Arkansas

Why Heart Huckabee

Three-Headed Monster

An Anti-War Movement of One

A conservative breaks ranks with both the right and left to oppose an Iraq attack.

The Stronger Than Hell Tour

Monday, May 26

Shotgun Stories

The South, Without White-Trash Clichés

Barsuk's Radio Man Digs Camping, Dylan, and Baked Goods

Ask him what he thinks about the consolidation of radio interests.

It's Hailing Horror

Seattle metal mainstays Himsa take their hardcore-inflected roar to the masses.

A Downpour of January Political News

Plus: horse sex!

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Nov. 2-8, 2005

One Nation, Under Me

Nov. 2-8, 2005

Looking Out for #1

Bad Wizard's non–stoner rock.

Rhymes with Seltzer

Bad Wizard's non–stoner rock.

CD Reviews

Bad Wizard's non–stoner rock.

Overruled

Musicians sing out on behalf of three boys convicted on shady evidence—including what bands they liked.

The Metro Gnome

Musicians sing out on behalf of three boys convicted on shady evidence—including what bands they liked.

Art for protest's sake

The Battle in Seattle lives on at the intersection of politics and art.

Full steam ahead

The vast right-wing conspiracy that could.

Eyewitness to a witch hunt

An inside look at Ken Starr's Little Rock endgame and the trial of Susan McDougal.

Who Killed the Timber Task Force?

Weyerhaeuser has been an F.O.B. since 1980. Did that friendship involve the spiking of a timber theft investigation that might have embarassed both the northwest timber giant and the forest service?

American Idol's Adam Lambert Scores Rolling Stone Cover

Suck it, Kris Allen. The wholesome (read: heterosexual) guy from Arkansas may have won American Idol, but it's flamboyant runner-up Adam Lambert that's on the cover of the new Rolling Stone. And in an exclusive interview with the magazine, Adam confirms that he is... Wait for it... ...Gay. Bec ... More >>

Patty Murray to Ray LaHood: Give Us The Ferry Money--and Go Make Me a Sandwich!

Now where's that sandwich?Yesterday, everyone was in an uproar over the fact that the Obama Administration gave the Washington's ferries--the nation's largest ferry system--only $750,000, or less than any state ferry system besides Arkansas' and Kentucky's. (Chris Kornelis says it's because the Indi ... More >>

Fun With Statistics: State School Superintendent Gets Creative to Make State #1 in Test Scores

​You can tell a lot of stories with numbers, and the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction just told one of them. In a release entitled, "State SAT Scores Lead the Nation Again" the office notes that, among states in which more than half of high school graduates took the SAT ... More >>

Bill O'Reilly, Man of Principle, Gives Mike Huckabee a Pass on Clemency for Maurice Clemmons

A man of empathy, forgiveness, and understanding--much like Mike Huckabee himself!--Bill O'Reilly offered the former Arkansas governor (and now fellow Fox News host) a sympathetic ear on his show last night. "It's not your fault, Governor," said the lenient and merciful O'Reilly, commuting the sho ... More >>

Playing the Maurice Clemmons Blame Game

Huckabee is one of several targets for finger-pointing.​Mike Huckabee has thus far been on the receiving end of most of the blame for the premature release of Maurice Clemmons, the now-dead suspect in the Sunday murders of four Lakewood police officers. This makes sense. Huckabee is a nationa ... More >>

Gregoire to Be Even Tougher on Clemency?

Fallout from the Lakewood cop shootings isn’t going to soften an already tough judge.

The Maurice Clemmons Case: Finger Pointing and Political Squabbling Overlook the 'Little Picture'

Clemmons​You can read dueling reports this morning on whose justice system is responsible for the deaths of four Lakewood police officers. The P-I's Joel Connelly says it's ex-Arkansas Gov. and presidential aspirant Mike Huckabee, who once commuted the sentence of future alleged cop killer Mau ... More >>

Former Governor Mike Lowry on Mike Huckabee: "I Sympathize"

Former Washington Governor Mike Lowry says he's thankful a commutation he made never came back to haunt him like Mike Huckabee's.​Former Washington Governor Mike Lowry says he's fortunate never to have been in the same position as Mike Huckabee, the then-Arkansas governor who granted clemency ... More >>

Though Fuming at Arkansas Over Maurice Clemmons, Pierce County Has Also Tried to Keep Ex-Cons Away

Horne argued that Pierce County was a dumping ground ​Pierce County officials are understandably fuming over Arkansas' reluctance to take Maurice Clemmons back. If not for Arkansas' refusal to issue a warrant in October for violation of Clemmons' parole in that state, Washington could have den ... More >>

Pierce County's Own Pushback on Felons

Well before Arkansas ducked Maurice Clemmons, local prosecutors were lobbying to keep ex-cons away.

Arkansas Felon William Forbes Arrives In Seattle, Promptly Goes Missing

Maurice Clemmons wasn't the only offender to break his parole last month​This will likely sound familiar: A man is convicted of theft in Arkansas, and then subsequently relocates to Washington where the state Department of Corrections takes responsibility for his supervision. After violating t ... More >>

We're No. 36! Washington Narrowly Beats DC in National Happiness Ranking

What's the matter, Washington? Still bummed about the election results?​Of course you are familiar with the Oswalt/Wu index of life satisfaction. The two scientists have published a paper in Science magazine (see abstract), based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and ... More >>

A.M. Music News: T.I. "Free," Tyler in Rehab, and the FBI Drops Documents

Tyler is going into rehab, but not leaving Aerosmith. Whew.​XXL: T.I. was released from Arkansas' Forrest City Prison yesterday, where he had been serving a ten-month sentence for purchasing unregistered automatic firearms and silencers. He was scheduled to be released in March 2010; he will l ... More >>

