Moving beyond the easy teabagging jokes, Publicola has a nice report on the anti-tax demonstration in Olympia today. Top honors for hyperbole go to State Sen. Janea Holmquist of Moses Lake for her zinger: "You know what, being a little bit Socialist is like being a little bit pregnant...Pretty soon you give birth to a full blown Marxist." See here for the full report. more ›

BOOKS: Local author (from Anacortes) William Dietrich will be making the rounds of local book stores, starting tonight at University Book Store. He'll be reading from his recent book, The Rosetta Key. The book sounds a little stressful, but full of Indiana Jones-style adventure. more ›