Stories for Nov. 17, 2011

Midday Scan: the zen of desiring Boeing; Doril Rainey, 84, rules; all-games trips by Sno County exec?

Thu, Nov 17, 11 a.m.

At 84, pepper-sprayed Seattle activist Doril Rainey goes viral. Gov. Gregoire gets serious about the Boeing 737 MAX; and Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon may have been less than serious, about county business at least, when traveling on the taxpayers' dime.

Occupy Seattle creates real change in local government

Thu, Nov 17, 2 a.m.

By Mark Taylor Canfield

Occupy Seattle has been harshly criticized by the media as dirty and politically ineffective, but one Occupy Seattle activist points to a growing list of the group's political victories.

Leaf-ing around Seattle offers a cheap charge

Thu, Nov 17, 2 a.m.

By Matt Fikse-Verkerk

Yes, the electric vehicle is green and cheap to drive, but is it really a car? Our resident motor maven and his family put Nissan's breakthrough EV through a two-day test drive, and found it a bit sad to give back.

'Miss Representation' confronts stereotypes with powerful women and soft-core porn

Thu, Nov 17, 2 a.m.

By Pamela Biery

A new documentary about women in the media mixes the voices of seasoned female power brokers with young women. The result is a worrying look at the generation of adults Internet media is creating.