Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson is the former editorial-page editor of the Everett Herald. Follow him on Twitter @phardinjackson
Latest work
You can't take Bellingham out of the boy
Ted Van Dyk's memoir of a career in national politics is the view of a principled idealist working, paradoxically, in proximity to power.
The political legacy of Turk the Magic Genie
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.
Midday Scan: Tuesday's top stories around the region
In the news: Corrections abstains from more projected budget cuts; an Alaska town takes environmental controversy into its own hands; city council badmouths the mounted police; social security, explained; and why ATM users should watch their backs.
Midday Scan: Boeing's make-up gift to Everett
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.