A Soundtrack to Christmas Morning

Whether any of us like it or not, we are guaranteed to be subjected to hour upon hour of Christmas music every year around this time. Go out to pick up 2 things at the grocery store? Christmas music, pumping overhead. Hardware store? Same thing. Hell, even getting pho a couple times last week, I was ... More >>

Cookbook Wars! The Newlywed Kitchen v. The Blackheart's Grimoire

"The Newlywed Kitchen" is no match for "The Blackheart's Grimoire."​If I were going to write a cookbook, it would pretty much be exactly the opposite of Lorna Yee's The Newlywed Kitchen. My cookbook, The Blackheart's Grimoire, will be bound in human skin and written in blood. The Newlywed Kit ... More >>

Adventures in Drug Smuggling: Cocaine Truffles and Bacon-Scented Heroin

Okay, but how do I get that truffle up my nose?​See that picture? See the white stuff inside the broken-open truffle? Yeah, that's cocaine. In what has to be one of the more innovative schemes for getting Bolivian Marching Powder through customs, Robert Lopera, carried about 15 pounds (yeah, ... More >>

Damien Jurado Debuts Haunting, Black White Video for "Arkansas"

In between releasing Saint Bartlett and touring with Kay Kay & Weathered Underground, Damien Jurado found time to create this completely haunting, black and white video for "Arkansas," his new album's first single. The video follows a narrative arc that is only tangentially connected to the son ... More >>

Ride the Ducks Boat Sinks in Philly, But Seattle Still Quacking

​A stalled Ride the Ducks boat was struck and sunk yesterday in Philadelphia when an 800-foot, sludge-carrying barge hit its broadside. Two passengers remain missing today, and the chances of finding them alive are slim -- Philly's police commissioner said search divers could only see three in ... More >>

Eggs Will F#@&ing Kill You: Friday Food Freak-Out Comes A Day Early

Yeah, that's a lot of eggs​My original choice in using Friday as my day to write about all the various food recalls and terrible environmental news was not arbitrary or just a nice bit of alliteration. No, the Friday Food Freak-Out became a Friday thing because Friday is the day that all compa ... More >>

Eddie Vedder Johnny Depp Join Patti Smith On Stage at Arkansas West Memphis 3 Benefit

Eddie Vedder and Johnny Depp joined Patti Smith on stage last night at a benefit concert last night at Little Rock, Arkansas' Robinson Hall -- more specifically, a benefit for the infamous trio known as the West Memphis 3.* Vedder voiced: I'm here to show my support for the West Memphis 3. And t ... More >>

State Gains More Authority in Turning Down Out-Of-State Felons

Maurice Clemmons​ Just in case you're new to the city or were living in a cave last November: almost a year ago, Maurice Clemmons gunned down four Lakewood police officers in a coffee shop. A felon from Arkansas, Clemmons had been allowed to move to Washington while still under supervision. I ... More >>

Kingfish's Peasant Food Is Mostly Great, But Overpriced

This is the face of an awesome hush puppy!​Southern cooking really is peasant food, even though when most people think of "peasant food" they think of Italian food. After all, you never hear assholes longing for a villa in Arkansas. Still, because it was traditionally cooked by the poor, south ... More >>

The Maurice Clemmons Case: We Blamed the Wrong Arkansas Governor

​After Maurice Clemmons shot and killed four Lakewood police officers last November, the world went looking for someone to blame other than the gunman. It found Mike Huckabee, who made for a convenient target. But it turns out that the world, in all its infinite wisdom, had scapegoated the wro ... More >>

Judge Tells Juror: Stop Tweeting In My Courtroom

​Note to potential jurors: want to get out of jury duty? Just start Tweeting about the trial right before it starts and wait for the judge to blow a gasket. One juror did that to King County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ramsdell on Wednesday. And while it didn't quite get him booted (after the ... More >>

Vancouver Island Bald Eagles Are "Falling From the Sky"

​It was one thing when starlings, robins, and turtledoves were falling dead from the sky in places like Kentucky, Italy, and Arkansas. Those places are far from the Pacific Northwest, and the birds are just common species that no one cares about anyway. Well, now bizarre bird deaths have final ... More >>

Washington Is Only 85 Miles from America's Foulest and Most Festering Pool of Hate

​That festering pool being Montana, of course--the land of big skies, open spaces and endless seas of angry white people.

Atheist Airplanes to Take Flight This Fourth of July (In States That Allow Such Things)

​The group American Atheists has a suggestion for people who are looking for life's answers this Fourth of July: Look to the sky!

This Week in Starbucks Crime: A Son's Guilt

​Welcome back to another installment of This Week in Starbucks Crime, in which we catalog the bad acts occurring at Starbucks' 16,000-odd worldwide locations over the past seven days, as well as the week's fallout from prior Starbucks-related misdeeds. This is a light news week, so let's jump ... More >>

Tell Me About That Song: Ben Nichols, Vocalist and Guitarist of Alt-Country Band Lucero

​A lot went into writing your favorite song--but how much do you really know about it? This week Ben Nichols, vocalist and guitarist of Memphis, Tenn., six-piece Lucero, delves into surviving a war, family stories, and living with the consequences of our decisions. Song:"The War" Album: Nobo ... More >>

Meth Cooks Already Exploiting Washington's New Cold-Medicine Tracking System in Other States

Image Source​Washington pharmacies are about to adopt a new system that tracks purchases of pseudoephedrine, a drug that makes the sniffles more bearable when found in products like Sudafed but also happens to be a key ingredient in homemade methamphetamine. Starting October 15, when a tweaker ... More >>

Momiji's Mayo Mania

Don't let the white stuff scare you at this innovative sushi joint.