Jail or health care? That really is the question.
WASHINGTON’S VOTERS are practical jokers. That’s the only possible explanation for their behavior in recent elections. They have raised havoc…
Peter Steinbrueck wins the post of Seattle City Council president.
TOUGH TIMES MAKE difficult relationships worse. Don’t they? Last week, Mayor Greg Nickels laid out how he wants to handle…
Party bickering, the GOP antitax crusade, and Seattle arrogance stand in the way of replacing the dangerous Alaskan Way Viaduct and the aging 520 bridge.
IT WAS EASY to like Michael Spearman when he was a crusading lawyer. Now he’s a King County Superior Court…
The Democrats won the final recount for governor by playing the game better. Now the GOP’s best and maybe only hope is litigation.
Last week, economists declared that the recession actually began in March. Now they tell us. No wonder economics is called…
The state House transportation chair wanted to consult for the Port of Seattle, so the Port found work for him.
The political addict’s guide to real summer fun.
Local activists hope to harness the momentum from the WTO to raise hell, smash corporate power, and have fun doing it.
Republicans applaud while Democratic gubernatorial candidates Christine Gregoire and Ron Sims tangle.
Overindulge yourself on Christmas Day
People, Politics, and Media
How one of the richest men in the world lobbies the Seattle City Council.
As the Northwest struggles with soaring fuel and electricity prices, corporate executives and entrepreneurs are joining politicians and activists to develop cleaner, smarter, and self-reliant energy sources.
Challengers say City Council incumbents are too enamored of process, that citizen consensus and ‘Seattle nice’ are in the way of progress. Well, excuse us.
“WHAT DO WE WANT to look like when we grow up?” Who better to ask than that quintessential suburban soccer…
City Council’s retreat creates stink.
Voter activist Andy Stephenson fights charges he faked his illness—from his hospital bed.
