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Nevada

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Marijuana DUI Law Impact Remains Unclear Despite Analysis of Arrest Statistics

    After Nevada enacted a strict "per se" law restricting the amount of THC motorists are allowed to have in their blood, drugged driving arrests increased a whopping 76 percent statewide. But when a similar policy took effect in Ohio, arrests there decreased by a modest 4.8 percent. Such is the confli ... More >>

  • News

    February 29, 2012

    They Were Kings

    How the feds killed online poker, a $2.5 billion industry.

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Teriyaki's Expansion Plotted by Seattle Natives

    Three Seattle natives who a decade ago opened a teriyaki restaurant in Las Vegas are preparing to introduce teriyaki to eaters across the Southwest. While teriyaki is ubiquitous in Seattle, the utilitarian shops dealing in cheap, salty chicken plates are still largely unknown beyond the state's bor ... More >>

  • Diversions

    November 23, 2011

    Ask a Mexican!

    Three Seattle natives who a decade ago opened a teriyaki restaurant in Las Vegas are preparing to introduce teriyaki to eaters across the Southwest. While teriyaki is ubiquitous in Seattle, the utilitarian shops dealing in cheap, salty chicken plates are still largely unknown beyond the state's bor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Former Ms. Washington Peggy Sue Thomas, Accused of Murdering Russel Douglas in 2003, is Nabbed in New Mexico

    image sourceMurdered for insurance cash?​On the day after Christmas in 2003, a 31-year-old mobile phone company manager named Russel Douglas, after spending the holiday with his estranged wife and their two children, left their Whidbey Island home in his yellow Chevrolet Tracker. The following ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Patrick K. Gibson, Spokane County Sex Offender, Arrested for 1992 Cold-Case Murder

    ​On Nov. 7, 1992 a man walked into the Cole's Traditions furniture store in Spokane and demanded money. "You're kidding," store owner Brian Cole is said to have told the man. But the robber wasn't kidding. He took $18 from Cole's wife's purse then ordered them both to the back of the store. Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2011

    U.S. Senators Demand that Drivers Quit Using iPhone Apps to Avoid Red-Light Cameras and DUI Checkpoints

    ​Poor U.S. Senators. They go through the trouble of supporting local governments' law enforcement ideas like road-side speed radars, DUI checkpoints and red-light-running cameras. But then people go and download smart phone apps that help them avoid the traps. The nerve! Well, Senators are not ... More >>

  • News

    January 26, 2011

    Pastor Joe Woodruff's Mortgage-Bubble Mayhem

    Another man of the cloth claims he violated the Eighth Commandment.

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Oregon Pastor Joe Woodruff Used Church Connections and Pierce Commercial Bank for His Own Mortgage Scam, Source Says

    ​UPDATE: The state Department of Financial Institutions says it is investigating Woodruff for possible violations of the state Securities Act, which regulates how businesses sell investments. "The investigation is ongoing and I am unable to comment," says Bill Beatty, head of DFI's securities ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Perry Griggs, Ponzi Scheme Extraordinaire, Allegedly Bilked Clients, Friends, Even Inmates

    ​You know you've made it as a Ponzi schemer when even while you're locked up for Ponzi scheming you still manage to swindle your cellmates. FBI agents say Perry Griggs was that good (or bad, depending on your appreciation of the long con). He and his wife Rachelle Griggs, formerly of the Marys ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Dino Rossi: A Well-Kept Secret Kept Well With Secret Cash

    ​Hey everyone! There's a new study out that confirms something you already knew: the more sensational a politician, the more headlines they're likely to get. According to research from Pew's Project for Excellence in Journalism, Christine O'Donnell was the most covered candidate of 2010, despi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    Richard Bunch, Truck Driver of Your Nightmares, Convicted of Tasering and Raping College Student

    ​Richard Bunch probably could have gotten away with it. As a long-haul truck driver, he had good reason to zigzag across state lines and police jurisdictions. But being a callous dirtbag has its disadvantages too. Disadvantages that ultimately led to Bunch's arrest.

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    Crab Recall Affects Washington State

    That thing looks pretty mean even without the Listeria monocytogenes...​Since we've already spent a good chunk of time today discussing one of Seattle's big food obsessions (salmon, and the possible release to market of genetically engineered salmon which will someday rise up and enslave us al ... More >>

  • Music

    September 8, 2010

    Rocket Queen: Casino Boogie

    Why rockers of all stripes are taking a second look at the paychecks past the craps table.

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Attention Washington: Your Politicians Are Boring

    ​Hey, Washington voters: you're getting screwed! Not because your politicians (or the people who want to be your politicians) are pissing away money or dedicating post offices when they should be passing laws. No, you're getting screwed because your politicians are boring. And since politics, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    Microsoft Tax Dodge Letter Gets Sent to 150 Legislators, One Responds

    State Sen. Adam Kline was the only lawmaker to ask about Microsoft's billion-dollar tax dodge.​Microsoft makes a ton of money in Washington state. But for the past 12 years, because Microsoft takes advantage of a loophole in Nevada, some of the money that should have been taxed wasn't. Added u ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 6, 2010

    Richmond Fontaine

    State Sen. Adam Kline was the only lawmaker to ask about Microsoft's billion-dollar tax dodge.​Microsoft makes a ton of money in Washington state. But for the past 12 years, because Microsoft takes advantage of a loophole in Nevada, some of the money that should have been taxed wasn't. Added u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    An Open Letter to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: Quit Dodging Washington Taxes

