Stories for May 26, 2010

Should online comments carry real names? Why not?

Wed, May 26, 2:30 p.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

For some posters, anonymity provides permission to make irresponsible comments and over-the-top personal attacks. When those comments predominate, as they often do, the real losers are people trying to engage in serious dialogue.

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Crosscut Tout: SIFF film puts 13 local bands in the spotlight

Wed, May 26, 11:38 a.m.

By Travis Hay

MTV's "Amplified Seattle," screening tonight (May 26), is a series of five-minute documentaries spotlighting the Moondoggies, Thee Emergency and other Seattle favorites.

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Mariners: Not so far out of it

Wed, May 26, 10:10 a.m.

By Mike Henderson

Sure, the team has been disappointing. But they have been close, and they play in a division where nobody is that far out of last place.

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The Vance Report: Rossi move means real fight

Wed, May 26, 8:43 a.m.

By Chris Vance

Dino Rossi's challenge of Patty Murray is great for Republicans, who now have a credible candidate to energize voters at the top of the ticket and a chance to become relevant in state politics again. It also means lots of independent ads, which we will say we hate even as the attacks influence the choices.

Ivar's: why it ought to win a restaurant award

Wed, May 26, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Some Seattle chefs win awards from the James Beard Foundation. Maybe the chain created by Seattle's Ivar Haglund deserves honors for its special way of serving the public in a city that has a tendency to take itself quite seriously.

Salmon or political games? Obama administration makes its choice

Wed, May 26, 2 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

A federal judge repeatedly warned the federal government that only big changes to proposals for hydro dams would guarantee approval. Instead, the Obama administration has presented a plan that looks very much like the Bush strategy.