Politics
David Brooks in Yakima: 'I'm in favor of death panels'
The conservative columnist declines to chide a conservative audience.
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Environment
The many uses of manure
Dairy farms are putting in digesters, creating methane to power electrical generators, fertilizer, and cattle bedding. One problem: hydropower in the Northwest is so cheap that farmers can't make money selling their kilowatts.
Politics
With friends like liberal Democrats...
A test case: Obama's proposals to fund health-care reform pinch liberal Democrats who are protecting wealthy backers. Time for some fancy math from Sen. Maria Cantwell.
Denied a dignified death, a Tri-Cities patient touches off controversy
The episode exposes some problems with the Death with Dignity law, and the dead man's daughter is raising a public issue
Politics
The sommelier and the wine cops
A law passed in the 1930s catches a wine event promoter at a charity event. Discerning the harm in his actions takes a very fine nose.