Michelle Obama's speech last night at the Democratic National Convention [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008138338_michelle26.html#video] has the pundits praising – and rightly so [http://blog.oregonlive.com/elections/2008/08/photos_monday.html]. Like Seattle Post-Intelligencer edit
The U.S. Forest Service considers changing its firefighting protocol in the wake of sentencing over handling of the Thirtymile Fire, which claimed the lives of four firefighters.
Greg Nickels is putting on a series of car-less Sundays in Seattle. The first one on Capitol Hill was rained out, and many cars were ticketed and towed. Infuriating? Yes, but you know what you can do ...
The Democratic National Convention (DNC) starts today, and the nation's focus will turn from the Olympics in Beijing to Obama in Denver [http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_view_from_washington]. But if you're not into Obama-palooza, there's plenty of local political news to keep your whistle wh
The Growth Management Act serves as a tug-of-war between environmentalists and property-rights advocates, who disagree over rules governing wetland buffers and vegetation removal, and so far, the environmentalists are losing the contest. But it's more complicated than that. Opponents of strict provi
