Email Author George Howland Jr.

2006 Stories by George Howland Jr.

• The Rat Patrol

  published August 9, 2006

  From the trailer parks of Kent to the sewers of Eastlake, public-health workers are on the job, teaching people to be smarter than rats. More >>

• Sergio Salinas

  published August 2, 2006

  Best Union Organizer More >>

• Mr. Lif

  published July 12, 2006

  Plus CD Reviews of Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Awesome Color, Miles Davis Quintet, and Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane. More >>

• The Revolution of Everyday Life

  published July 5, 2006

  The Emma Goldman Finishing School is a Beacon Hill anarchist commune whose members are trying to live their revolution one day at a time. More >>

• Memo: On Courting and Gay Marriage

  published June 21, 2006

  Some advice for the Washington Supreme Court as it weighs the Defense of Marriage Act. More >>

• GOP Goes Sharp Right

  published June 14, 2006

  A new state party chair has shaken up the way Republicans do business. More >>

• Ed Murray's Port Job

  published May 31, 2006

  The state House transportation chair wanted to consult for the Port of Seattle, so the Port found work for him. More >>

• A Waterfront Brawl

  published May 24, 2006

  E-mails suggest Port of Seattle CEO Mic Dinsmore tried to influence last year's Port Commission election, and two of the five members think he... More >>

• A GOP Debt Goes Away

  published May 3, 2006

  The state Republican Party has quietly eliminated a huge legal bill from contesting the election of Gov. Christine Gregoire. More >>

• Seattle's Little Dig

  published April 19, 2006

  Replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel is expensive, time-consuming, and complicated, but let's be clear: It's nothing compared to... More >>

• Union Doer

  published April 12, 2006

  The Labor Council's new head plans to rebuild the county's most important political machine. More >>

• Seattle Monopoly Board

  published April 5, 2006

  How City Hall helped Vulcan get the land it wanted. More >>

• Pure Doe

  published April 5, 2006

  X-frontman John Doe on harmony, jagged emotions, and performance meditation. More >>

• Slaying Gridlock—Maybe

  published March 15, 2006

  The governor and legislators tackle regional transportation. More >>

• Gregoire's Full-Court Press

  published March 8, 2006

  The Legislature is poised to give handouts to the Sonics but might not deliver on regional transportation. More >>

• The 60-Day Sprint

  published March 8, 2006

  The Legislature passes measures for gay rights, alternative energy, political reform, and better unemployment benefits. More >>

• The 'Jewish' Con

  published March 1, 2006

  Incarcerated gang members and murderers here and elsewhere are abusing freedom of religion to get special treatment. More >>

• Still Digging for Money

  published March 1, 2006

  The mayor claims to have funding and support necessary to build a waterfront tunnel. But he doesn't. More >>

• Sexual Disorientation

  published February 8, 2006

  A court decision on gay marriage could aid opponents of the new, unrelated gay-civil-rights law. More >>

• Another Pea for the Pod

  published February 1, 2006

  The Seattle City Council fills its vacancy with someone like them: Sally Clark. More >>

• A Shift to the Left

  published January 25, 2006

  Nick Licata becomes the new Seattle City Council president, and six all-female finalists for a vacant seat are picked. More >>

• Vulcan's Inside Track

  published January 18, 2006

  The mayor's office has given Paul Allen's company early looks at financial and other information related to the South Lake Union streetcar line... More >>

• The New Year Agenda

  published January 4, 2006

  In Olympia, Democratic leaders resolve to combine "kitchen table" issues with fiscal prudence. It's an election year, after all. More >>