There's a clerk at the local grocery who has a bar code tattooed on his wrist, which I took as a sly commentary from a guy who spends much of his day sliding food items over a scanner to a mind...
Maybe a recession will help revive attendance at movie theaters, where escapist fare does well in hard times. Meanwhile, the cineplexes are diversifying their fare, helped along by digital technology...
A definition of the Western landscape varies according to individual economic, social, and recreational values. Here's a look at how our Western neighbors foster a shared sense of place across...
You can always sniff when a mayoral election campaign is in the offing as politicians begin to talk and act tough when it comes to public enemy #1. Forget terrorism or affordable housing: In Seattle...
This is "Sunshine Week," a nationwide effort to focus on open government — or the lack of it. The perfect emblem for the issue was posted by Seattle Times political reporter David Postman: a heavily...
It happened twice in 2007 and again this past February: A journalist asked my age for a news item. No matter that youth is irrelevant in a meritocracy. Age has emerged as one of those nervy, reflexive...
