Politics Alaska's loose harpoon still distorts the health care debate (State of Alaska) by Bob Simmons / August 14, 2009
Another Republican feud in Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski aims a few barbs at fellow Republican Sarah Palin, telling Republicans to stop making things up about "death panels." by Bob Simmons / August 12, 2009
Bellingham's waterfront adjusts to the NOAA blow Western Washington U. says it will move its environmental studies school to the Bellingham waterfront, with or without NOAA by Bob Simmons / August 7, 2009
Environment A respite from water rationing in Bellingham Lake Whatcom in Bellingham, Wash. (Creative Commons / Wikimedia) by Bob Simmons / August 4, 2009
Mandatory water restriction in Bellingham Lake Whatcom in Bellingham, Wash. (Creative Commons / Wikimedia) by Bob Simmons / July 30, 2009
Politics Latest polling doesn't bode well for a tax vote The poll, taken last week amid tax protests and tax-paying day, shows soft support for boosting the sales tax to pay for health care and softer support for an income tax. No wonder Olympia politicians... by Austin Jenkins / April 19, 2009
Politics No sales tax boost? Not so fast. Reports of the death of a proposal to have a ballot measure to raise the sales tax prove premature, though the tax bill is still unlikely by Austin Jenkins / April 18, 2009
