Email Author Vernal Coleman

Awards

• 2011 - Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards/Society of Professional Journalists Region 10, published March 24, 2010

  "Load Warriors"

• 2011 - Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards/Society of Professional Journalists Region 10, published January 27, 2010

  "Thread Man Walking"

• 2010 - Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards/Society of Professional Journalists Region 10, published October 21, 2009

  "A Child Left Behind"

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2010 Stories by Vernal Coleman

• The Pit That Won't Quit

  published August 18, 2010

  At 4 a.m., a wiry figure appears out of the shadows behind the Undre Arms Apartments on Capitol Hill. It's Marty McDermott,... More >>

• Open Tap: Is the NSA Still Monitoring Private Web Activity?

  published August 18, 2010

  Is the National Security Agency secretly monitoring Seattle's Internet traffic? The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) thinks so. Back in... More >>

• Father Rosas' Quest to Integrate Church and State

  published August 11, 2010

  Current interpretation of federal law prevents federal courts from meddling in church labor disputes. That's why Cesar Rosas' 2006 lawsuit... More >>

• Best of Seattle 2010: Marvin Charles

  published August 4, 2010

  Most of the guys who come to Marvin Charles seeking help remind him of him. Many grew up without their... More >>

• Sound Transit's Misleading Environmental Claims

  published July 21, 2010

  The Central Link light-rail line is one year old this week. And, like any parent who sees their toddler's ability to hold his or her head... More >>

• How Many Cops Is Enough?

  published July 21, 2010

  Unhappy that Mayor McGinn—facing shortfalls in the city budget—pushed the pause button on a plan to hire new patrol officers by... More >>

• Struckman Strikes Twice

  published July 7, 2010

  It's been just over a year since David Struckman's lawyers told a panel of three Federal appeals judges that his conviction deserved to be... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Tax This

  published June 30, 2010

  Nine years ago, David Struckman was working the phones when the walls began to shake. It was February 28, 2001, the same day... More >>

• Privacy's Bedfellows

  published May 26, 2010

  In the fight for online privacy, the American Civil Liberties Union has chosen what might be an unlikely ally: Amazon. To recap: Amazon... More >>

• Checks Without Balances

  published May 5, 2010

  Are you looking for a great embezzlement opportunity? The Washington Supreme Court may have an opening for you in its mailroom. The judicial... More >>

• The Man From Miami

  published April 28, 2010

  With everyone from City Council members to The Seattle Times editorial board questioning his "public safety" bona fides,... More >>

• Teen Fugitive Colton Harris-Moore Appears Headed for the Big Screen. But Will He Cash In?

  published April 21, 2010

  It's already been established that there's potentially a lot of scratch to be made from a Hollywood treatment of the Colton Harris-Moore... More >>

• Green Is the New Rock

  published April 7, 2010

  Long known for their environmental activism and philanthropy, the members of Pearl Jam have taken a cue from bands like Dave Matthews and... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Load Warriors: UW Scientists Lead the Race for the Long-Delayed Male Birth Control Pill

  published March 24, 2010

  John Amory has a sense of humor about his job. You can tell by the mostly sheepish grin that rolls across his face when he's... More >>

• Boeing's Strange Silence

  published March 17, 2010

  An estimated 10,000 people work at Boeing Field. So it makes sense that the company would be dismayed if one of the primary routes leading to... More >>

• First Call: Shirley? Surely!

  published March 3, 2010

  The watering hole: Rose Petals Restaurant, 6901 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S., Rainier... More >>

• Icy Hot

  published February 24, 2010

  The ice at the Granite Curling Club's North Seattle clubhouse is strangely empty. League play has wrapped up, and the various... More >>

• Icy Hot

  published February 17, 2010

  The ice at the Granite Curling Club's North Seattle clubhouse is strangely empty. League play has wrapped up, and the various... More >>

• Loan Shark

  published February 10, 2010

  A growing number of people are using the intricacies of federal law to turn the tables on their creditors—and the collection agencies... More >>

• Thread Man Walking

  published January 27, 2010

  Niilartey De Osu walks into his studio and toward his tools. He's soon holding a pair of cutting shears in one hand and a dish... More >>

• Check-Kiting Guidance

  published January 20, 2010

  For a guy who helped run a complicated scheme that, all told, defrauded more than 70 victims of an estimated $100,000, Leon Anderson managed to... More >>

• Flight Risk

  published January 6, 2010

  As any security professional will tell you, working the front entrance at a county courthouse is a tough and thankless gig. Case in... More >>