Environment 40,000 miles of open ocean -- and a boat full of rookies The biennial Clipper Round the World Yacht Race puts total novices aboard some of the fastest sailboats on the sea. Two have died this year already. by Eugene Carlson / April 28, 2016
Environment A very bad night on the Iditarod trail The temperature dropped. The wind blew hard. The dogs died. Things looked bad. by Eugene Carlson / March 18, 2009
A side of transparent pork, please Obama may not like earmarks, but Congressman Jim McDermott loves 'em by Eugene Carlson / March 11, 2009
Tech Garden Show is talking to buyers Lavender. (Wikimedia Commons, Contributor Fir0002) by Eugene Carlson / March 2, 2009
Blogging the Inauguration: A raspberry from the bleachers For some who came to see Obama's big moment, the Inauguration became a giant SNAFU. by Eugene Carlson / January 20, 2009
Blogging the Inauguration: Caught in the crush Trains are passing stations, too jammed to stop. We're walking (it's only five miles) by Eugene Carlson / January 19, 2009
Blogging the Inauguration: A giant feed lot Shrines of democracy, amid what looks like a refugee camp by Eugene Carlson / January 17, 2009
Politics We're electing Obama today. ZZZZZZ It's Electoral College day, in case you somehow missed it. by Eugene Carlson / December 15, 2008
Is that dollars, Dale, or glass? Chihuly and five other Seattle donors give the maximum ($50,000) to the Obama inaugural committee. by Eugene Carlson / December 13, 2008
Politics A hurricane blows away bad news Hurricane Gustav. (NOAA) by Eugene Carlson / September 1, 2008