Peter Jackson is the former editorial-page editor of the Everett Herald. Follow him on Twitter @phardinjackson
Washington's new liquor scene sees the entre of mini-marts and gas stations. Meanwhile Rob McKenna flip-flops like a dying fish on women's reproductive rights, but lobbyists still put their money on him.
Who knew? Washingtonians are three times more likely to carry a concealed weapon than Texans. In other news, the Herald looks at which lawmakers are playing hooky the most and Joel Connelly rebuffs endorsements ... through his own endorsement.
Spokane eyes plans for a downtown medical campus. Meanwhile, on the fairer side of the mountains, Washington inches slowly toward gay marriage, and Metro throws suburban routes on the cutting room floor.
A tradition of independence lives on in the state, and perhaps at St. James Cathedral. The great imponderable: What took the Legislature so long?
It's the final week of Crosscut's spring Membership Drive. The writer of our daily "Midday Scan" explains how he came to be a Crosscut regular, and what Crosscut is trying to do to enrich the local debate.
