State Sen. Bill Finkbeiner, R-Kirkland, said Thursday that he won't run for re-election this fall. "At this time, my family and I have agreed that the time is right to step aside and give someone else an opportunity to represent the district as senator while…
Less than a week after Chinese President Hu Jintao's two-day stopover, Gov. Christine Gregoire said Monday that Mexican President Vicente Fox may visit the state soon."Right now, every indication is he'll be here towards the end of May," Gregoire said, adding that she will know…
Chinese President Hu Jintao got a surprise this week when he woke up on Day 2 of his swing through Seattle, en route to Washington, D.C.Howard Schultz, chairman of Seattle-based Starbucks, and Gov. Chris Gregoire greeted Hu with, yes, a cup of Starbucks coffee.(Photo taken…
Photos by Richard Roesler, copyright The Spokesman-Review 2006Vice President Dick Cheney showed up in Everett Monday to stump for a Republican congressional candidate.Much of his 16-minute speech, however, was devoted to defending administration policy on the Iraq conflict and government surveillance.Outside the Holiday Inn hotel…
More than half a century ago, after floods inundated their home, William and Myrta Reed fled their island home near Washougal.It must have been a heartbreaking decision. The couple had moved there after migrating west from their family home in Parkerbury, Iowa. They'd raised four…
John M. Groen, 46, an Eastern Washington native who is now a Bellevue attorney, is challenging state Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerry Alexander, who announced two months ago that he's running for re-election."I, like most Washington citizens, feel that too many justices on this court…