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.
Seattle's city attorney raises the stakes in a war with the media, and his fight could become an unwelcome political problem for Gov. Chris Gregoire.
It's the post he thought he had in 2006. This time, with no active rivals, it's likely his.
His speech on faith sought to dampen concerns about his Mormonism, but it failed a larger test: Can he lead us from the wreckage of the Bush years?
The patron saint of livable, walkable cities is being invoked on both sides of the debate over Seattle's Viaduct solution. Would Jacobs be a tunnel supporter, or a surface option fan?
