Stories for April 10, 2008

Gregoire bus tour update: Campaigning means babysitting

Thu, Apr 10, 7:27 p.m.

Editor's note: Liz Burlingame, a student at University of Washington and member of Seattle Politicore, is an embedded blogger on the Gregoire bus tour. Not many people know more about babysitting than Bill Jemkins. Babysitting campaign signs, that is.

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Seamus Heaney tackles Sophocles at the Seattle Rep

Thu, Apr 10, 7 p.m.

By Thomas May

The production opens with a stunning scene, but there are a few fatal mistakes in this play about fate and war.

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Growing up without newspapers

Thu, Apr 10, 2 p.m.

By Lisa Brunette

Sixth of a series: The youngest member of the Crosscut editorial team weighs in.

Why the Sonics should go away

Thu, Apr 10, 1 p.m.

By David Brewster

Brave is the mortal who takes on Art Thiel, the Post-Intelligencer's ace sports columnist. Advocates for a Legislative fix for Husky stadium still think Thiel's withering column about that request sank the idea in a day. (Thiel dislikes the commercialization of college sports and has become the scourge of Huskies.) And now, he's arguing to defy the Oklahoma Sonics group until the last lawsuit dies. "Just say no," contends Big Art.

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Gov. Christine Gregoire on balancing the governorship and motherhood

Thu, Apr 10, 9:03 a.m.

By Liz Burlingame

"Do you notice how she's always drawn to the children?" Tracy Prazo of the State Association of Electrical Workers asked. Her face was inches from the bus window, as she peered down at Gov. Christine Gregoire walking toward a small group of longshoremen.

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