Wolf poacher gets a legal pass on doing the time
The story of a convicted wolf killer brings a growing problem into perspective, and shows how big an impact even one or two deaths can have on an endangered population.
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The story of a convicted wolf killer brings a growing problem into perspective, and shows how big an impact even one or two deaths can have on an endangered population.
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The city has already laid out its own plan for improvements. Mayor McGinn and the City Council should move ahead rather than waste time negotiating with a department that has shown little sign of good faith.
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After businesses have spent already millions, Washington's high court is about to review the voter-approved measure disbanding Washington's liquor store system. Some states have courts review measures before a public vote. Does California have a better idea?
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An audience of prison inmates tearfully applauded 'This Wide Night,' opening May 18 at Seattle's Bathhouse Theatre. A unique local nonprofit, The If Project, helping to change the lives of women offenders and at-risk youth, co-sponsored a special preview behind prison walls.
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Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and the Seattle Police Department review their response to Tuesday's riots and show off the weapons they confiscated from protesters.
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Watch "Incendiary," anti-death penalty documentary, on the big screen in downtown Seattle, thanks to Tugg, a new online service.
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The UW Center for Human Rights and immigrant community advocates at OneAmerica charge that Latino groups live in a climate of fear produced by racial profiling and other Border Patrol practices.
READ MORE | 14 COMMENTSFrom Seattle to northern Snohomish County, history casts a long shadow over news developments about police, jobs, and outdoor recreation.
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It took decades to get a law enacted. But if we're going to rethink the federal role here, should we also stop having the feds favor companies with tax breaks?
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A key player in the Saturday Night Massacre for the first time gives his version of events, his decision to resign, and how the Nixon presidency unraveled before the author's eyes.
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Voters judge candidates for governor on the basis of how well they can manage the state's business. Yet, Jay Inslee's campaign keeps going after Rob McKenna over a complex federal issue.
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Exploited home care workers are fighting for better terms and safer conditions. Aging boomers have a stake in the fight -- if they want to grow old gracefully and avert a Medicare meltdown.
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Horrendous murders test a childhood faith in the power of forgiveness. One consoling thought: the pain is a kind of gift.
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A look at a day of arguments that led to victory for supporters of same-sex marriage.
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Darrington in northern Snohomish County has had a tough time converting from a timber-based economy to one that relies on tourism and the environment. Now, townspeople feel blindsided by environmental groups who are trying to remove a beloved hiking destination.
READ MORE | 15 COMMENTSThe latest from news outlets and blogs around the Northwest and beyond, chosen by Crosscut editors.
Justice Scalia had long detested restrictions on corporate political contributions but there was little sign that the 2009 arguments on an obscure case called "Citizens United" would lead to anything big legally.
The Oregonian reports that issues " include excessive turnover of senior managers (three different training commanders since 2007; four chiefs and six assistant chiefs of operations since 2000), lack of annual performance reviews, snail-paced investigations of alleged police misconduct and uneven discipline that often gets reduced or overturned due to grievances or arbitration rulings."
The Seattle Times reports, "These days, the Internet instantly connects you with others who worry what disaster the future might bring."
The probe by the State Patrol involved the assistant chief who is in charge of SPD's response to a U.S. Department of Justice investigation. It was touched off by complaints from police captains, who took a number of concerns to the U.S. Attorney's office.
A Pierce County Superior Court judge agreed with the defense's position on the meaning of the state's child porn law and tossed the charges against Powell, the father-in-law of a missing Utah woman.
The Herald reports, "Washington State Patrol detectives have sent prosecutors the results of their investigation into Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon, but they aren't saying what they've found."
Connelly writes, "Anarchists who trashed downtown Seattle storefronts on May Day are the best friends an established order could ever have."
A group of May Day protesters in Seattle broke windows downtown and set a small fire at the old federal courthouse.
The ACLU says current laws are inadequate and that strong new policies will be needed to protect citizens' rights. A professor observes that the legal system has been slow to respond as technology moves rapidly.
Days after the murder of his wife and daugther, a survivalist apparently committed suicide while police encircled the bunker he spent eight years building in a hillside.