Author Profile Peter Jackson Peter Jackson is the former editorial-page editor of the Everett Herald. Follow him on Twitter @phardinjackson
Politics Midday Scan: Obama affirms same-sex marriage, Mckenna prepares to eat his words Rob McKenna by Peter Jackson / May 10, 2012
Midday Scan: Good schools still go where the money is The Bellevue skyline. by Peter Jackson / May 9, 2012
Midday Scan: Taking stands: RFK on coal, Methodists on gays Mike McGinn addressing a Town Hall meeting at Nathan Hale High School in 2011 by Peter Jackson / May 8, 2012
Midday Scan: Exec's office played politics on Snohomish County time Commerce Secretary Gary Locke appears with President Barack Obama after his nomination as the U.S. ambassador to China. At left is Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. by Peter Jackson / May 7, 2012
Midday Scan: Is Lisa Brown eyeing the governorship? Washington Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown, D-Spokane. by Peter Jackson / May 4, 2012
Politics Midday Scan: Leaving school funding to the next governor Gov. Chris Gregoire. by Peter Jackson / May 3, 2012
Midday Scan: For a peaceful protest, don't invite anarchists A police officer talks with a protester during Seattle's May Day protest. by Peter Jackson / May 2, 2012
Politics Midday Scan: Here's to the new supe, again picked as the only option Seattle Public Schools superintendent Jose Banda. by Peter Jackson / April 30, 2012
Midday Scan: Jay Inslee's self-dealing campaign rebates Rep. Jay Inslee is interviewed on KCTS 9 by Enrique Cerna. by Peter Jackson / April 27, 2012
Midday Scan: Mini-mart liquor rears its head in Washington The state's highest-grossing liquor store, at 7th Avenue and Bell Street in downtown Seattle. by Peter Jackson / April 26, 2012