While the country was busy blindly voting for whoever they fancied, Seattle Weekly writer Don Ward was hard at work being a true patriot and writing an important blog post for the Weekly. We only wish he'd opened our eyes sooner before we so ignorantly cast our ballot. more ›

For the 15th year in a row, Bill Gates has topped the list of wealthiest Americans. While the rest of us are worrying about our debit cards working at WaMu, the Microsoft founder, valued at $59 billion, can afford to pay Jerry Seinfeld to hang out with him. Warren Buffett, always the bridesmaid and never the bride, came in second again. We're pretty sure being worth $50 billion is consolation enough. more ›