Peter Jackson is the former editorial-page editor of the Everett Herald. Follow him on Twitter @phardinjackson
He's the latest of a long line of characters who have run for office. Turk lost up in Snohomish County. But some of the Northwest's clown princes have actually gotten elected. And some of them have served the people very well. No joke.
Republican contender Dino Rossi takes a critical stance but avoids much mention of Sen. Patty Murray.
Boeing eyes ways to expand production in Everett. Meanwhile, Alaska and its oil companies are looking more and more like some bizarre Downton Abbey metaphor and Washington's public schools are faced with shrinking budgets.
The ultrasound lobby strikes again - this time closer to home; OR's Americans Elect gets enough signatures to put someone on the presidential ballot; Reuven Carlyle rolls up his sleeves and turns political moralist.
