Stories for June 7, 2010

Liquor Board fights fire with flyer

Mon, Jun 7, 3 p.m.

Countering a petition drive to do away with the state Liquor Board, the board circulates a flyer touting its benefits, which it claims include lower alcohol consumption.

In Murray-Rossi polling, when is a blip just a blip?

Mon, Jun 7, 1 p.m.

By Chris Vance

Sure, it's good news for Dino Rossi that he came out on top in one recent survey, but the sample size was quite small. The real message from polling so far is about the tightness of the race.

Crosscut Tout: Amanda Knox author reads at Third Place Books

Mon, Jun 7, 11:15 a.m.

By Ronald Holden

Seattle writer Candace Dempsey reads from her new book, 'Murder in Italy'

Signs point to a shaky tourism season in Washington state

Mon, Jun 7, 2 a.m.

By Ronald Holden

International visitors account for a quarter of Seattle's tourism revenue, but the dollar's strength against the Euro is keeping many of them home.

Let's really talk about taking down those Snake River dams

Mon, Jun 7, 2 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

Economic effects have long been cited as reasons to keep the dams in place. While some inland businesses and farmers are willing to look at how dam removal could work for their communities, the leadership for a larger conversation has been missing. Are you listening, Sen. Murray?