Politics Washington state poised to ban guns at protests, Capitol grounds Despite opposition from Republicans and gun-rights activists, lawmakers in Olympia are working to deter ad hoc ‘patrols’ and armed protests. by Levi Pulkkinen & Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / April 9, 2021
News WA laws banning private armies go unenforced before election As concerns grow over vigilante militias on Election Day, police say laws are too vague to invoke. by Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / November 2, 2020 / Updated 2:10 p.m. November 3
Politics Washington state lawmakers look for ways to limit armed militias State laws are vague on armed protests and paramilitaries, but legislators and activists are trying to change that. by Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / January 8, 2021
Culture In the garden: Le Tour des Plants Although I wouldn't have picked the name myself, I have to admit it makes me grin just looking at it: Le Tour des Plants. Start your hybrid and bicycle engines running, my gardening friends, because... by Geri Larkin / September 3, 2008
Culture No longer in the garden: pesky starlings A hummingbird nest with two chicks. (Wikimedia Commons contributor <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:IMG_2377.JPG' target='_blank'>Miksmith</a>). by Geri Larkin / August 27, 2008
Culture A tribute to eccentrics Our garden writer shares why those who refuse to follow the herd can best teach us. by Geri Larkin / August 22, 2008
Culture In the bamboo garden (<a href='http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/4587263_vWbUu#270481002_qJAsX' target='_blank'>Paul Vlaar</a>, Wikimedia Commons) by Geri Larkin / August 13, 2008
Culture (Not) in the garden: bees Northern California toyon (<i>Heteromeles arbutifolia</i>) in early winter, with fruit. (Splarka, Wikimedia Commons) by Geri Larkin / August 5, 2008
Culture In the garden: your pain about Spain cured on the main Skullcap. (Kurt Stueber, Wikimedia Commons) by Geri Larkin / August 5, 2008