Politics
Sen. Cantwell and Sen. Dorgan's musical chairs
In one scenario, Cantwell would leapfrog more senior colleagues to chair the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, now headed by retiring Byron Dorgan.
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson is the former editorial-page editor of the Everett Herald. Follow him on Twitter @phardinjackson
Latest work
Tech
Remembering Keith Grinstein
A friend recalls a good guy of the dot-com generation of executives, a dynamo who knew the importance of living in the now.
Washington State
In Everett, history is now history
For decades my mother ritually pulled out the Everett Herald [http://www.heraldnet.com] sports page, folded it into squares, and inserted it neatly under the cat pan.
Politics
The farm bill: Great news, but hold your nose
"Legislative Victory for Land Conservation," reads the alert from the Land Trust Alliance [http://www.lta.org/]. The e-mail reports sweet news for anyone chafing under the Los Angeles-ization of the Evergreen State: the re-establishment of tax incentives for donated easements to conserve sensitive l