Author Profile Peter Jackson Peter Jackson is the former editorial-page editor of the Everett Herald. Follow him on Twitter @phardinjackson
Midday Scan: Occupy's Olympia debut; UCLA sacks Rick Neuheisel; U of O sinks into mediocrity Washington State Capitol by Peter Jackson / November 29, 2011
Midday Scan: WA's faux center party; Special session blues; Death row jujitsu John Kitzhaber: back in the governor game by Peter Jackson / November 28, 2011
Midday Scan: Kitzhaber says 'no'; Occupy vs. Black Friday; Gregoire draws line John Kitzhaber: back in the governor game by Peter Jackson / November 23, 2011
Midday Scan: Gregoire thinks small; Murray blames GOP Sen. Patty Murray is a leader of the congressional Super Committee on the budget. by Peter Jackson / November 22, 2011
Midday Scan: Patty Murray and blame game; 'middling' legislators vs. UW; Stamper's 'confession' The University of Washington by Peter Jackson / November 21, 2011
Midday Scan: upsetting more than 1 percent of commuters; UW provost pick; foreign students University of Washington President Michael Young by Peter Jackson / November 18, 2011
Midday Scan: the zen of desiring Boeing; Doril Rainey, 84, rules; all-games trips by Sno County exec? Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon by Peter Jackson / November 17, 2011
Midday Scan: Edmonds tackles insider trading, pot raids signal legalization, paper v. plastic debunked Concern about the ecological effects of plastic bags has generated a variety of approaches in many places to changing shoppers' habits. The bag shown here is apparently from a company promoting canvas... by Peter Jackson / November 16, 2011
Midday Scan: Occupy goes rude in Seattle, crude in Portland; Court could sway Inslee-McKenna A 2011 crowd for Occupy Seattle at Westlake by Peter Jackson / November 15, 2011
Midday Scan: A local try at reforming Congress' ethics; Border Patrol amok; initiative issues Brian Baird, while he was a member of Congress. by Peter Jackson / November 14, 2011