    A former employee tells Ballmer to pay up.​Jeff Reifman is everywhere these days. The former Microsoft manager who successfully tracked down Wired editor Evan Ratliff has also found the time to start a new web site. MicrosoftTaxDodge.com is what it sounds like: A site devoted to Reifman's arg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    We're Fatter Than CO, Drunker Than UT

    We love statistics and maps, and thanks to Jezebel.com for linking up a few stat-maps. Above, shocking evidence that Coloradans are fitter than those of us in the exercise-obsessed Evergreen State. But at lest we're not so bad as those lard-asses in the Midwest and South. One reason for this, after ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    Sardinistas, Fruit Foragers, and Other Food News

    A New School of Thought About Sardines by Jane Black (Washington Post): A group of environmentalists and fishermen in California are trying to think up ways to get Americans to eat more sardines. Bonus fact: Alton Brown won't go anywhere without sardine tins and chopsticks. Cultivating Their Fascin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Seattle Gets "Smallest Toast" From Pacifico

    In approximately one hour, Seattle will join cities in five other states in a simultaneous toast of Pacifico's new 7 oz. beer bottle--two of which are pictured above, bookending their bigger forebear. (Thanks, Pacifico!). Coronita: You're on notice! This isn't the only unusual drink to which Sea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2009

    Hooray, State Senate!

    Last night, the state Senate passed the domestic partnership bill to give gay couples all the rights that married straight ones have--at least to the extent that the state can provide that. The legislation seems likely to pass the House as well, and Gregoire has said she'll sign it. Of course, once ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2008

    Madam Washington

    Last night, the state Senate passed the domestic partnership bill to give gay couples all the rights that married straight ones have--at least to the extent that the state can provide that. The legislation seems likely to pass the House as well, and Gregoire has said she'll sign it. Of course, once ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2008

    Adjacent, Against, Upon

    Last night, the state Senate passed the domestic partnership bill to give gay couples all the rights that married straight ones have--at least to the extent that the state can provide that. The legislation seems likely to pass the House as well, and Gregoire has said she'll sign it. Of course, once ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2008

    Anonymity sacrificed, a cover band, and a 16-year-old MC

    Last night, the state Senate passed the domestic partnership bill to give gay couples all the rights that married straight ones have--at least to the extent that the state can provide that. The legislation seems likely to pass the House as well, and Gregoire has said she'll sign it. Of course, once ... More >>

  • Film

    April 16, 2008

    My Blueberry Nights : Wong Kar Wai Hearts America

    Last night, the state Senate passed the domestic partnership bill to give gay couples all the rights that married straight ones have--at least to the extent that the state can provide that. The legislation seems likely to pass the House as well, and Gregoire has said she'll sign it. Of course, once ... More >>

  • News

    February 6, 2008

    Why Do We Still Have Caucuses?

    Regular voters still don't know how they work.

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2008

    Sucking Caucus

    Regular voters still don't know how they work.

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2008

    "Experience" Prevails in New Hampshire

    Regular voters still don't know how they work.

  • Calendar

    December 26, 2007

    Science Friction

    Spinning aliens ring in West Seattle’s New Year

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2006

    Rendition Airways

    Spinning aliens ring in West Seattle’s New Year

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2006

    New Hells Angels Charges

    Spinning aliens ring in West Seattle’s New Year

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2006

    A Bang-Up Biker Picnic

    Spinning aliens ring in West Seattle’s New Year

  • Arts

    July 19, 2006

    Fear of Clothing in Las Vegas

    Seattle's Greg Thompson, the Cecil B. DeMille of sex and schlock, knows what turns Middle America's crank.

  • News

    June 21, 2006

    Losing the Initiative

    The most popular citizens ballot measure in state history has been struck down, and we shouldn't be surprised.

  • News

    November 17, 2004

    When It Doesn't Add Up

    While no one has documented a plot to manipulate results, voting systems deserve closer scrutiny.

  • News

    September 29, 2004

    Citizen Microsoft

    It's time we stopped acquiescing to the behemoth in Redmond, because what's good for big business isn't necessarily good for Washington.

  • Arts

    September 15, 2004

    This Week's Reads

    Philip Gold and Brian Doherty.

  • Film

    April 21, 2004

    This Week's Attractions

    Philip Gold and Brian Doherty.

  • News

    March 31, 2004

    Spread vs. Spreadsheet

    Fact is, you might as well roll the dice.

  • Diversions

    February 12, 2003

    Bite Me, Cupid

    Fact is, you might as well roll the dice.

  • News

    May 1, 2002

    Where will all the nuclear waste go?

    Fact is, you might as well roll the dice.

  • News

    February 20, 2002

    Mammals/Invertebrates

    Fact is, you might as well roll the dice.

  • Food

    December 19, 2001

    Beer bust

    Severely brew-challenged? Have a winter beer tasting and learn while you drink.

  • News

    October 17, 2001

    Have book, will travel

    A Seattle author recalls life on tour

  • Arts

    July 4, 2001

    Tricks of the trade

    A Seattle doctor infiltrates the best little whorehouse in Nevada.

  • News

    May 2, 2001

    17 Seattleites who will be big in the next 25 years

    A Seattle doctor infiltrates the best little whorehouse in Nevada.

  • Diversions

    November 22, 2000

    The replacements

    New homes for old monuments.

  • News

    November 17, 1999

    Viva Tacoma!

    Local casinos are only vaguely Vegas, but who needs more?

  • Arts

    July 1, 1998

    K-Man

    How a new creation myth for the Americas is emerging from a political, religious, and scientific controversy over old bones.

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