Stories for Jan. 21, 2008

Suddenly, another subject displaces "change"

Mon, Jan 21, 10:48 p.m.

This could be a game changer. Suddenly, I'm starting to pay much more attention to the candidates' talk about the economy.

Land of the Giants spatulas invade South Lake Union

Mon, Jan 21, 7:04 p.m.

By Chuck Taylor

I don't get out much. Recently I walked the length of the Seattle Streetcar line, from the Cheesecake Factory all the way to Hooters, through South Lake Union, a neighborhood where I worked for 16 years but in which today I could get lost and almost did. I tell you, it's scary what they're building down there. Remember Land of the Giants? Get a load of this picture, taken at the intersection of Terry Avenue North and East Thomas Street. It's a giant spatula.

Timber thefts in your own backyard

Mon, Jan 21, 6:17 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Mossback has begged for some Old Testament-style whuppin's for timber thieves, like the one who cut a grove of 700-year-old cedars in Wenatchee National Forest. While harsh punishments are elusive – as are the tree pirates – concerns about timber theft are growing, according to a story in the Jan. 20 New York Times.

The voters can't handle the truth, but cookies are another matter

Mon, Jan 21, 5 a.m.

By Steve Clifford

Flip Side: After considering the market research, our presidential candidate rethinks his image.

Tim Eyman's great year

Mon, Jan 21, 5 a.m.

By Knute Berger

You might love to hate him, but the populist initiative king is having a banner year – and even liberals are finding some areas where Eyman's laws are helping. Maybe you should send him a thank-you card.

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