Peter Jackson is the former editorial-page editor of the Everett Herald. Follow him on Twitter @phardinjackson
Rob McKenna may be doing well, but can he defy the gravity of demographics? Democrats float a short-termer to fill 1st Congressional District seat. Everett loses City Councilmember Drew Nielsen to rafting accident.
Obama's declaration in favor of marriage equality yesterday puts Rob "my views are the same as Barack Obama's" McKenna in a tight spot. Meanwhile, Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng may find a new home in the university district.
A national magazine ranking puts Bellevue at the top of the heap for good schools in the state. Bias still affects voting. And a UW professor challenges the attempts to justify 'enhanced interrogation' techniques.
A Seattle Methodist pastor turned a cold shoulder to the United Methodist Church's reaffirmed disdain for gays. Meanwhile McGinn is fudging numbers on car ownership and Robert F. Kennedy is taking to the streets in opposition of coal ports.
A new report on the troubled executive's office says an advisor devoted county resources to digging up dirt about an opponent. Gary Locke earns praise. Mike McGinn goes for City Light rate hike plan.
