AltWeeklies Wire
All the President's Mennew
Like the disgraced lobbyist himself, the latest Bush administration official to be fingered in the Abramoff scandal has strong Northwest ties.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
01-22-2007 |
Politics
The Wheelie Initiativenew
Passage of Proposition 1 prompts debate over how best to spend a small fortune in bicycle-amenity money.
Seattle Weekly |
Mark D. Fefer and Brian Miller |
11-27-2006 |
Politics
Greg Nickels' Quiet Stormnew
Many believe the mayor wants to roll up the city's sidewalks after dinner, but a visit to a smooth-jazz hideaway in West Seattle shows just how wrong that notion is.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
11-02-2006 |
Politics
Flea in the Keynew
Is Initiative 91 really a SuperSonic deal breaker?
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
10-26-2006 |
Politics
The L-Wordnew
Libertarian candidate Bruce Guthrie says what Cantwell can't.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
10-26-2006 |
Politics
Marty the Politiciannew
Seattle's answer to Donald Trump goes all in to torch the estate tax.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
09-20-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Aaron Dixon's Radical Pastnew
Seattle's original Black Panther, now running for U.S. Senate, conducts a tour of the streets where he and his brothers held forth against cops.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
08-02-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Reality on the Rocksnew
Fighting public drunkeness by banning certain beverages in certain neighborhoods isn't working -- undaunted, City Hall wants to expand restrictions.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
07-26-2006 |
Politics
Zombie Ballot Measuresnew
There is wisdom to be learned from the citizen initiatives and referenda that are dead on arrival.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
07-26-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Happy to Play Nannynew
Margarita Prentice is behind the controversial state crackdown on online gambling in Washington -- but what kind of hand is she really playing?
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
07-19-2006 |
Politics
Wonks and Nerdsnew
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett could teach a couple of Washington politicians a thing or two.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
06-28-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: 2006elect
Losing the Initiativenew
The most popular citizens ballot measure in Washington's history has been struck down, and we shouldn't be surprised.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
06-21-2006 |
Politics
GOP Goes Sharp Rightnew
A new state party chair has shaken up the way Washington Republicans do business.
Seattle Weekly |
George Howland Jr. |
06-14-2006 |
Politics
I Want My Mayor TVnew
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels used the city-run Seattle Channel to make an advocacy video -- perhaps you can, too.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
06-07-2006 |
Politics
Bright Man's Burdennew
What will it take for Seattle's black political community to get behind a candidate like Darryl Smith?
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
06-07-2006 |
Politics
