AltWeeklies Wire
Contagion in Jailnew
Inmates, their families, and even elected officials in Seattle wonder if the county health department is taking the presence of flesh-eating disease seriously enough.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
12-07-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Love, Then Warnew
Never ending, it seems, is the litigious saga of a chastised lawyer, a fired sheriff's deputy, and the lust they once shared.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
11-30-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Teacher Petsnew
A former fifth-grade teacher pleads guilty to child molestation, a former pupil sues the Seattle School District, and it turns out that years of questionable behavior at a grade school was no secret.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
11-25-2005 |
Education
Tags: Education
A County Jail Shakedownnew
In Seattle, more information comes to light about inmate deaths as officials plan changes in jail operations.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
11-02-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Meet Mr. Valerie Plamenew
Joseph Wilson might be the man who brings down Karl Rove. Here’s a rundown of the blossoming GOP scandals and what Wilson thinks about them.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
10-21-2005 |
Politics
Harriet Miers and MS-DOSnew
The Supreme Court nominee helped defend Microsoft against consumer lawsuits.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
10-05-2005 |
Politics
Casualties on the Home Frontnew
Murders and suicides by military personnel might be part of the Iraq war toll.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
08-31-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Microsoft Deletes Ralph Reednew
Microsoft is ending its relationship with choirboy-lobbyist Ralph Reed, but the company's ties to others in the seemingly infinite loop of the Republican lobbying scandal are deep -- in D.C. and Seattle.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
05-26-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Meet the Lapin Brothersnew
Rabbis Daniel and David both count superlobbyist Jack Abramoff as a friend, and both now are turning up in news coverage of the Tom DeLay scandal.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
05-11-2005 |
Politics
The Election That Won't Dienew
King County botched the Washington gubernatorial election of 2004, and there's no end in sight to the investigations and litigation.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
04-27-2005 |
Politics
Following the Moneynew
The Seattle-based Preston Gates Ellis law firm is attracting more attention as the Tom DeLay investigations widen.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
04-06-2005 |
Politics
Black and White in Grays Harbor Countynew
There's only one thing worse than living in a decaying Northwest timber town: being African American in a decaying Northwest timber town. Meet the Walker family of Hoquiam, Wash. They're 4 percent of the county's black population, and they're taking a stand against racism.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
03-16-2005 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Weapons of Mass Improvisationnew
The roadside bomb has mass appeal among insurgents and is having a massive impact.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
03-09-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
The Preston Gates Matesnew
A venerable Seattle law firm launched key players in the Tom DeLay scandal.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
02-23-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
The Minus Touchnew
A study of touch-screen voting in Snohomish County, Wash., suggests that machines favored the Republican candidate for governor. But there's no way to prove it.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
01-26-2005 |
Politics
