Strategies for talking with teens about marijuana now that it's 'cool' in Washington
How do parents talk with their kids about a substance that is legal for adults and suddenly seems okay in our culture in Washington?
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School zero-tolerance policies are ignored for popular game
At a time when adults are concerned about gun violence and school shootings, local students are competing to kill each other with toy guns by playing Senior Assassin.
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Why do Sounder locomotives keep idling, even when shut down?
Mud can stop a Sounder Train, as it has 134 times this season, but why do the locomotives keep idling in the station when the trains aren't running?
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Requiring school teams to allow developmentally disabled athletes to play
Rainer Beach and Curtis for the boys, Cleveland and Mead for the girls. All were champions in the high school basketball tournament played over the weekend at the Tacoma Dome. How different would these games be if developmentally disabled students were given a chance to play?
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Federal cuts 'chip away foundation' for local families
The sequester, due to go into effect March 1, and would impose a 5.3 percent across the board cut to Head Start, child care, and public health. In Washington, means losing nearly $9,000,000 and potentially harming over 1,000 children.
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Bellevue police theory on severe beating of young, popular athlete
Five months have passed since J.D. Aylward was left to die in a Bellevue street. He's had a setback with his planned surgery to reattach his skull. Meanwhile, sources say the Bellevue PD has an improbable theory on what caused his injuries.
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The sophisticated man and an opera virgin take in Seattle's La Boheme
It's been called one of the most popular operas of all time. Seattle Opera's production of "La Boheme" just opened. Opera buff Tom Tangney went on opening night with a date who had never been to an opera in her life - me.
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Seattle Times offers digital subscriptions, aka goes behind a paywall
The Seattle Times is challenging the assumption that nobody wants to pay for news, while a local news council is asking journalists to step up their games to win back public trust.
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A medical marijuana superstore opens in Seattle, prepares for retail sales
The largest medical marijuana dispensary in Seattle is open in one of the state's old liquor stores and preparing for retail sales.
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Seattle women examine the way Hollywood defines a bombshell
Two Seattle women asked writers and artists to answer the questions, who do today's women admire, who do today's men covet, and who's a female role model? The result is a collection of essays and artwork redefining the bombshell.
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Hackers manipulated the Space Needle roof-top design contest
An international design contest to repaint the Space Needle for its 50th anniversary appears to have been manipulated by computer hackers.
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The smallest cuts sting the most - ROTC program in jeopardy
Shelton High School's Navy Jr. ROTC program is slated to close in June. Last fall programs at Mariner High School and Issaquah also closed. Parents and cadets say the program provides valuable leadership and citizenship skills they don't learn elsewhere.
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer needs to go, says a former company exec
A lot of people say Microsoft has problems, they're falling behind, and the CEO Steve Ballmer needs to go. But we haven't heard it before from someone who used to be so high up in the company. Until now.
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Medical marijuana advocate to sue the State of Washington for millions
A medical marijuana advocate plans to sue the State of Washington for 6 million dollars after property was seized during an illegal raid on his home in 2011. He's not doing it solely for his own benefit, but to protect the rights of medical marijuana users and providers.
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Why public schools want $1.25 billion from Seattle taxpayers
You might have a special election ballot on your counter that you have yet to open. Inside, there's a Seattle Schools operations and capital levy request of $1.25 billion. It's the district's largest request ever. I'll take you to a school in West Seattle that the district says makes the case for why they're asking taxpayers for money.
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