That most incumbents deserve reelection and are doing fairly well does not eliminate the need for some important structural changes, such as by-district elections of city councilmembers.
The mother of Trooper Ronda Reynolds faces another delay in the long effort to get her daughter's death treated as a murder.
All together now, are we excited about Seattle's election choices this year? No? Blame the way we organize city government.
Americans tend to want candidates who are religious. But then we worry if we think they are going to be serious about it.
The conflict between creating jobs and protecting natural resources has raged before in Bellingham and Western Washington. The biggest battle required decisive intervention by a Republican to save the environment.
