Friday, April 17, 2026

Dean Of Area's Political Columnists--Joel Connolly Dies

 


 


I was shocked yesterday (Thursday, April 16th, 2026) to read about the passing of former Seattle PI political columnist and current blogger, Joel Connolly.  

For the past 5 years, I've been reading Joel's work in the collaborative blog, Post Alley.   Post Alley features blogs from several writers, who talk about Seattle topics, mostly in politics.  Connolly's work, I felt was the most interesting and enjoyable to read. 

In addition, his writing appeared in the Cascadia Advocate, a blog put out by the Northwest Progressive Institute.   Many of his writings appeared in both. 

I became a regular reader after Connolly wrote a beautiful post about my cousin, Stan Barer, which you can read by clicking here.

Connolly's last column for Post Alley was published on the day of his death.

Tributes to Connolly have come from both sides of the area's political spectrum.  He will be truly missed. 

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