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FEMA

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Gov. Chris Gregoire Declares State of Emergency; Dairy Cows Rejoice

    ​In the wake of freezing rain, widepsread power outages, grounded flights, and treacherous road conditions, Gov. Chrs Gregoire this morning declared a state of emergency. The governor called it a "purely precautionary measure," and said that no one has yet asked for state assistance.

  • News

    June 8, 2011

    Eric Smiley: Seattle's Couch Surfing Ambassador

    The city's host with the most on how he got his start in ad hoc hospitality.

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    The Top Ten Political Scandals of 2010 In And Around Seattle: Sex, Lies, and Even Videotape

    Sar & Did​Like Clint Diddier's crops, it was a bountiful year for political scandals and screwballs. Pam Roach and Matt Richardson showed us why ballots really should include that line, "None of the above," while Seattle consulting firm Moxie Media got so caught in the election frenzy it began ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    State Rep. Matt Shea: Is Obama Stalin or Hitler?

    State Rep. Matt Shea is clearly busy down in Olympia and unable to tell us why he thinks Obama is Hitler if not merely Stalin. Our unanswered e-mail and phone messages - one of them handed to him by an aide - this week haven 't produced an explanation of his belief in the planned takeover of Ameri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    When It Rains It Pours: Thornton Creek Residents Soaked by City's New Flood Maps

    Aftermath of the December 2007 flood that's come back to haunt some Thornton Creek residents.​Hop in the Way Back Machine to December of 2007. As the Seattle Times reported, a "series of extraordinary events" led to the horrific death of Kate Fleming, a local audiobook narrator who drowned in ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 17, 2008

    Trouble the Water

    Aftermath of the December 2007 flood that's come back to haunt some Thornton Creek residents.​Hop in the Way Back Machine to December of 2007. As the Seattle Times reported, a "series of extraordinary events" led to the horrific death of Kate Fleming, a local audiobook narrator who drowned in ... More >>

  • Film

    October 15, 2008

    PICK Trouble the Water: Hurricane Katrina Filmed From the Inside Out

    Aftermath of the December 2007 flood that's come back to haunt some Thornton Creek residents.​Hop in the Way Back Machine to December of 2007. As the Seattle Times reported, a "series of extraordinary events" led to the horrific death of Kate Fleming, a local audiobook narrator who drowned in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2008

    Late Review: Trouble the Water

    Aftermath of the December 2007 flood that's come back to haunt some Thornton Creek residents.​Hop in the Way Back Machine to December of 2007. As the Seattle Times reported, a "series of extraordinary events" led to the horrific death of Kate Fleming, a local audiobook narrator who drowned in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2008

    New Orleans: Tourists Giving Back, Farther To Go

    Aftermath of the December 2007 flood that's come back to haunt some Thornton Creek residents.​Hop in the Way Back Machine to December of 2007. As the Seattle Times reported, a "series of extraordinary events" led to the horrific death of Kate Fleming, a local audiobook narrator who drowned in ... More >>

  • News

    March 5, 2008

    Can NASA Compete With Grand Theft Auto?

    Two Seattle developers are hoping to help it try.

  • Film

    October 24, 2007

    Desert Bayou: Katrina’s Refugees in the Mormon State

    Two Seattle developers are hoping to help it try.

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2007

    The County Loses a Good One

    Two Seattle developers are hoping to help it try.

  • News

    January 18, 2006

    Real IDiocy

    A national identity card issued by the state Department of Licensing? Yes, it's the law—and a dumb, expensive one.

  • Music

    December 28, 2005

    2005 in the Mix

    We asked Seattle Weekly's music writers to compile a CD-R of their favorite music from the year. Here's what they came up with.

  • News

    December 28, 2005

    Frog March 2005!

    Election messes; secret gulags; monorail meltdowns; flaming hair; Bill, Melinda, and Bono; horse sex; Deep Throat; FEMA failures: It's been a heckuva year.

  • News

    December 28, 2005

    2005 Media Follies!

    Election messes; secret gulags; monorail meltdowns; flaming hair; Bill, Melinda, and Bono; horse sex; Deep Throat; FEMA failures: It's been a heckuva year.

  • News

    December 14, 2005

    The Year of Living Stupidly

    It's time to tell ourselves we're doing a heckuva job.

  • News

    November 23, 2005

    Redneck Renegade

    Forget Iraq. Merle Haggard says it's America that needs freeing.

  • Film

    October 12, 2005

    David Strathairn

    The star of Good Night, and Good Luck.

  • News

    September 28, 2005

    Be Prepared

    Because the government sure as hell isn't.

  • News

    September 21, 2005

    Making Sense of Disaster

    Because the government sure as hell isn't.

  • News

    September 14, 2005

    Making Sense of Disaster

    Because the government sure as hell isn't.

  • News

    September 14, 2005

    When Incompetence Rules

    Because the government sure as hell isn't.

  • News

    September 14, 2005

    Bush Blows Katrina

    Because the government sure as hell isn't.

  • News

    September 14, 2005

    Of Humidity and Humility

    The Seahawks fumble in a stumble.

  • News

    September 7, 2005

    Hurricane Katrina Aftermath

    The Seahawks fumble in a stumble.

  • News

    September 7, 2005

    Bush Blows Katrina

    Following the media trail of Dubya's disaster: Doesn't anyone at the White House read National Geographic?

  • News

    September 7, 2005

    Duck and Cover-Up

    Seattle could be next, and obviously we have work to do.

  • News

    August 11, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    Seattle could be next, and obviously we have work to do.

  • News

    August 4, 2004

    Googling in the Bunker

    What I learned about homeland security.

  • Music

    July 23, 2003

    Fenix Rising

    From the rubble of the Nisqually earthquake, Pioneer Square's biggest nightclub takes flight a second time.

  • News

    May 7, 2003

    Missile Defense: The Northwest Front

    From the rubble of the Nisqually earthquake, Pioneer Square's biggest nightclub takes flight a second time.

  • News

    December 4, 2002

    Big Brother's Bitch

    From the rubble of the Nisqually earthquake, Pioneer Square's biggest nightclub takes flight a second time.

  • News

    September 4, 2002

    Renewal

    An old hand returns with new perspective.

  • News

    May 15, 2002

    On getting bombed

    An old hand returns with new perspective.

  • News

    September 26, 2001

    The Sound's war

    A primer on the Seattle area's military bases.

  • News

    January 5, 2000

    No panic in Tumwater

    What if they gave an apocalypse and nobody came?

  • News

    November 3, 1999

    The high cost of throwing rocks

    What if they gave an apocalypse and nobody came?

  • News

    August 18, 1999

    Shutting down Seattle

    The World Trade Organization's talks are scheduled to be held in free trade-friendly Seattle this fall. So is "the Protest of the Century," as WTO opponents gather to give the ruling class a kick in the groin.

  • News

    March 4, 1998

    A shake to the system

    Not worried about a Puget Sound megaquake? Get ready to pay anyway—your insurance company is very worried.

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