In the wake of the December shootings in Portland, Ore., and Newtown, Conn., Washington lawmakers are grappling with gun-law efficiency.
Fans of the CBS-TV series “Person of Interest” recognize its dystopian premise immediately: a perhaps-speculative, perhaps-real contemporary world where a massive government surveillance apparatus and interlocking databases keep real-time watch on everyone, everywhere.
A little more than a month after Easy Street Records closed its Queen Anne location, Silver Platters owner Mike Batt announced that his Queen Anne store is also closing, according a The Seattle Times blog on Wednesday, Feb. 27.
The Seattle Animal Shelter highlights rescued guinea pigs for adoption during the month of March, which is “Adopt a Rescued Guinea Pig Month.” Besides guinea pigs, the shelter offers other small animals for adoption, as well as dogs and cats.
When I watch the news on television, it often seems like I live in an alternate reality. I listen to pundits talk about the issues of our nation and why certain groups and individuals have issues with the current administration and, at the same time, are ignoring the elephant in the room.
State House Democrats rolled out a $10 billion, 10-year transportation-revenue package Wednesday, Feb. 27, calling for, among other revenue sources, a 10-cent increase in the gas tax.
Fishing up north — along with lumber, trade and the gold rush — gave the young Seattle its early legs. Two new books provide a firsthand view of what fishing Alaskan waters is really like.