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Michelle Malkin’s journey from ideas to tribes

Posted Fri, Nov 6, 6 a.m.

A former Seattle Times colleague wonders what happened to the libertarian provocateur who used to engage him at their adjoining office doors.

Hitting the wall before the starting line

Posted Fri, Nov 6, 6 a.m.

By Monte Enbysk

As the Seattle Marathon approaches, a local runner fights age and ailments to get to his 17th long-distance race.

Election 09: National results point to a throw-them-out tide

Posted Wed, Nov 4, 6:56 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

Incumbent Congressional Democrats in marginal districts will now run scared, making passage of health-care reform more difficult.

Completing an Ironman, virtually

Posted Fri, Oct 23, 6 a.m.

By Himanee Gupta-Carlson

At more than 140 miles spread among three events, the Ironman race is a huge feat to pull off all at once. But what if you could spread out the pain over a week?

Five peeves, including uninspiring local campaigns

Posted Fri, Sep 18, 6 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

Let's get down to some serious issues, rather than side shows about racism, public options, trade wars with China, Hutchison's past political leanings, and cynical appeals to quickie light rail lines.

The failed promise of biotech in South Lake Union

Posted Thu, Sep 17, 6 a.m.

By John Fox

The City during the Nickels years has put a lot of money into building up the sector, but job growth for biotech has fallen far short of the promises.

At the food bank

Posted Mon, Sep 14, 5:28 p.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

Many languages. Way too many carbs and sugars. Few takers for the gallon bags of mustard.

Humor: Down the royal road to AutoCare

Posted Sat, Sep 12, 6:08 p.m.

By Steve Clifford

Defending our sacred right to the best possible automotive treatment, and fending off the menace of socialized care.

Home, sweet medical home

Posted Thu, Sep 3, 6 a.m.

By Harris Meyer

A new model for medical care, emphasizing the primary care doctor as leader of a medical-home team, is proving its worth at Group Health. The idea is now spreading to other Seattle-area practices, as well as across the nation.

Doc, got anything to make me immortal?

Posted Thu, Aug 27, 6 a.m.

By Robert Fortner

They're working on it, and the average life span just went up another 72 days. Here's a survey of some current scientific approaches to reversing aging.

Very stormy weather

Posted Wed, Aug 26, 6 a.m.

By Chris Vance

In politics this Fall: wide-open battles for high stakes. For the public: a swine flu scare and possibly extensive flooding in the Green River Valley. For the politicians: defining moments.

Humor: Let's get those death panels going!

Posted Sun, Aug 23, 6 a.m.

By Steve Clifford

An Obama enthusiast hopes to volunteer for a stimulating new program

The 'socialized medicine' red herring

Posted Thu, Aug 20, 6 a.m.

By Tom Luce

An experienced user and administrator of the British health care system predicts that nothing like government-run health care is likely to come to the U.S., nor should it. If anything, our reform model might better imitate France's.

Why do people like Medicare and fear health care reform?

Posted Tue, Aug 18, 6 a.m.

By Harris Meyer

A reporter talks to protesters at a Yakima rally and discovers profound disconnects between beliefs and behavior

Why Obama's health reforms are in trouble

Posted Sun, Aug 16, 1:12 p.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

He has given Congress too much say and shifted the rationale. The electorate is over-stressed. Time for incrementalism, if Obama and the Hill Democrats can pull it off.

Portland Cong. Earl Blumenauer 'stunned' by reaction to his end-of-life-counseling provision

Posted Fri, Aug 14, 6 a.m.

By Floyd McKay

His compassionate proposal passed a House committee without Republican opposition. Then came the political whirlwind, with 'outright lying' that the respected Congressman calls the worst in his 37 years in public life.

Cong. Rick Larsen confronts anger at a town hall meeting on healthcare

Posted Mon, Aug 10, 6 a.m.

By Floyd McKay

The hostility is out there, but so are the supporters for reform. Larsen appeals to 'Northwestern civility' in one crowded session in Skagit County.

Take away the incentives for too many c-sections

Posted Thu, Aug 6, 6:53 a.m.

By Carolyn McConnell

The state performs 11,000 unneeded caesarean births each year, in part because of insurance incentives. A measure passed by the last Legislature could help change the pattern.

Once again, it's 'Apocalypse Now' in Southeast Asia

Posted Fri, Jul 31, 6 a.m.

By Robert Fortner

A decisive battle in the global malaria war is taking place in Cambodia, with Gates Foundation funds critical for the counterattack.

A simple way to cut health care costs

Posted Wed, Jul 29, 6 a.m.

By Gordon Bopp

The overlooked step in helping patients: 'adherence' to taking one's medicine

Other media

Rep. Brian Baird is opposed to House health-reform bill No, for now, says the Washington Democrat, known for his independent streak.

STRANGE BEDFELLOWS (SEATTLEPI.COM BLOG)

Chicken soup...does it work? As flu season takes hold, a hard-eyed look at alternative remedies.

WALL STREET JOURNAL

WSJ editorial: Why Pelosi's health care plan is a stinker The paper deplores what it calls "epic new spending and taxes, pricier insurance, rationed care, dishonest accounting."

WALL STREET JOURNAL

Severe local shortages for swine-flu vaccine It's a national problem, so most locals won't get vaccine until December, maybe not until close to Christmas.

SEATTLE TIMES

The fake science behind the child autism-vaccine link endangers us all Panicky parents who see child autism as Public Health Enemy No. 1 have mounted a scarily effective publicity campaign that is, in itself, a public health menace.

WIRED

Blog posts

Island Girl: 'This Is It,' every day

Posted Tue, Nov 3, 4 p.m.

by Ann Bauer

An argument to see Michael Jackson's movie, and to remember that there's not always next year.

Barkeep: Another 'moderate' round, please!

Posted Sun, Oct 18, 3:09 p.m.

by Knute Berger

Health experts say that "moderate" drinking is practically no drinking at all, but that's not what they show on Mad Men. Nor would it sustain the Northwest economy.