Last Rights: Making Sense of the Supreme Court’s Series of Death Penalty Rulings
Death penalty rulings are becoming one of the clearest examples of the ideological divide in the SCOTUS. Joe Sexton talks with NYT law correspondent Adam Liptak to find out what’s going on.
The Teenage Investigative Reporters Taking on Corruption in Kyrgyzstan
Journalism has taken Bektour Iskender through revolutions, death threats and even a crowdfunded space venture. James Watkins writes.
Lori Loughlin’s Daughter Olivia Jade’s Trademark Application Rejected Due to Poor Punctuation
Olivia Jade Giannulli’s latest problems are with the US Patent & Trademark Office, as they reject her application due to poor punctuation.
Caught Red Fisted: Tim Eyman Uses Wooden Slugs At Fantasy Unltd
Mere months after attempting to abscond with an office chair without paying for it, Tim Eyman is once again accused of trying to obtain services for nothing.
That’s Swift! KOMO News 4 Promptly Announces Sequel To Controversial Documentary
KOMO News 4 expedites the release of “Seattle Is Dying 2: A Modest Proposal,” a follow up documentary to their hard-hitting first installment.
Protecting Young Athletes from Abusive Coaches – Let’s Get It Right
On the heels of the CBC report on sexual abuse in amateur sport, David Telles-Langdon calls for a real way to protect young athletes.
Who’s More Likely to Be Audited: A Person Making $20,000 — or $400,000?
How a benefit for the working poor was turned against them. Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger report.
HUD Took Over a Town’s Housing Authority 22 Years Ago. Now the Authority’s Broke and Residents Are Being Pushed Out.
Despite the insistence of Ben Carson that Metropolitan St. Louis is “mission accomplished,” its HUD-controlled housing authority is bankrupt and things are getting worse. Molly Parker reports.
Meet the Chinese Journalist Taking on Public Records Obstacles
Lizzy Huang interviews journalist Feng Xin about her quest to open up public data in China.
Round Three: The Seattle Star’s Creative Commons Literary + Music Celebration at St. Andrews, June 11th
The Star’s regularly irregular poetry and music show comes to town again this Monday. I.M. Fletcher hips you to it.
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