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Disaster aid needed: Please send duct tape!

Just got a note from Gov. Chris Gregoire's new press secretary, Aaron Toso. On Saturday, the governor asked that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) expand disaster assistance to individuals in...

Knute Berger

/ December 17, 2007

Politics

The governor's Katrina moment

(FEMA)

Knute Berger

/ December 16, 2007

Environment

A tree falls in Oregon

The giant Sitka spruce tree of Klootchy Creek Park in Oregon.

Lisa Brunette

/ December 9, 2007

Politics

There's no waiting until 2009 for Mayor Greg Nickels

The Greg Nickels re-election Web site.

David Brewster

/ December 6, 2007

Politics

Is Seattle's urban forest really in crisis?

Tree canopy in Seattle. (City of Seattle)

Knute Berger

/ December 5, 2007

Politics

Stormwater runoff: an impermeable problem

A street edge alternative project on Second Avenue Northwest in Seattle. (City of Seattle)

Daniel Jack Chasan

/ December 4, 2007

Environment

Fun with climate data: divergent rainfall totals

Temperature and precipitation in Quillayute, Wash.

Chuck Taylor

/ December 4, 2007

Politics

Storm coverage roundup

A slice of <i>The Oregonian</i>'s map of storm news.

Chuck Taylor

/ December 3, 2007

Politics

Record rain, landslides, flooding ...

Pretty much all hell is breaking loose and sliding downhill throughout the region today. The best place to get an overview of what's going wrong in metro Seattle is at the Regional Public Information...

Chuck Taylor

/ December 3, 2007

Environment

Northwest wind-gust forecast for 10 a.m.

The numbers on this image from the National Weather Service, which forecasts wind gusts for 10 a.m. Pacific time, are in knots. Quick conversion:

Oregon and Washington coast: 71, 78, and 82 mph
Belling...

Chuck Taylor

/ December 2, 2007