The Machinists union has confirmed that negotiations to end a five-week strike at the Boeing Co. have begun. A note saying talks with a federal mediator were under way was posted Sunday on the union's Web site. Read more »
Taking aim at one of modern life's biggest frustrations, initiative promoter Tim Eyman is offering a measure that he claims will smooth out traffic jams, from those poorly timed small-town stoplights to the sea of cars on our biggest freeways. Read more »
Prices at the pump are dropping fast, and gas could fall below $3 a gallon in a matter of weeks, if not sooner. Does that mean Americans will return to their heedless, gas-guzzling ways? Or will motorists continue to cut back in the belief that gas prices will eventually go back up? Read more »
Sunday was a day of raw emotion for the family of a man hit by a car in the street, dragged for blocks and left to die. Ronald McKellar, 53, was hit one week ago at 72nd Street and Pacific Avenue in Tacoma - and dragged nearly a mile. Read more »
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