I've been fascinated with presidential campaign buttons all my life--or at least since I was a tyke who ran through the house wearing an Eisenhower flasher hollering "I yike Ike!" in 1956, a campaign...
Like everyone I know, I am spending hours watching the presidential-campaign tangos on TV, stopping only when my eyes roll back in my head. But now, when I'm getting too tired, too worried, or too...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer architecture critic Lawrence Cheek makes some excellent observations about the new urban renaissance of residential high-rises in downtown Seattle, praising design qualities...
The standard complaint from those who think Washington state spends too little on public services, (roads, transit, universities, schools, etc.) is to blame it on Tim Eyman and his initiatives...
One of Portland's fertile bloggers is Rick Seifert, whose thoughts on all manner of things turn up in all manner of places, starting with The Red Electric. The blog is named for an inter-urban train...
An Associated Press story on an Oregon court case should be put in the "What were they thinking?" file. An Oregon mother has taken her ex-husband to court over her ex's desire to have their 12-year...
Barack was Barry, Fred was Freddie, John was Johnny, and Hillary is now just Hillary. In both life and politics, the monikers we choose can be revealing.
It seems ironic that here in God's green country (or Goddess's, if you swing that way), the heist of choice for auto-parts thieves is the catalytic converter. The Columbian of Vancouver, Wash...
