Politics Dear Sen. Murray: Please don't feed the rats Here goes a rant about the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Washington Sen. Patty Murray voted in favor, and this scribe is not pleased. by Jack Lewis / October 3, 2008
Culture Banished from the garden: yellowjackets A yellowjacket queen. (Wikipedia contributor <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pollinator'>Pollinator</a>) by Geri Larkin / September 30, 2008
Culture In the garden: replenishing the tree canopy Red maple leaves. (Wikipedia contributor <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Redmaple2.jpg'>Jeff Dean</a>) by Geri Larkin / September 24, 2008
Culture In the garden: refuge (The Portland Classical Chinese Garden) by Geri Larkin / September 15, 2008
Culture Sarah Palance The masculine, populist, Old West spectacle that is Alaska Gov. Palin. by Jack Lewis / September 12, 2008
Culture In the garden: Le Tour des Plants Although I wouldn't have picked the name myself, I have to admit it makes me grin just looking at it: Le Tour des Plants. Start your hybrid and bicycle engines running, my gardening friends, because... by Geri Larkin / September 3, 2008
Culture The Filson of my dreams A man, his truck, and his Filson. It's a beautiful thing. (Shasta Wilson) by Jack Lewis / August 29, 2008
Culture No longer in the garden: pesky starlings A hummingbird nest with two chicks. (Wikimedia Commons contributor <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:IMG_2377.JPG' target='_blank'>Miksmith</a>). by Geri Larkin / August 27, 2008
Culture A tribute to eccentrics Our garden writer shares why those who refuse to follow the herd can best teach us. by Geri Larkin / August 22, 2008
