Culture In the garden: mean girls Aphids attacking a rose bud. (Wikimedia Commons, contributor Nvineeth) by Geri Larkin / July 14, 2008
Culture In the garden: Random joy Lavender. (Wikimedia Commons, Contributor Fir0002) by Geri Larkin / July 8, 2008
Culture In the garden: guerillas Guerilla gardeners planting vegetables in Calgary. (Grant Neufeld) by Geri Larkin / June 24, 2008
Culture In the garden: beer wars A leopard slug. (Crosscut Flickr contributor <a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/maximillian_millipede/' target='_blank'>Cheryl Moorehead</a>) by Geri Larkin / June 18, 2008
Politics Good news wrapped in a conundrum at Rainier Beach High School Rainier Beach High School Principal Robert Gary Jr. (left) and Seattle schools Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson by Dick Lilly / March 3, 2008
Politics Critics cut to the core of our curriculum When it comes to problems with our schools, there's a lot more insight in Robert Jamieson's Thursday column than in the school district's curriculum audit by consultants Phi Delta Kappa International... by Dick Lilly / February 28, 2008
Politics Why voters expelled the Seattle School Board class of 2003 Seattle School Board member Darlene Flynn, left, and her elected replacement, Sherry Carr. by Dick Lilly / November 8, 2007