Stories for Aug. 5, 2011

ACT's 'In the Next Room' is easy but too chipper

Fri, Aug 5, 9 p.m.

The humor around the collision of sex and electricity is presented comfortably, but the sorrow underlying the medical misunderstanding of women's needs is muted.

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The Mariners: more than mildly jinxed

Fri, Aug 5, 8:34 p.m.

By Mike Henderson

How else to explain how players who either under-performed or who were under-estimated here could move to other clubs and become big stars?

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Why the waterfront tunnel is key to the region's economy

Fri, Aug 5, 9:10 a.m.

By Dave Gering

The tunnel solution is essential to keep I-5 flowing during construction of a Viaduct replacement, thus serving the industrial "triangle" that powers the region.

First D.B. Cooper. Now, the truth about Sasquatch's identity!

Fri, Aug 5, 9:09 a.m.

By Feliks Banel

Duty, or the prospect of a book contract, compels me to come forward now about hairy, smelly old Uncle Wally.

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The 2012 question: will Latinos make a difference in McKenna-Inslee race?

Fri, Aug 5, 7 a.m.

By Erik Neumann

The Washington state governor's race looks tight, making emerging electoral groups more important than ever.

The voodoo bug hits Oregon vintners

Fri, Aug 5, 2 a.m.

By Ronald Holden

Biodynamic winemaking, long established in Burgundy, has made the leap to Oregon, bringing with it ancient agricultural practices. Katherine Cole's new book, Voodoo Vintners, explores a world of grapes grown with the help of moon cycles, manure-packed cow horns, and lactating bovines.