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 The Filson of my dreams A man, his truck, and his Filson. It's a beautiful thing. (Shasta Wilson) by Jack Lewis / August 29, 2008
A Powder keg of a book "... the frontline intersection of women and soldiering, describing from a steely-eyed female perspective the horror, the humor, the cultural clashes and the fear." by Jack Lewis / October 19, 2008
Politics The prospect of a POTUS with PTSD U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. (JohnMcCain.com) by Jack Lewis / October 5, 2008
Politics Dear Sen. Murray: Please don't feed the rats Here goes a rant about the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Washington Sen. Patty Murray voted in favor, and this scribe is not pleased. by Jack Lewis / October 3, 2008
Culture Sarah Palance The masculine, populist, Old West spectacle that is Alaska Gov. Palin. by Jack Lewis / September 12, 2008