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The Seattle Times: Politics: One-fifth of Snohomish County ballots may be disqualified
Seeded on Tue Sep 12, 2006 3:03 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)
Voters are required by state law to select a party affiliation in primary elections; if they don't do so, the entire ballot may be disqualified
Sponge-worthy
Seeded on Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:06 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)
"The Twinkies Cookbook" shows you how to make Twinkie sushi, among other things. What an odd country this is.
Ex-Sealth coaches sue to get jobs back
Seeded on Tue Jul 11, 2006 12:02 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)
Though I had hoped it wouldn't, I also wondered when the race card would be played.
Say what? A guide to menu-speak
Seeded on Wed May 31, 2006 11:51 AM EDT (The Seattle Times)
Don't know your hanger steak from your confit? Seattle Times food critic Nancy Leson's quick guide will give you a start.
Bad calls by college athletes are stranger than fiction
Seeded on Tue May 30, 2006 12:32 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)
Amusing countdown, Top 10 List-style, of 20 unusual crimes committed by student athletes.
Unlikely monorail-door maker: the opera
Seeded on Fri May 19, 2006 12:23 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)
Seattle's monorail has been down for repair since a collision over Thanksgiving weekend 2005 resulted in damage to eight doors on two trains.
Water's arsenic levels seen as only slight risk at schools
Seeded on Mon May 8, 2006 12:23 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)
The level of arsenic found in five Seattle schools' drinking water last month was so low that one doctor estimated kids would have to drink a liter every day for five years to face a 30-in-a-million increased risk of cancer.
Polygamous sect leader makes FBI's most wanted
Seeded on Sun May 7, 2006 1:45 PM EDT (CNN)
Polygamist church leader Warren Jeffs has been placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in hopes that the additional exposure and reward money will lead to his arrest.
Here are a few of our favorite things to do in Seattle
Seeded on Fri May 5, 2006 11:37 AM EDT (The Seattle Times)
Seattle Times' travel staffers list some of their faves for a visit to the Seattle area.
One day in Seattle: How to see the top spots
Seeded on Fri May 5, 2006 11:35 AM EDT (The Seattle Times)
Seattle Times' travel staffers offer their ideas on one-day itineraries for the Seattle area. I live here and I want to try a few of them.
Clean engines, wings that fold: Boeing dreams of futuristic jets
Seeded on Fri May 5, 2006 11:17 AM EDT (The Seattle Times)
Fascinating design ideas:
QDN: The dishonor of Blue Security
Seeded on Thu May 4, 2006 11:42 AM EDT (Q Daily News)
Details about the reality behind the denial-of-service attack that took Six Apart's sites (TypePad, Movable Type, LiveJournal, etc.) offline for much of the day Tuesday.
License to Harm: The weakest pay the price for anemic state oversight
Seeded on Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:10 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)
The Washington State Health Department is wont to dismiss complaints of sexual misconduct without investigation. In the past decade, nearly 1/3 of complaints have been dismissed; even when investigations have been conducted, the majority result in no disciplinary action.
License to Harm: Biggest number of offenders are "registered counselors"
Seeded on Mon Apr 24, 2006 12:15 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)
Second in a series, the story discusses Washington state's unusual "catch-all" category of counselors that only requires a 4-hour AIDS-awareness class and payment of a $40 registration fee.
License to Harm: Weak regulation fosters more abuse
Seeded on Sun Apr 23, 2006 11:54 AM EDT (The Seattle Times)
Kinda scary, the breadth of the problem and how unknown it is:
Colman Dock's future may hold condos, hotel
Seeded on Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:14 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)
What an odd concept—a hotel or condos directly over the main dock used by Washington State Ferries heading into and out of Seattle.
Mariners Notes: Bobblehead fever returns to Safeco
Seeded on Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:09 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)
The Ichiro bobblehead remains one of the most popular giveways at the ballpark, and tonight the first 25,000 fans through the gates receive the latest Ichiro Suzuki bobblehead doll. It's the fifth in the Ichiro bobblehead series (none issued in 2004).
Ferries a top terror target, FBI cautions
Seeded on Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:03 PM EDT (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Washington State Ferries and Gulf Coast-area fuel tankers share the dubious distinction of being at highest risk for maritime terrorism:The findings, contained in a recent Justice Department inspector general's report, mark the first time the FBI has publicly placed such a high-r
FAA investigates 25-minute silence at Sea-Tac tower
Seeded on Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:25 PM EDT (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
During a 25-minute silence at early last Tuesday morning, the air-traffic controller in the tower didn't respond to radio or phone calls.
A fabulous feast for fortunate few at Gates home
Seeded on Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:01 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)
Chinese President Hu Jintao and his wife will have their choice of three entrees as part of a three-course dinner for about 100 local business, political, and community leaders hosted by Governer Christine Gregoire at Bill Gates' mansion in Medina.
Fired Latino painters get jobs back
Seeded on Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:57 AM EDT (The Seattle Times)
The group of 17 painters left work early last week to attend an immigration-rights rally in downtown Seattle; they were fired for insubordination and job abandonment. But the foreman involved claimed he neither encouraged nor discouraged the employees' attendance at the march.
Washington quarter voting hijacked by computer mischief
Seeded on Mon Apr 10, 2006 5:28 PM EDT (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Votes being cast at clearly higher than humany possible rates resulted in suspension of the online poll while technicians try to rework the code to keep the voting fair.
Ancient text offers revelations about Judas
Seeded on Thu Apr 6, 2006 12:23 PM EDT (CNN)
The text, dated to 300 A.D. and authenticated by various scientific means, indicates Judas betrayed Jesus at Jesus' request.
The strange case of the man who took 40,000 ecstasy pills in nine years
Seeded on Tue Apr 4, 2006 12:49 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
Harrowing details of the effects of heavy ecstasy use in a 37-year-old man who took the drug from age 21 to 30. He had experienced hallucinations, paranoia, and muscle rigidity, and he has memory problems that could be permanent.
Fear, coercion, intimidation might work better than pats on the back
Seeded on Mon Apr 3, 2006 6:28 PM EDT (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Stanford Graduate School of Business professor Roderick Kramer writes an article advancing the theory that fear and coercion, when applied strategically, can be better motivators than positive reinforcement.
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