Tech
Bike bullies: Turn off those blinking lights!
Lifesavers or blinding menace? High-powered flashing bike lights are illegal, but no one seems to care.
Eric Scigliano
Eric Scigliano's reporting on social and environmental issues for The Weekly (later Seattle Weekly) won Livingston, Kennedy, American Association for the Advancement of Scie
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Politics
Disenchantment and dismay - unless you're Kshama Sawant
At yesterday's polls, Seattle voters found many ways to say 'I'm fed up.' Their frustration has been a long time building.
Culture
Are bulkheads bad for Puget Sound?
Enviros and waterfront owners have argued the question for years. UW biologist Megan Dethier is out to find the answer.
Elections
Welcome to Washington, the nation's democracy lab
Commentary: From GMOs to petition peddlers' rights, the 2013 initiative crop confirms Washington's status as a seedbed of populist innovation - and some policy junk science.
Environment
Elephants' captivity gets panel's OK
A "strong majority" of Woodland Park Zoo's handpicked review board urges keeping elephants and breeding more, but with better facilities and more education and conservation. A minority challenges the zoo's self-proclaimed mission.