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Election day: Still time to replace a ballot

Tue, Feb 9, 6 a.m.

By Joe Copeland

We have gone to all-mail voting, of course. But who knew about an email option for getting a replacement ballot?

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The new politics of austerity

Tue, Jan 12, 9:07 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

At federal, state, and local levels, 2010 will be a year of political dieting, forgoing some of the fattening programs of the recent past.

Behind Weyerhaeuser's move to REIT-hood

Mon, Jan 4, 2 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

Weyerhaeuser is close to becoming a real estate investment trust. For tax analysts and shareholders, forests are no longer about timber; they're about harvesting tax-advantaged money.

A New Year's poem

Fri, Jan 1, midnight

By Daniel Jack Chasan

Not all the past decade was a curse. A look ahead, this one in verse.

Mapping the coming year in politics

Wed, Dec 23, 2 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

Obama and Congressional Democrats are on thin ice, particularly if the economy doesn't rebound. Mayor McGinn will face some early key decisions that will indicate if he is reading the austerity signals well.

A bad election for moderates

Mon, Nov 16, 6 a.m.

By David Brewster

Everywhere, the independent voters are gaining, but not here. An analysis of the problems some solution-seeking centrists faced, and how Susan Hutchison and Joe Mallahan failed on the candor tests.

Waiting, statue-like, for the next count

Thu, Nov 5, 10:22 a.m.

By Chuck Wolfe

In the mayor's race, the slow process of counting mail-in ballots has left the candidates frozen.

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Another slow day at election central

Wed, Nov 4, 10:17 p.m.

By Matt Fikse-Verkerk

Maddeningly, Wednesday's mayoral results mean exactly nothing.

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Election 09: All-mail ballots drain elections of their majesty

Wed, Nov 4, 6 a.m.

By Steven J. Buri

Vote-by-mail may be more convenient, but it comes at the expense of the symbolism and grand drama of election nights.

Have Republicans found a path to reclaim some high state offices?

Tue, Nov 3, 6 a.m.

By Floyd McKay

Those stepping stones are King County executive and Attorney General. New election rules make the King County post within reach for Susan Hutchison, running as an independent.

What I liked about this election

Mon, Nov 2, 6 a.m.

By David Brewster

Ten encouraging developments, plus four little worries. It only seemed like an inconsequential election season, but the omens were quite good for life after Nickels.

A once-in-a-generation chance for regionalism

Mon, Nov 2, 6 a.m.

By Fred Jarrett

The idea gets lip service each election, but this year could be different, especially for King County. A veteran advocate lays out some guidelines and examples.

Ending homelessness: How are we doing?

Thu, Oct 29, 6 a.m.

By Judy Lightfoot

Those vaunted 10-year plans to solve the problem are halfway in, or more, and yet homelessness persists. Even so, we're making progress and on the right track.