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Free Association, But Not For A Political Party

Death By Mixtape

I bet you think that song is about this column. (OK, maybe not.)

I-5 Pit Stop: Calico Cupboard, Mount Vernon

Neither of the words "calico" or "cupboard" would normally get me to veer an inch from my path, but then I would have missed the lovely service, a tremendous tuna melt and a cream puff the size of my head, the highlights of my Sunday meandering along Chuckanut Drive. You might be the only non-AARP m ... More >>

The Weekly Wire: This Week's Notable Events

Neither of the words "calico" or "cupboard" would normally get me to veer an inch from my path, but then I would have missed the lovely service, a tremendous tuna melt and a cream puff the size of my head, the highlights of my Sunday meandering along Chuckanut Drive. You might be the only non-AARP m ... More >>

Free Association, But Not for a Political Party

A private organization ought to be able to have some control over its message by determining who can associate with it.

Packing It In

A great Northwest pastime—backpacking—is getting a little too gray.

SIFF News, Picks, and Pans

A great Northwest pastime—backpacking—is getting a little too gray.

Six-Feet Underhanded

Health care is a familiar issue, but what about 'death care'? The funeral industry in Washington is giving some grief-stricken consumers grave concerns.

Invaders

Plus CD Reviews of Epsers, Voices from the Frontline, and Excepter.

Pooh on You

Timeless, ageless excess in the Hundred Acre Wood.

Unsettling Down

Sally Crewe and Wide Right's Leah Archibald face the uncertain future.

History and Elvis, Alive!

Jan. 5-11, 2005.

Columbia City Farmers Market

Jan. 5-11, 2005.

Yankees Suck Again

Suck up more talent, that is. The good news: six opportunities to boo A-Rod and the rest at Safeco.

Diagnosis: Hopeless

Washington's health care system is not working for the poor, middle-class retirees, or doctors. Will any politicians respond to the impending crash?

Daddy dearest

Washington's health care system is not working for the poor, middle-class retirees, or doctors. Will any politicians respond to the impending crash?

Bill's bedfellows

In DC, Microsoft reaches out to an array of oddball allies.

The 'good rain' sucks!

While Seattle's in gloom, these seven Southwest hot spots offer winter refuge.

Driving blind

Forget road rage—it's road age that will kill us all.

Portrait of the Activist as a Young Man

What it's like to read your own biography, as penned by J. Edgar Hoover.

The Lonely H Taps the Classics on Concrete Class

Jukebox staples from a band young enough to never have seen one.

Last Night: George Clinton Stinks it up at The Showbox

Jonathan Cunningham​There was a time when a headline like that was a good thing. George Clinton, 68, is one of the patriarchs of funk, the architect of cosmic slop, and a man who once headed the funkiest (and freakiest) group of black musicians to ever play together on stage. But realistically ... More >>

Did Lou Dobbs Just Infiltrate The Mexican?

Jonathan Cunningham​There was a time when a headline like that was a good thing. George Clinton, 68, is one of the patriarchs of funk, the architect of cosmic slop, and a man who once headed the funkiest (and freakiest) group of black musicians to ever play together on stage. But realistically ... More >>

Microsoft Says Graying Boomers Will Never Surrender Their Gadgets!

Boomers learned to love their gadgets early, and will continue to buy new ones, says Microsoft.​As more baby boomers near retirement, adjust to bifocals, and have their hips replaced, Microsoft predicts the Me Generation will be anything but geezer in its ongoing embrace of technology. The New ... More >>

Munchkin Mayhem in Bremerton

Performing comedy on the road has a tendency to increase your waist size, as dining options are typically of the fried variety. I've set out on a challenge to lose 20 lbs. by eating healthy and exercising. Last week I started at 150 lbs. and am pleased to say I'm now 1 lb. lighter! Comedienne Barba ... More >>

Red: At Last, Helen Mirren as International Assassin!

Performing comedy on the road has a tendency to increase your waist size, as dining options are typically of the fried variety. I've set out on a challenge to lose 20 lbs. by eating healthy and exercising. Last week I started at 150 lbs. and am pleased to say I'm now 1 lb. lighter! Comedienne Barba ... More >>

Rep. Dave Reichert Leads GOP Attack on AARP's Old People as Retribution for Health Care Reform Support

​Kicking their "job creation and budget cutting" agenda down the road yet again, a trio of Congressional Republicans led by none other than Washington's Dave Reichert are busying themselves with finding people to punish for supporting the year-old health-care-reform law. And what group have th ... More >>

Dave Reichert Versus the AARP

Why the Republican rep is targeting seniors.

Country Casual

Making a day of it at the Olympic Music Festival, where swallows and Schumann mingle.