School is about to start, which means it’s time for public health officials to start reminding parents about immunizations–and to…
The State Supreme Court’s MERS ruling could inspire a flood of lawsuits from booted homeowners.
Washington D.C. lawyer Keith Stroup founded NORML, one of the nation’s leading organizations advocating marijuana law reform, in 1970. So…
On the cusp of history, NORML’s founder calls for sanity in the I-502 debate.
Yesterday, Rep. Doc Hastings presided over a hearing in Pasco about a bill he has proposed in Congress that aims…
The Northwest was largely built on the timber industry’s fortunes, but for years the logging and saw mill business has…
Local developers say Seattle homebuyers want modern houses, charm be damned.
A developer’s rampant exploitation of an obscure zoning loophole has Seattleites screaming “Not in your backyard!”
Arbiters of justice have demons just like the rest of us.
As arbiters of justice, judges are often viewed as beatific creatures, immune from the foibles that the plague the rest…
“I’m from Brooklyn,” says lawyer Sue Parisien. “I don’t rattle easily.” Yet she confesses to being frightened a few weeks…
A downtown energy plant has become a target for activists who claim the facility is producing “dirty heat” that is…
The state auditor assails the district’s vehicular practices.
It’s amazing what you learn by reading the state Auditor’s reports on Seattle Public Schools. Last year, we found out…
Child sex abuse rates have plummeted over the past decade. That’s not news everybody wants to hear, says Lucy Berliner,…
The AG looks to transform a startling legal loss into gubernatorial paydirt.
Last week, we brought you a story that examined the sprawling tale of a group of underground activists committed to…
“Rob McKenna got it exactly right,” says conservative political consultant Mariana Parks. That might be exactly the opposite of how…
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down mandatory life sentences for juvenile murderers. Among the 26 Washington state prisoners…
As observed in this week’s feature story, the underground movement that produced the infamous 2001 arson at the University of…
