--A portion of all Sonics/Storm ticket sales now go to opposing civil rights for gays!. more ›

The Seattle P-I reports that Tay Yoshitani, who will succeed Mic Dinsmore, "was the Port of Seattle Commission's unanimous choice from more than 70 possible candidates generated during a 6-month-long national search." Does this mean he'll help the Port understand that it's not got a monopoly, as Bill Virgin was saying the other day? more ›

Via the Slog, Hominid Views, and The Seattle Times, Darcy Burner conceded the election for Washington's 8th District congressional seat to Sheriff Dave Reichert last night. more ›

--A P-I editorial targets what may be the state's last living Republican (via Northwest Progressive Institute) more ›

-Outdoor advertising leviathan Clear Channel got a contract to wrap some Seattle community transit buses in their advertising. more ›

Darcy Burner has a diary up at Daily Kos today that talks about Net Neutrality and furthers our opinion that she has an understanding of the internets beyond the "series of tubes" imagery of other nameless (ahem, look up there, ahem, Alaska) state politicians. more ›

Washington's Democratic Convention went down this weekend in Yakima and depending on your perspective the caucus either contained a diversity of ideas and opinions on the war in Iraq or was torn in two over the war in Iraq. Maria Cantwell, of course, seems to be the focal point of a lot of contention, regardless of how seriously you view that contention. Dueling chanters did battle when she took the stage arguing, "No more six!" and "War more years!" until she was finally allowed to speak. An exhasutive scouring of the internets has failed to turn up the text of that speech but according to the Seattle Times: more ›

Ok, we're completely in favor of an award honoring Dave and the Orcinus site, but when you put it down on paper and announce the 2005 winners of the Neiwert Awards, well... The Neiwerts are awarded by the The Northwest Progressive Institute to celebrate deeds of derring-do and other accomplishments by progressive bloggers. more ›