Danny O’Neil
Most Influential, Politics: Debra Lekanoff
‘I just knew that it was always going to be in my walk in life to give back to communities.’
Debra Lekanoff is one of Seattle’s 25 most influential people reshaping our region. #mostinfluential Her tribal name comes first: Xixch’I See. That’s where Debra Lekanoff’s story starts. With her name, which is passed down through the women’s bloodlines in the matrilineal society of her Tlingit community. To invoke her tribal name before her English name…
Sober: Why Dry January Means Something Different to Me
An alcoholic reflects on his journey
I was nearing the end of my screed against holier-than-thou practitioners of Dry January when I came to a startling realization: My brain was broken. This was somewhat alarming as you might imagine, but not totally unexpected. As with many crises, it happened slowly at first and then all at once. Years of arguing on…
The Five Biggest Lies in Seattle Sports
Some famous and obscure whoppers
Fibbing is a part of American sports. Athletes habitually fudge their height by an inch or two. Coaches are less than forthcoming about the extent of a player’s injury. Contract negotiations are always shrouded in secrecy. There is a difference between being less than completely honest and telling a lie of the bald-faced variety, though….
How These Seattle Nonprofits Are Making a Difference
Nonprofits large and small tackle our region’s problems
Philanthropy requires focus, efficiency and the ability to marshal resources to change a situation. Sounds complicated, but philanthropy is also very basic: an act of humanity that starts with one person attempting to make this world a better place for someone else. Giving of yourself. It is the seed for nonprofit work, the bedrock that…
My Father’s Gun: Coming to Terms With a Controversial Weapon
Danny O’Neil’s thoughts on inheriting his father’s gun
Danny O’Neil is a Manhattan resident, but a Northwest native, born in Oregon with the good sense to attend the University of Washington. He covered a basketball team that no longer exists (the Supersonics) for a newspaper that no longer publishes (the “Seattle Post-Intelligencer”) and up until last August, was a sports-radio host at 710…
Now, More Than Ever: Seattle women speak on Roe vs. Wade and reproductive rights
They’re angry. They’re focused. They’re not about to give up.
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s an inspiring thought. It’s just not always linear. What do we do then? Forty-nine years ago, the Supreme Court decided the right to abortion was guaranteed under the Constitution. In June, the court reversed itself when…
The Pete of the Moment
Pete Carroll is relying on everything he’s learned as he enters a new phase
7:29 a.m.: A Wednesday morning, early June and Pete Carroll sits behind the desk in his second-floor office. To his left, a view of Lake Washington. To his right, three large televisions are mounted on the far wall, tuned to CNN, MSNBC and FOX News. Only the CNN sound is on, and it’s competing with…
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