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Iko Knyphausen

Longtime (1999) Lake Forest Park resident. Raised my 2 children here. Phillip and Anna. They went to Brookside, Kellogg and Shorecrest. I am originally from Stuttgart Germany. My wife Radka is from Brno, Czech Republic. The US was the language neutral place we settled for to raise our family. We have been together for 30 years. My background is in the software industry. I ran my own business, and when Microsoft invested in our firm, I chose to move to the PNW to be closer to our shareholder. Now retired, my personal interests are wildlife photography, Search and Rescue, and Public Safety in general. I also volunteer with the LFP PD and with EMGWA, an emergency management group that provides event services for Seafair, Special Olympics, WorldCup, to name a few. My newest engagement is to write opinion articles for the LFP Town Crier. It's a fun format. It requires research to learn a good deal about a given subject, without getting out of control, as in writing a dissertation. I hope you enjoy my writings and I encourage you to reach out at iko@uw.edu.

Lake Forest Park Thu. Jul 23 2026

Faith, Power, and the Wall Between Them

On the freedom of religion, the freedom from it, and the accountability that both require.

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Faith, Power, and the Wall Between Them

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Lake Forest Park Sat. Jul 18 2026

Ask Your Doctor If Midnight Pizza Is Right for You

Should late night food commercials be subject to the same warnings as pharmaceutical ones.

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Ask Your Doctor If Midnight Pizza Is Right for You

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Lake Forest Park Thu. Jul 16 2026

How Green Are EVs?

It Depends Where You Drive Them

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How Green Are EVs?

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Lake Forest Park Mon. Jul 13 2026

Who Owns the Beautiful Game

With two semifinals and the final still to be played

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Who Owns the Beautiful Game

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Lake Forest Park Wed. Jul 8 2026

America's Billionaires & The Democratic Socialist Movement

America has more billionaires than any nation in history, and no universal healthcare, guaranteed leave, or public pension floor to show for it.

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America's Billionaires & The Democratic Socialist Movement

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Lake Forest Park Mon. Jul 6 2026

When Prophecy becomes Policy

Steve Bannon and the Fourth Turning

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When Prophecy becomes Policy

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Lake Forest Park Thu. Jul 2 2026

The SAVE Act - to Safeguard American Voter Eligibility

Election Integrity or Trojan Horse?

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The SAVE Act - to Safeguard American Voter Eligibility

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Lake Forest Park Mon. Jun 29 2026

The "T" in TPS

Temporary. Protected. Status. Fore decades, none of these words meant what they said.

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The T in TPS

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Lake Forest Park Thu. Jun 25 2026

DNA Typos

A single misprint in three billion letters can kill you. We just learned how to use spell-check.

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DNA Typos

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Lake Forest Park Mon. Jun 22 2026

The Ledger of Movement

What global migration data actually tells us, why the West keeps getting it wrong from both ends, and what a rational policy would look like.

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The Ledger of Movement

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Lake Forest Park Thu. Jun 18 2026

Return on Taxation

America doesn't have a spending problem. It has a pooling problem.

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Return on Taxation

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Lake Forest Park Mon. Jun 15 2026

The Rise of Authoritarianism, Christian Nationalism and Don Talarico del Texas

A young Texan in seminary fighting windmills the size of the White House.

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The Rise of Authoritarianism, Christian Nationalism and Don Talarico del Texas

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