Politics Sales tax ruling: Canadian shoppers, Come on down! The U.S.-Canada border could see additional lot of traffic when Canadian shoppers are exempted from sales taxes in Bellingham and Blaine. by Bob Simmons / June 10, 2010
Politics How evading oil spill liability is helped by a Seattle tragedy The Princess Sophia, circa 1915. The photo may have been taken in Vancouver, B.C. by Bob Simmons / June 2, 2010
RBI: Riders boarded intelligently Sometimes an airline has to make choices among baseball fans. by Bob Simmons / May 25, 2010
Crosscut takes honors in annual journalism contest The regional chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists awards four Crosscut writers in its online-news category. by Michele Matassa Flores / May 24, 2010
Politics Northwest artists wrestle with environmental threats 'Plastic Bottles,' Chris Jordan, 2007 by Bob Simmons / May 10, 2010
Bellingham throws in the towel on the NOAA homeport NOAA ships at their Seattle base by Bob Simmons / May 5, 2010
Politics City officials and Chihuly backers were early partners Plans presented earlier this year for redevelopment of part of Seattle Center near the Space Needle as a Chihuly museum. by Michele Matassa Flores / April 27, 2010
Politics Remnick's 'most intelligent' interview UW professor David Domke by Michele Matassa Flores / April 21, 2010
Politics Chihuly exhibit: smashing Center open space hopes? A Dale Chihuly artwork by Michele Matassa Flores / March 4, 2010
Updated: NOAA announcement may raise Bellingham's chances A NOAA deep-ocean explorer, the Mt. Mitchell by Bob Simmons / January 29, 2010