David Brewster

Kennewick area is third fastest in the nation last year, while Seattle area is 100th, well behind Portland

Raban reviews the unsparing realism of Portland writer Jon Raymond, whose story inspires the film Wendy and Lucy

Plus, where to go and watch the inauguration with other stirred-up neighbors.

The bored tunnel idea, long a long shot, helps the politicians find common ground. Now, can they find enough funding for it?

What look like blunders, in the case of Bill Richardson and Leon Panetta, might actually be shrewd moves of a chessmaster.

Nickels' approval ratings are so dismal that some candidates are bound to jump in, probably at the last minute.

Once known for resilience, the Northwest now seems baffled as regards an economic strategy for the recession.

The departure of the Seattle Times' art critic raises questions about how papers should adjust their budgets in covering the arts.

Delaying the decision was supposed to allow a consensus version to appear magically. Didn't happen. Instead there are three new champions and three new variants. This baby seems headed for the big...