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Booth Gardner

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    New Slade Gorton Biography: Arrogant, Fascinating and Always Contrarian

    ​Throughout his long political career, Slade Gorton was often characterized as aloof and arrogant, impatient, out of touch. His cocky certainty on seemingly every issue of the day made people furious, though they admired -- were even awed -- by the sheer intellectualism that guided him as a th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    Boundaries Unveiled for Washington's New Congressional District

    The lines have been drawn, putting most of Democrat-centric Thurston County, including Olympia, in Washington's new 10th Congressional District. U.S. Rep. Adam Smith's 9th district will, under the draft plan unveiled today, move northward, ranging from northeast Tacoma to Renton and encompassing Bel ... More >>

  • News

    August 31, 2011

    Washington's Screwed-Up Sex-Offender Registry

    How leaving cops to sort out who's dangerous can change lives in an instant.

  • News

    May 11, 2011

    Homewrecker

    The unbelievable past of the area's most feared tenant.

  • Film

    May 19, 2010

    Welcome to SIFF 2010

    The unbelievable past of the area's most feared tenant.

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Will Blog for Food: A Super Bowl Party Gone to Hell

    In this new weekly Voracious column, yours truly has undertaken the incredibly difficult task of reporting on what the uber-foodies of our city serve to their guest when they throw parties. All of these shindigs will have two things in common: they'll have good food and they'll be hosted by those yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    An Oscar Shot for Former Gov. Booth Gardner?

    Will Gardner live long enough to see his movie win an Oscar?​The Academy Award nominations were announced on Tuesday, and there's a local connection among the short-documentary titles. The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner is a 38-minute short only screened thus far, to our knowledge, in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    Governorpalooza: Wall-to-Wall Pols for Big Al's 100th

    Al Rosellini and his 100-candle cake​"Hello governor," Congressman Dave Reichert said, walking in Saturday morning. "And governor, governor, governor..." There were six in all - Mike Lowry, John Spellman, Dan Evans, Booth Gardner, Gary Locke, and Chris Gregoire. At the Skyline assisted-living ... More >>

  • News

    May 27, 2009

    Seattle’s Own Municipal Idol

    Adam Lambert’s got nothing on Seattle’s eccentric cast of city council candidates.

  • News

    January 14, 2009

    Terminal Uncertainty

    Washington’s new “Death With Dignity” law allows doctors to help people commit suicide—once they’ve determined that the patient has only six months to live. But what if they’re wrong?

  • News

    November 26, 2008

    Is Sims Already Gone?

    The county executive insists he’s up for another four years atop a county in crisis. But some say his head’s in the clouds.

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2008

    Death, Parks, Democrats

    The county executive insists he’s up for another four years atop a county in crisis. But some say his head’s in the clouds.

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    Via-Duck You Sucker!!!

    The county executive insists he’s up for another four years atop a county in crisis. But some say his head’s in the clouds.

  • News

    October 1, 2008

    Gregoire’s Red Scare

    Why is an incumbent Democratic governor in a dark-blue state having such a tough time in her quest for re-election?

  • News

    June 18, 2008

    Like Hillary, Like Jack

    A political prodigy won't be heading to Denver as a Clinton delegate after all.

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2008

    The Jacks Lose at the State Democratic Convention

    A political prodigy won't be heading to Denver as a Clinton delegate after all.

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2008

    The Jacks and the State Democratic Convention

    A political prodigy won't be heading to Denver as a Clinton delegate after all.

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2007

    NYT Magazine, Seattle Edition

    A political prodigy won't be heading to Denver as a Clinton delegate after all.

  • News

    October 18, 2006

    Jack-Pot

    Federal law lets the cops pocket anything seized in a drug bust—cars, boats, cash—and use it to fund the war on drugs. But when Jane Gerth found a half-million dollars in the Okanogan woods, the rules got more complicated.

  • News

    July 19, 2006

    SuperSonics: Up in the Air

    Also: Waterfront-tunnel opposition, a new job for Paul Berendt, and a new NYT scribe is coming.

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2006

    Berendt Joins Dotzauer's Firm

    Also: Waterfront-tunnel opposition, a new job for Paul Berendt, and a new NYT scribe is coming.

  • News

    March 15, 2006

    The Culture of Death

    And why we need to cultivate it.

  • News

    February 15, 2006

    Testing the Waters

    Lawmakers rethink the importance of the WASL and opt for more study.

  • News

    December 21, 2005

    A Questionable Year

    Tough questions—but no torture—for Jim Compton, Dale Chihuly, Christine Gregoire, and others in 2006.

  • News

    November 23, 2005

    The Stress Test

    Choose all that apply: (a) The WASL was intended to improve schools and pupil performance. (b) It's become an unhealthy obsession among teachers, parents, and students. (c) The WASL inspires alarming anxiety among 9-year-olds. (d) It's actually stultifying public education.

  • News

    August 3, 2005

    State Government, King County, Transportation, The Police

    Choose all that apply: (a) The WASL was intended to improve schools and pupil performance. (b) It's become an unhealthy obsession among teachers, parents, and students. (c) The WASL inspires alarming anxiety among 9-year-olds. (d) It's actually stultifying public education.

  • News

    March 9, 2005

    Staving Off Message

    The governor faces a $2.2 billion deficit, but she's proposed neither budget cuts nor new revenue. Hmmm.

  • News

    January 12, 2005

    Donkey Kong

    Democrats control state government, but the challenges facing Washington will severely test their ability to govern.

  • News

    January 12, 2005

    Mossback's Guide to the Governors

    Democrats control state government, but the challenges facing Washington will severely test their ability to govern.

  • News

    October 13, 2004

    Raise Above It All

    It's a million-dollar monorail campaign, with both sides raking in big bucks.

  • News

    September 1, 2004

    The Leadership Race

    The gubernatorial campaigns take a detour, revisiting the 1960s civil rights movement.

  • News

    July 23, 2003

    Locke Out

    Happily, the governor decides to move on. The challenge, now, is for real Democrats to show they can do better.

  • News

    April 30, 2003

    Big Gamble

    Should we plug the states budget hole by expanding casino gambling beyond the reservations? A proposal in Olympia is tempting legislatorsand teachersto do just that.

  • News

    March 5, 2003

    War or Peace?

    Local notables take their stands.

  • News

    February 19, 2003

    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?

  • News

    October 9, 2002

    Forget the Seattle Way— Try My Way

    What would it be like if "Mayor Eyman" were in charge? You may be surprised.

  • News

    November 21, 2001

    Nickels wins it

    We call out the other victors and vanquished in the mayor's race.

  • News

    October 31, 2001

    Campaign cocktail

    A stiff shot for the voting public.

  • News

    May 17, 2000

    Governor Soccer Dad

    Can we trust Washington's future to Gary Locke?

  • News

    January 5, 2000

    The Eyman Show!

    Olympia faces a cash-strapped session.

  • News

    February 24, 1999

    Letters

    Slight seeing

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