The right-wing radio host said America is just not ready for a gay, married president — provoking outrage. But who are we kidding: Here in the Seattle area, the Catholic Church just ended the employment of two popular teachers for the same thing, writes columnist Danny Westneat.
Project Homeless is a new Seattle Times initiative that explores and explains the region’s complex, troubling problem of homelessness. With strong watchdog reporting and vivid storytelling, Project Homeless seeks to spotlight what is working, and what is not working, in responding to homelessness. We will also feature solutions-oriented reporting from elsewhere in the country.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Tom Vilsack, a former Iowa governor and U.S agriculture secretary, will oversee Purdue Pharma’s marketing efforts to ensure the OxyContin maker is not overstating the benefits of its opioid painkillers or downplays the danger of addiction. Purdue Pharma announced the appointment Friday as part of its federal bankruptcy proceedings. Vilsack...
The new report says: "Washington’s crime situation is a bit unusual … The state boasts a violent crime rate considerably below the national average, yet has a significant property crime issue, mainly in Seattle and its other large cities."
Hawaii authorities haven't identified the woman but said the body was found near where 41-year-old Smriti Saxena had disappeared the previous night.
The protesters, concerned about climate change, were arrested inside a Chase bank.
After Victoria, a 55-year-old matriarch well-known to scientists, drew her last breaths in June 2013. Her death brought out distinctive behaviors in the other animals, not quite grief but possibly something emotional, concluded the researchers, one of whom found an unexpected joy in her passing.
