Democratic polling numbers are sinking, and GOP candidates are stirring. Key names will be Susan Hutchison (possible challenger to Sen. Murray), Jaime Herrara (for the open Brian Baird seat), and John Koster (challenger to Rep. Rick Larsen)
Urban density, a Seattle and Portland mantra, is supposed to constrain sprawl, but a new analysis suggests that vital, dense cities produce bigger suburbs too.
Awards for the worst setbacks in Northwest historic preservation for 2009.
There's a new mayor, yes, but so far no new clarity about the plan to replace Seattle's waterfront viaduct. The deep-bore tunnel, already a giant underground question mark, is leaching signs of trouble.
It's time to put some teeth into one of education's over-used buzzwords. What's needed are proper testing and real consequences for failure.
