Stories for May 5, 2008

Greg Nickels' rebel yell

Mon, May 5, 11 p.m.

Seattle's mayor waves the flag of secession. In so doing, he may have waved goodbye to a future in state politics.

For the French, Seattle's cachet is bio

Mon, May 5, 10 p.m.

Seattle's French Underground: There are thousands of emigrants in metro Seattle. They generally like our green and organic values, but the social norms here are an acquired taste. Part 2

It may be the season for finding big white enigmas. In March, scientists spotted a long-rumored white killer whale in Alaska. Closer to home, researchers who have been pawing the sod in search of the Great White earthworm of the Palouse have come up with some surprising new clues about the elusive and possibly endangered creature. Two recent discoveries, one near Moscow, Idaho, and one near Leavenworth, Wash., suggest that the worms are not only out there, they may live farther afield than previously thought.

Parlez-vous a software language?

Mon, May 5, midnight

By Cynthia Rose

Seattle's French Underground: Thousands have invaded metro Puget Sound, many of them in search of opportunities and attitudes in technology that simply don't exist at home in France. Part 1