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Phil Talmadge

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Sen. Jean Berkey's Re-Election Thwarted in Part by Opposition Ads Her Opponents Didn't Pay for

    Berkey​Danny Westneat revisits the topic of hijacked elections in today's Seattle Times, recounting how big business and out of state money have turned the people's initiative process into a corporate takeover of the public vote, with little transparency about who, exactly, is funding the effo ... More >>

  • News

    September 23, 2009

    Dow, But Not Out

    Having led a charmed political career, can Council Chair Constantine come from behind in the race for King County Exec?

  • News

    October 15, 2008

    The Way We Elect Judges Is a Sham

    It’s time we learned more about these be-robed candidates.

  • News

    April 23, 2008

    Davis Recall Heads to Supreme Court

    And justices are not taking callers.

  • News

    October 10, 2007

    Why Jim McDermott Thinks Global, Disdains Local

    Seattle's nine-term representative in the House seems more like an appointed ambassador of leftist good will than the elected representative of a Pacific Northwest city.

  • News

    March 21, 2007

    Your News, Their Secrets

    An ex–P-I reporter, now a practicing attorney, aims to open up the closed-door negotiations that could close her former paper.

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2006

    Some SC Candidates to Debate

    An ex–P-I reporter, now a practicing attorney, aims to open up the closed-door negotiations that could close her former paper.

  • News

    July 19, 2006

    Schwinn City

    "[T]he reason I drive a Jaguar today is that it is the closest I’ve come to re-creating the feeling of having my very own Schwinn."

  • News

    June 21, 2006

    Memo: On Courting and Gay Marriage

    Some advice for the Washington Supreme Court as it weighs the Defense of Marriage Act and balances political expediency with legal principles.

  • News

    April 5, 2006

    Seattle Monopoly Board

    In South Lake Union, Vulcan wanted to buy. A property owner didn't want to sell. Then the city threatened eminent domain. So they sold to City Hall. Now who gets the land? Vulcan, in a swap.

  • News

    January 11, 2006

    A Downpour of January Political News

    Plus: horse sex!

  • News

    June 22, 2005

    The Other Energy Crisis

    Why is nobody running against Mayor Greg Nickels?

  • News

    April 27, 2005

    All Action and No Talk

    Democrats have a lot to show for their one-party rule in Olympia, but they've failed to explain to voters why new tax dollars are needed.

  • Food

    April 20, 2005

    Lunch

    Democrats have a lot to show for their one-party rule in Olympia, but they've failed to explain to voters why new tax dollars are needed.

  • News

    April 13, 2005

    Owen's Ego Trips

    The lieutenant governor's adventures in 'mission creep' are costing us real money.

  • News

    January 26, 2005

    City Politics, State Politics

    The lieutenant governor's adventures in 'mission creep' are costing us real money.

  • News

    January 5, 2005

    Inside the Recount

    A ballot counter on the Democratic side matches wits with wily Republicans and survives with this news: The hand recount of the gubernatorial election wasn't pretty, but it was squeaky clean.

  • News

    October 13, 2004

    Politics, Strippergate, The City, and Boeing

    A ballot counter on the Democratic side matches wits with wily Republicans and survives with this news: The hand recount of the gubernatorial election wasn't pretty, but it was squeaky clean.

  • News

    June 9, 2004

    Save Some Outrage

    Mad about Enron? What about Boeing and the UW?

  • News

    May 26, 2004

    Buzz

    Mad about Enron? What about Boeing and the UW?

  • News

    May 5, 2004

    A Campaign Gets Ugly

    Republicans applaud while Democratic gubernatorial candidates Christine Gregoire and Ron Sims tangle.

  • News

    April 28, 2004

    Buzz

    Republicans applaud while Democratic gubernatorial candidates Christine Gregoire and Ron Sims tangle.

  • News

    March 10, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    Republicans applaud while Democratic gubernatorial candidates Christine Gregoire and Ron Sims tangle.

  • News

    July 30, 2003

    Tiger Lady

    Christine Gregoire has stared down big tobacco and the feds who run Hanford. Can she lead the state?

  • News

    July 2, 2003

    Polimedia, South Lake Union

    Christine Gregoire has stared down big tobacco and the feds who run Hanford. Can she lead the state?

  • News

    June 25, 2003

    The Locke Box

    Its now apparent: Gary switched parties.

  • 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

    January 15, 2003

    " . . . Hearst has come out on top in the demise of joint operating agreements in both San Antonio and San Francisco. They've played this game before."

    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

    January 8, 2003

    Tough-Guy Talmadge

    A seasoned West Seattle political warrior is taking on the incumbent governor from his own party.

  • News

    October 16, 2002

    Sandpaper and Silk

    Jim Johnson and Mary Fairhurst are stark contrasts in their race for state Supreme Court.

  • News

    October 9, 2002

    Tim Eyman: Uncensored, Uncorked, Unapologetic

    Jim Johnson and Mary Fairhurst are stark contrasts in their race for state Supreme Court.

  • 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

    October 2, 2002

    A Supreme Contest

    Prosecutor Pamela Loginsky challenges Supreme Court Justice Charles Johnson.

  • News

    September 25, 2002

    Fire Sale

    Cops and firefighters say Initiative 790 is about fairness. Opponents say it will cost taxpayers billions.

  • News

    September 11, 2002

    Our Choices

    Seattle Weekly's recommendations for the Sept. 17 primary-election ballot.

  • News

    June 12, 2002

    Elevated problem

    The Alaskan Way Viaduct must be replaced. Is Referendum 51 a good start?

  • News

    August 25, 1999

    The cost of pain

    A landmark court decision holds government liable for the rape of a young girl.

  • News

    August 18, 1999

    McMore of the same

    A landmark court decision holds government liable for the rape of a young girl.

  • News

    June 9, 1999

    Target: Slade

    Democrats say Gorton's vulnerable, but talk is cheap.

  • News

    October 14, 1998

    Appeals Court Barbie

    Clinton and Gorton strike a deal to promote Chief Justice Barbara Durham, paving the way to a more liberal state supreme court.

  • News

    September 9, 1998

    Supreme showdown

    Some seek judicial harmony, and others sound strident notes in this year's battles for the state's high court seats.

  • News

    July 22, 1998

    Yes, Mr. Weyerhaeuser

    Some seek judicial harmony, and others sound strident notes in this year's battles for the state's high court seats.

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