AltWeeklies Wire
Who's Shooting Who in Iraq?new
How the U.S. Military strung along the family of Jesse Buryj, a soldier killed by "friendly fire."
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
03-22-2007 |
War
The Refugee Federation Service Center's Hot Wiresnew
A small classroom of South Seattle immigrants helps fuel a domestic electronics renaissance.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
03-19-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
How Seattle Ended Up With the Great Wall of Waterfront Blightnew
Given the acrimonious political debate over the Alaskan Way Viaduct's replacement, leading to Tuesday's mail-in advisory ballot, you'd think the elevated eyesore was controversial even before its 1953 opening -- not true.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-13-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
King of Iron Mountainnew
A trip inside the Fred Sanford fiefdom of a vigilante ex-cop.
Seattle Weekly |
John Metcalfe |
03-05-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Down to the Metalnew
A mentally ill man who was fleeced by Seattle area car dealers also seems to have been let down by public agencies.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
02-13-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
See More Buttsnew
Thanks to the smoking ban, city sidewalks are littered with cigarettes -- whose job is it to clean them up?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
01-30-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Petting Zoonew
Washington state's nonexistent sex-education standards have made lips the new zipper.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
01-22-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Stonewallednew
What happens when a war memorial runs out of space for the newly deceased?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
01-16-2007 |
War
Pressure Dropnew
Abortion rates have fallen even more in Washington than nationwide. A possible reason: more guilt.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
01-02-2007 |
Sex
White Plightnew
While some white parents have sued Seattle Public Schools for forcing their kids to attend (horrors!) South End schools, others say it's all good.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
12-18-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
Schooling the Districtnew
Can a Microsoft millionaire cut through Seattle Schools' poisonous racial politics?
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
12-12-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
Soldiers of Fortunenew
An elite Army Ranger, back from Iraq, led his cohorts in a precision hold-up, cops say -- if money wasn't the motive, what was?
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
12-04-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Flog Is My Co-Pilotnew
Boeing is alleged to be a travel agent for torture.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
12-04-2006 |
Business & Labor
The AIDS Evangelistsnew
World Vision is campaigning to raise AIDS compassion among Christians by focusing on widows and orphans.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
11-16-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Putting the Dog Downnew
Greyhound's Seattle station stands in the upscale line of fire.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
11-09-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
