Laura Onstot

Yearly Archive

2008 (45 articles)
2007 (31 articles)

Your Retirement Funds in Iraq, Israel - May 14, 2008

The war at home.
News By Laura Onstot

The Suits This Week - May 7, 2008

A new weekly roundup of local litigious activity.
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How to Stiff Immigrant Workers in Construction - May 7, 2008

Make them “business partners.”
News By Laura Onstot

Help Or I’ll Shoot - Apr 30, 2008

Samson Berhe might have gotten the treatment he needed, if only he’d committed a crime.
News By Laura Onstot

Tasty Brown Balls - Apr 23, 2008

Taste-testing a foundation of Swedish cuisine.
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Rossi Puts the Viaduct Back in Play - Apr 23, 2008

Here’s a look at some alternatives that didn’t make the cut.
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Inmates Have No Right to Starve to Death - Apr 16, 2008

Supreme Court won’t allow convict to “let nature take its course.”
News By Laura Onstot

The Kid Who Aced His SAT - Apr 9, 2008

Don’t worry, he doesn’t know what he’s gonna do, either.
News By Laura Onstot

Tony Robbins On a Budget - Apr 9, 2008

Can't afford his $1K seminar? He has a lovely CD. . .
News By Laura Onstot

The Oracle of Seattle - Apr 2, 2008

The author of Greenspan’s Bubbles shuns Wall Street for Capitol Hill.
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Chris Hedges - Mar 26, 2008

Why can’t the God-people and the atheists just get along?
The Weekly Wire By Laura Onstot

Communist States Aren’t the Only Ones Denying Jury Trials - Mar 26, 2008

In Washington, juveniles have no right to one.
News By Laura Onstot

Sakura-Con - Mar 26, 2008

It’s not just big eyes and little mouths at this fantasy fest
The Weekly Wire By Laura Onstot

Even in a Craft Beer Mecca Like Seattle, Microbrewers Are Struggling - Mar 19, 2008

Forget oil—the price of hops has already claimed at least one local casualty.
News By Laura Onstot

Natural History - Mar 19, 2008

A brisk morning look at Seattle’s green past
The Weekly Wire By Laura Onstot

“Too Tight to Tell” Is the New “Too Close to Call” - Mar 19, 2008

Or, if you prefer, “Too Narrow to Note.”
News By Laura Onstot

“Too Tight to Tell” Is the New “Too Close to Call” - Mar 19, 2008

Or, if you prefer, “Too Narrow to Note.”
News By Laura Onstot

Lois Lowry - Mar 12, 2008

A children’s author who talks like an adult
The Weekly Wire By Laura Onstot

Moneytree CEO Wants You to Rethink His Business - Mar 12, 2008

With targeted philanthropy, and close attention to ethics, Moneytree CEO Dennis Bassford is achieving the unthinkable: overcoming prejudice against the payday lending industry.
News By Laura Onstot

Persons of Interest - Mar 12, 2008

Payday loan critics love to tell these stories.
News By Laura Onstot

Three Seattle Guys Want to Bar-Code Bullets - Mar 5, 2008

Second Amendment junkies hate that idea
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Dinosaurs at the Burke - Feb 27, 2008

You’re never too old to think ancient reptiles are totally awesome
The Weekly Wire By Laura Onstot

Potlatch 17 - Feb 27, 2008

They’ll help make your gay Celtic cyborg warrior believable
The Weekly Wire By Laura Onstot

Supreme Court Sides With Big Trash - Feb 27, 2008

Little guy gets rubbed out.
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We'll Remember You, Discover U - Feb 27, 2008

Don't be gone for long.
News By Laura Onstot

Angelique Kidjo - Feb 20, 2008

Think Graceland was the best Paul Simon album ever? You’ll love this
The Weekly Wire By Laura Onstot

Sobering Thought: Did Police Bounce the Wrong Guy? - Feb 13, 2008

Defendant is six inches and a eyebrow ring shy of the perp's description.
News By Laura Onstot

Beamer Hits Carriage, Cops Hit Cruise Control - Feb 13, 2008

They know whose car it was, but no charges were filed.
News By Laura Onstot

Great Valentine’s Day Massacre - Feb 13, 2008

Should you feel your feelings or just bang your head?
The Weekly Wire By Laura Onstot

The Cell Sell: There Will Be Blood - Feb 6, 2008

Efforts to create a cell phone directory hits snags in Olympia.
News By Laura Onstot

Pike Place Market - Feb 6, 2008

While the tourists stay out of the cold, Pike Place is yours to enjoy
The Weekly Wire By Laura Onstot

Black History Month Readings - Feb 6, 2008

Hear about the African Americans who helped build the Emerald City
The Weekly Wire By Laura Onstot

Fresh Ground Space Needle - Jan 30, 2008

The needle-shaped grinder gets a second life.
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Caucus Season: It's Our Turn - Jan 30, 2008

Obama's got an office, Clinton's “grassroots,” and we may actually matter.
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Fairmont Olympic Fine-Dining Class - Jan 30, 2008

Learn manners that will make Grandmother proud
The Weekly Wire By Laura Onstot

Comixtravaganza - Jan 23, 2008

The final panel of a monthlong examination
The Weekly Wire By Laura Onstot

An Auto-Warranty Scam Leads to a Solicitation Pileup - Jan 23, 2008

“They call right at bedtime, waking my children. I am so sick of them.”
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Accordi-o-Rama: A Squeezebox Spectacular - Jan 16, 2008

Moving beyond “Lady of Spain”
The Weekly Wire By Laura Onstot

The New S.L.U.T. Needs a Name - Jan 16, 2008

What would you call South Lake Union's planned trail?
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With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies? - Jan 16, 2008

When the shit hits the fan, Sheriff Sue Rahr will be standing alone.
News By Laura Onstot

There Goes the Gayborhood - Jan 16, 2008

As gay couples flee Capitol Hill and its drift toward overpriced sterility, an unlikely South County suburb helps fill the void.
News By Laura Onstot

Wanted: Bank Robber Who Fits the Description of Your Favorite Bookish Muppet - Jan 9, 2008

The Beaker Bandit's lying low after hitting a string of banks in the suburbs.
News By Laura Onstot

Sick Trees and Nuisances? Call the Tree Doctor - Jan 9, 2008

Just don't ask him to slay your neighbor's Aspen.
News By Laura Onstot

Cameo/Carrabba Dance Classes - Jan 2, 2008

Keep your New Year’s resolutions with a “Shuffle off to Buffalo”
The Weekly Wire By Laura Onstot

Seattle Symphony - Jan 2, 2008

Beethoven rules the New Year at Benaroya
The Weekly Wire By Laura Onstot

To Do List

Friday, May 16

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Neumo's, Fri., May 16, 8:00pm, $13 adv

Nas, D. Black, Grynch, DJ Nphared
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