Peter Jackson is the former editorial-page editor of the Everett Herald. Follow him on Twitter @phardinjackson
Unions aren't complaining about mill job loss; Vancouver's image still smarting despite giving rioters their comeuppance; Snohomish County politics get snarky; school knife attack raises concerns about WA's mental health laws; and Occupy Twisp -- the Occupy movement goes micro.
Gregoire's budget cuts spare no one. The Washington Supreme Court upholds your right to honk. Ellis Conklin profiles the NW's most colorful writer. Independents rev up for a presidential run. Bike gangs battle for . . . Starbucks?
Gregoire wades into more budget cuts; finger pointing at Monroe Penitentiary; rising count for homeless students in Seattle Schools; an unadmiring portrait of the powerful Kemper Freeman and family; and a Viadoom report.
Jordan Schrader turns a critical eye on liquor privatization. Tim Eyman, the light rail killer, hides behind tolls. Washington dams are falling down, falling down, falling down. McGinn tries to force empathy on Seattle, and Idaho, somehow, balances its budget.
Bellevue's development war continues. Peter Callaghan demystifies Washington's latest liquor initiative. Gregoire proves apathetic to Chinese human rights issues. A look inside the Occupy movement's 'governing process.' And, "Wait, dont tear it down!" — re-imagining the viaduct as a park.
