UPDATE: The Seattle Education Association voted tonight to approve a contract that allows teachers to be judged for the first…
Take a good look at this miniature totem pole. (Click to zoom in.) Notice the depth of the relief, the…
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction yesterday that prevents Honolulu’s garbage from coming to a Washington state landfill any…
Medical costs are climbing at the Seattle Animal Shelter, as more heavily neglected pets are left with them.
As has been widely reported, the recession has led to many more pets being dumped on shelters around the country….
On Monday, Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn sounded the alarm about further potential cuts in state education funding. A…
Muni judge candidate Ed McKenna can’t even bring up a negative fact about his opponent in the Voters’ Pamphlet, thanks to a state law.
With the primary over, U. S. Senate candidate Dino Rossi is sure to be polishing his attacks on incumbent Patty…
The dirty little secret of Seattle Municipal Court, according to attorneys who work there, is that many of its judges…
Locked in battle with the Seattle School District during contract negotiations, teachers plan to rally before a school board meeting…
Last night, on the eve of President Obama’s visit to Seattle, Republicans held a hastily-arranged rally at Westlake Center to…
In a cover story last month, we wrote about the way once illegal immigrants have become the economic backbone of…
Best Hero to the Housebound
A Teamsters challenge to plans for all-female hiring gets thrown out.
Despite the Sherrod brouhaha, locals say the agency serves minorities well.
The Yakama Nation isn’t happy about a Washington company’s plans to import Hawaii waste.
At the Monroe Correctional Center, a health-care plan you might envy.
In March, two Classmates.com users filed a federal class action lawsuit against the company charging privacy violations. The Seattle-run website,…
The small-town, family-farm lifestyle that we love to celebrate is being preservedthanks to Mexican immigrants.
At the national American Federation of Teachers convention held in Seattle over the past week, union president Randi Weingarten acknowledged…
