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Sports

Hawks spend money

You can't call Seahawks owner Paul Allen a cheapskate. He spent over $550 million during a five year period (2004-2008) to make the Ha ... Read more...

Posted by Joel Knip | 10:34 PM | Comments (0)

News

The Journey Begins

I first pitched the story about covering someone hoping to use the state's new Death with Dignity law to my editors a few months ago. I thought it was an important story.
Washington is only the second state to pass such a law and it means so ... Read more...

Posted by Eric Wilkinson | 4:22 PM | Comments (1)

Environment

How hot is hot?

What do 90° in Seattle, a heat index of 100° in Boston and a heat index of 105° in Chicago have in common?
They all trigger a heat advisory issuance by the National Weather Service, like we had in Western Washington today. (Sea-Tac set a rec ... Read more...

Posted by Ed Muir | 5:41 PM | Comments (1)

The Pet Dish

Parent to Parent

Do dads get dissed?

"Sunday's just about here," the clerk behind the counter shouted as I walked into my neighborhood convenience store.
"What's Sunday?" I asked.
"Are you kidding me?" he poked. "It's Father's Day!"
I hadn't forgotten, but my brain ... Read more...

Posted by Shaniqua Manning | 9:04 PM | Comments (7)

HS Game Time

Shot clock for boy's hoops

The shot clock ammendment for boy's basketball has been approved by the Rep Assembly of the WIAA. The vote was 42-11. Starting with the 2009 season, the boys will have a 35-second shot clock.

The girl' ... Read more...

Posted by Tony White | 3:42 PM | Comments (1)

Up Front Blog

State audit finds King County's record keeping unacceptable

How concerned are you about King County's handling of your tax dollars? The Washington State Auditor's office released a scathing report on King County's finances this week. The audit was cut short because records could not be found to complete ... Read more...

Posted by upfront | 6:28 AM | Comments (1)