Mayor Greg Nickels takes the stand today against the Sonics, with team owner Clay Bennett and others to follow throughout the day. Here's the live blog from the Seattle P-I and the continually updating story from The Seattle Times. ...
Meanwhile, Josh Feit at The Stranger reckons the person whom Seattle Sonics fans should root for is none other than Deputy Mayor Tim Ceis, who also may testify today downtown. ...
P-I columnist Joel Connelly accuses Gov. Christine Gregoire of lacking the teeth to get tough on saving animal marmot habitats. ...
David Postman, The Seattle Times chief political reporter and blogger, interviews House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and guess what: She's predicting "enormous gains" for Democrats come November. ...
Other reporters at The Seattle Times, however, are still lamenting the death of NBC newsman Tim Russert. ...
In Spokane, Spokesman Review political writer Jim Camden pieces together the message coming from the Democrat's state convention. ...
In Idaho, Democrats are patting themselves on the back for sending a diverse selection of delegates to the party's national convention in Denver. ...
At Sound Politics, Righty blogger Eric Earling is patting himself on the back for noting that party platforms rarely reflect candidates' views, while telling supporters of the city's upcoming bottled water ban to go whet themselves. ...
At Horse's Ass, Lefty blogger David Goldstein is admiring his quotes in today's P-I story profiling the experience of Democratic candidate Darcy Burner. ...
Over at Whacky Nation, Mark Gardner gives his two-cents on a McCain-Lieberman ticket for the Republicans. ...
Feel like a little summer reading? Oregonian reporter Jeff Mapes unpacks his favorite political novels for the season. ...
Feel like a little summer driving? June 30 is the last day of summer when you can use your cell phone at the wheel without being at risk for a $124 traffic ticket — unless you're using a hands-free device. What are you supposed to do? Buy a Bluetooth headset? Yeah, right. ...
