When the media went looking for an authority on national security after the attempted airline bombing on Christmas Day, they…
When Barack Obama became the first Democratic presidential candidate to receive more than 50 percent of the popular vote in…
At about this time last year I wrote that “Predictions can be perilous,” and went on to make four of…
It’s not unusual to walk into a Starbucks and see several cops sitting at tables chatting while on break or…
A friend told me the other day that he enjoyed Thanksgiving even more than Christmas. “There’s less emphasis on shopping…
Before we address the question of “Who lost Boeing?” (the governor’s claim that “no one is to blame” is silly),…
When Jennifer Dunn first ran for public office, many people scoffed. Yes, she was attractive, even a bit glamorous. Yes,…
Strange, how recent history sometimes repeats itself. In 1992, Democrats swept to power in both Olympia and Washington, D.C. A…
Sometimes you can step into controversy while trying to avoid it. This happened a couple weeks ago when the Bellevue…
Last year was the single worst season in Seattle sports history. The University of Washington (UW) football team, a dynasty…
One of the great things about call-in radio is that you get to hear ordinary people connect reality to public…
Columnists love feedback. It means their work is likely encouraging conversation in the community. A few times a year, starting…
It’s being called a “teaching moment.” But the lesson being learned is not what people thought it would be when…
Underfunded or poorly run? Two wildly different pictures about King County government are being painted by the current King County…
Yes, we live better lives — in some cases much better lives — because of technology.
But when does a wired world become a little too wired?
Several studies this decade report that boys between 12-17 watch nearly three and a half hours of television a day. Add to that all the time they spend in front of a computer, or fiddling with their iPod, cell phone or playing with their Xbox and Gameboy, and an unsettling reality sets in: boys (and girls are not far behind) spend most of their free time today looking at a screen.
Here’s some happy news: Most felonies are going down in King County. The one glaring exception: Burglary, where the increase,…
Bradwell Elementary School in Chicago has announced that 44 of its 77 students will not pass 8th grade this year,…
A chance to change King County When it comes to politics, do voters around here still want change? We’ll know…
When do you know that a crime is serious?
When it is seriously punished. A convict doing life without parole obviously did something more serious than someone doing 90 days in county lockup.
Something wonderfully ironic happened last week at the State Capitol: A sales tax increase of three-tenths of one cent was formally proposed by leading legislators on April 15.
What’s the most overused word in government? My nominee is “investment.” In the real world, an investment is when you…
