Alaska governor and John McCain running mate pick Sarah Palin is raising eyebrows over her ties to the Alaska Independence Party [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/02/uselections2008.republicans20085?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews]. The AIP wants to put Alaska statehood up for a public vote. Some p
It's been a busy year for University of Oregon graduates Jill Hazelbaker and Tucker Bounds. Recently named the "Dynamic Duck duo" by The Oregonian [http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/dynamic_duck_duo_help_propel_m.html], Bounds and Hazelbaker are two of the McCain campaign's top commun
No less than the Washington State Investment Board, which oversees public pensions, is giving serious consideration to government-business partnerships to make infrastructure improvements. Experts identify several possibilities, including the Highway 520 bridge rebuild, I-5 across the Columbia River
The day after a former Miss Wasilla was picked [http://www.time.com/nation/article/0,8599,1837713,00.html] by Sen. John McCain as his running mate, I realized I'd been there [http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/whidbey/archives/147488.asp]. In 2004, I went to Alaska to see the start of the Iditarod [
Between national party conventions, I took an advance look at Joseph Miller's upcoming memoirs, The Wicked Wine of Democracy, to be published next month by University of Washington Press. The book provides an almost too-candid portrayal of politics and lobbying in the Northwest and nationally over 5
