneat
Beyond the Bush formula
There was a moment during John McCain's visit here Tuesday when I nearly fell out of my chair in happiness. It was in the middle of a political...
Sunday, May 11
Shining light on "real" Belltown | Danny Westneat
Wednesday, May 7
Why can't learning pay off? | Danny Westneat
Sunday, May 4
Feeling blue over trying to be green | Danny Westneat
Wednesday, April 30
A bridge as a last resort | Danny Westneat
Sunday, April 27
High-stakes chess game at corner | Danny Westneat
Wednesday, April 23
A crusade to edit America | Danny Westneat
Sunday, April 20
Tough times breed tough towns | Danny Westneat
Wednesday, April 16
Economic doomsayer sees red | Danny Westneat
Sunday, April 13
Moment of truth may be a lie | Danny Westneat
Wednesday, April 9
Bags a tiny fraction of sea trash | Danny Westneat
Sunday, April 6
His dreams soar despite the distrust | Danny Westneat
Wednesday, April 2
Sonics still here, but the joy has left town | Danny Westneat
Sunday, March 30
Lowly joe brewed to new heights | Danny Westneat
Wednesday, March 26
Makahs' right must be honored | Danny Westneat
Sunday, March 23
Watch out, you're being watched | Danny Westneat
Wednesday, March 19
She believes in the warriors, but not the war | Danny Westneat
Sunday, March 16
Bring on the trees, hold the violins | Danny Westneat
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- Slide in existing-home sales in state steepest in Central Puget Sound area
- Forgotten toddler found wandering Vancouver airport after family boards flight
- Mirror, mirror on Mariners' wall: Time for a hard look | Larry Stone
- Injured cyclist waits 2 days off I-90 near Moses Lake
- Museum director in antiquities probe dies in federal custody
- Coinstar thefts were inside job, court documents show
- Seahawks' Tatupu apologizes after arrest
- Starbucks struggles with reducing environmental impacts
- Drew Barrymore struck in hit-and-run accident | Odds and Ends
- Suspects sought in shooting of woman, 10-year-old son in West Seattle
- Forgotten toddler found wandering Vancouver airport after family boards flight
- Slide in existing-home sales in state steepest in Central Puget Sound area
- Starbucks struggles with reducing environmental impacts
- Microsoft's free WorldWide Telescope brings Windows users up close to the universe
- Paying landowners to protect Puget Sound
- How to increase your odds for ripe tomatoes | Plant Talk
- Greening of Juneau | Close-up
- Obama supporters unwise to attack Hillary Clinton | Froma Harrop / Syndicated columnist
- Young, evangelical ... for Obama?
- Beyond the Bush formula | Danny Westneat



