Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - Page updated at 09:49 p.m.
Danny Westneat
Danny Westneat takes an opinionated look at the Puget Sound region's news, people and politics. Send tips or comments to dwestneat@seattletimes.com. His column runs Wednesday and Sunday.
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Walter Backstrom was known in politics as an energetic volunteer for all things Republican. Read story
UPDATE - 9:28 PM
The last word from Walter Backstrom | Danny Westneat
On April 22, Walter Backstrom died homeless, in one of the shelters he had found so hard to sleep in years earlier when he conducted a five-day experiment.
Saturday, May 12
Poor marks for some school cuts | Danny Westneat
Tuesday, May 8
Race still an issue for voters, 4 years on | Danny Westneat
Saturday, May 5
Olympic National Park expansion felled by politics of misinformation | Danny Westneat
Tuesday, May 1
Both sides fire away at idea of gun education in the schools | Danny Westneat
Saturday, April 28
Think Arizona is bad for immigrants? Try our Olympic Peninsula | Danny Westneat
Tuesday, April 24
Learning to live in a well-armed state | Danny Westneat
Tuesday, April 17
He's taking a big shot in a bid for liquor stores | Danny Westneat
Saturday, April 14
Resistance to referendum issue from the bottom up | Danny Westneat
Tuesday, April 10
Catholic Church mixes it up with politics | Danny Westneat
Saturday, April 7
Tow-truck lobby puts hook on fee caps | Danny Westneat
Tuesday, April 3
Disgusted with standardized tests, group of parents shunning them | Danny Westneat
Saturday, March 31
Personal-contact politics: Gay man's letter-writing campaign | Danny Westneat
Tuesday, March 27
Health-care freedom can be costly | Danny Westneat
Saturday, March 24
It's no miracle — 'miracle schools' cost money | Danny Westneat
Tuesday, March 20
Art is no excuse for cheating on Apple story | Danny Westneat
Saturday, March 17
With skill, luck, or a combination, Bellevue poker player wins $1.4M | Danny Westneat
