THIS IS NOT a time for quick, decisive action. And thankfully, despite the president's rhetoric that we are at war, the government so far has… Continue reading
IN THE SUMMER of 1972, while George W. Bush was skipping his military physical, I was getting mine. I went through pre- induction testing at… Continue reading
The transit workers who sued last week to overturn Initiative 695 won't be the last to go to court. Holders of soon-to-be-downgraded state and local… Continue reading
CANADA GEESE have been much in the news lately, as wildlife officials prepared to adopt WTO tactics to corral and gas—albeit this time fatally—some 3,500… Continue reading
An argument for keeping the next library bibliocentric.
My latest boyfriend dumped me because, in his words, "I really like you, I'm just not falling in love with you. I want to fall… Continue reading
Sure, hope for the best. But we'd better have a plan if we get four more years.
A Metro Driver Reflects on the Aurora Tragedy and Its Aftermath
The other underground tour reveals an ugly picture.
Send them to special ed . . . especially if they're black.
This heretical idea I'm getting that goodness or intelligence is more interesting than fame comes from, I think, doing an ethics column (which is how… Continue reading
Stone-cold losers don't raise $1 million in 60 days.Many people have already written off Referendum 51 (R-51), the $7.7 billion gas tax increase on November's… Continue reading
History is written by the winners, and so the instant history that's written about this year's presidential election is that it was decided by people… Continue reading
Two writer/activists discuss strategies for coping with the postelection world and the importance of activism.
Seattle's police chief considers the aftermath of McLaughlin's murder.
THE WASHINGTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION spent big on Initiative 732 last November, and won big, too, with nearly two-thirds of voters approving its mandate to give… Continue reading
The state's billionaires and corporate lobbyists want the taxpayers to give generously—again.
Why there won't be another 'Seattle.'
