Bowl of Roses

We've been complaining a lot about the local press lately, so here's a kudo. Congrats to Seattle Times reporters Ken Armstrong and Nick Perry for their prestigious Michael Kelly Award, bestowed for their series exposing the criminal histories of members of the Rose Bowl-winning U-Dub football team. The judges were impressed by the reporters' "commitment to truth" despite the obvious risk that dinging the Huskies would piss off readers, alienate advertisers and, yea, besmirch the Times' reputation. For its gutsy stand in support of the series, the Times gets a boost to its cred at a precarious time.