Email Author Philip Dawdy

Awards

• 2006 - National Mental Health Association Media Awards, published March 30, 2005

  "Good Cop, Sad Cop"

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2006 Stories by Philip Dawdy

• The Last Boy Scout

  published November 8, 2006

  Husky Football Coach Tyrone Willingham keeps press and public at arm's length — which might be the best thing for his embattled program. More >>

• The L-Word

  published October 25, 2006

  Libertarian candidate Bruce Guthrie says what Cantwell can't. More >>

• The Phantom Menace

  published October 4, 2006

  The secret life of Seattle's most famous Star Wars enthusiast. More >>

• Broke as a Smoke

  published September 27, 2006

  Powerful state legislators explore ditching the 25-foot rule as barkeeps struggle to weather a butt-free recession. More >>

• Safety Dance

  published September 6, 2006

  Crosswalks and strip joints: one in the same for Mayor Micromanage. More >>

• Wet & Mild

  published September 6, 2006

  A trip inside Eastlake's much-ballyhooed drunk residence. More >>

• Paper Tiger

  published August 23, 2006

  The P.I. tells the News Council to eat shit — for good reason. More >>

• Club Pot Med

  published August 16, 2006

  Washington state's vague medical marijuana law has pushed supply underground, gotten patients busted, and confused the heck out of area lawmen. More >>

• Pramila Jayapal

  published August 2, 2006

  Best Foe of Hatred More >>

• The Sheriff Fires at the Seattle P-I

  published August 2, 2006

  Sue Rahr says the paper's series on her department has been "biased, unfair." More >>

• Happy to Play Nanny

  published July 19, 2006

  Sen. Margarita Prentice is behind the controversial state crackdown on online gambling. But what kind of hand is she playing? More >>

• Circling the Square

  published June 28, 2006

  Part down-at-the-heels tourist trap, homeless shelter, and nightlife district, Seattle's semi-seedy historic urban village is facing major growth.... More >>

• Here Goes the Neighborhood

  published May 10, 2006

  A homelessness solution prompts an area of town that should know better to roll up the welcome mat. More >>

• What Booze Ban?

  published May 3, 2006

  Pioneer Square alcohol rules don't seem to have much effect. More >>

• Back to the Task at Hand

  published April 19, 2006

  City Hall and advocates for the homeless end their digressive argument over funding. More >>

• 'There's Plenty for Everyone!'

  published March 29, 2006

  Kyle Huff, the suicidal shooter of six people at a Capitol Hill party, was prepared to do "homicidal mayhem," police say. But no one knows why. More >>

• Outcast Among Outcasts

  published March 29, 2006

  Was Kyle Huff stalking Seattle's rave scene? More >>

• Tent City Showdown

  published March 22, 2006

  The city and the homeless group SHARE/WHEEL face off. More >>

• The Plan to Nowhere?

  published March 8, 2006

  The region's ambitious 10-year timetable to end homelessness is in serious trouble, undercut and under-funded. And the problems are about to get... More >>

• Gone Down in Smoke

  published February 15, 2006

  State lawmakers snuff smoking-ban exemptions. More >>

• Always a Crisis, Never a Solution

  published February 8, 2006

  Again, state cuts threaten King County services for indigent mentally ill people. More >>

• High-Rise Noon

  published February 1, 2006

  A City Council member faces down developers over fees to fund low-income housing downtown. More >>

• Smoking Out the Homeless

  published January 25, 2006

  If half or more of them use tobacco, should the new ban apply to their shelter? More >>

• Big Nanny Is Watching You

  published January 18, 2006

  Stripping, booze, and smoking bans: Seattle's nannies are in full scold mode, and progressives are the biggest party poopers of all. More >>

• Conflicted Disinterest

  published January 11, 2006

  The Seattle Times cuts loose the aggressive veteran freelancer who was covering the paper's dispute with the Seattle... More >>