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Sam Pailca: She would like to see an expanded role for the Office of Professional Accountability.

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Watchdog on a Leash

True, the official at the vortex of Seattle police accountability is not independent. But she's not reluctant to…

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Cut-Rate Justice

The county whacks the public-defenders budget by $1 million.

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Don’t Stop the Presses

An accounting of good newspapering in Seattle.

Prentice says the online gambling ban hurts tribal casinos, but other gambling experts disagree.

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Happy to Play Nanny

Sen. Margarita Prentice is behind the controversial state crackdown on online gambling. But what kind of hand is…

Seattleite Arthur Pokorski has battled demons for years, attempting suicide several times, but the Polish immigrant is trying to get his life back on track.

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Give Them Shelter

This is insane. Already in crisis, public services for the mentally ill will get slashed again at year's…

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No Baggage

The Times seeks a reporter to write about a one-newspaper town.

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A Choice Ruling

The Seattle Times wins a battle in court, but its war with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer will continue.

Tent City 4: For now, Temple B'Nai Torah is home.

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O Little Town of Bellevue

The suburban city opens its heart to Tent City 4 by regulating and inspecting the milk. A federal…

The Drugging of the American Mind

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The Drugging of the American Mind

A new generation of meds to treat mental illness has turned millions of Americans into human guinea pigs.…

The devastated Pike National Forest, Col.

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Can Forest Thinning Prevent Fires?

That's what the Bush administration thinks, much to the horror of tree lovers.

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Bad Medicine

Psychotropic drugs, a hemorrhoidectomy, and the doctor from Vashon.

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War Correspondence

How local news outlets are covering the conflict.

Soon to be irrelevant: a red tree vole.

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Lube That Chain Saw

Bush is set to roll back protections under the Northwest Forest Plan.

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Back to the Task at Hand

City Hall and advocates for the homeless end their digressive argument over funding.

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A Fight to Know

Police and prosecutors are seeking to keep secret data showing racial disparity in Seattle drug arrests.

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Rewind Unwinds

AFTER SIX AND A HALF YEARS of skewering the media on public radio, Bill Radke is pulling the…

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A Deputy’s Strange Views

On a video about clairvoyance, a King County cop invokes his status as a sworn officer.

Michael's mission: FCC Chair Michael Powell wants to change the rules of the media game.

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Whose Media?

The Federal Communications Commission's debate over ownership rules comes to Seattle.

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‘Finally, Something Being Done’

The state yanks medical licenses in a cult case.

Mental Case

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Mental Case

A Seattle Times columnist's depiction of bipolar disorder is a real bummer.