politics
June 1, 2015
Norm Dicks, retired?
His 36-year career as a Democratic Congressman for Washington’s 6th District may have ended in 2012, but he’s still on the case protecting wildlife and fighting to bolster the economy in his native region.
September 1, 2014
Straight shooter
She fights crime the only way she knows how — with directness, smarts and a wicked sense of humor.
June 1, 2014
'Time to flex'
Cristobal J. Alex is out to change the political landscape of the United States as the head of the Latino Victory Project.
September 1, 2012
The new scoop
UW Election Eye brings together students and faculty from the undergraduate level, Master of Communication in Digital Media (MCDM), and Ph.D. program for an up-close look at the political process.
December 1, 2011
Albert Rosellini, 1910-2011
Without the help of politician Albert Rosellini, ’32, ’33, who died Oct. 10 at the age of 101, the University of Washington School of Medicine might not exist today.
Scott B. White, 1970-2011
State Sen. Scott White, ’01 who died suddenly Oct. 21 of an undiagnosed heart problem, was a rare individual who never met a person with whom he couldn’t find common ground.
December 1, 2008
Election wrap
David Domke, head of journalism at the UW, spoke with Columns Co-Editor Eric McHenry on Nov. 6 about the presidential campaign that had ended two days earlier
March 1, 2008
Tom Lantos, 1928-2008
Tom Lantos, ’49, ’50, the only Holocaust survivor to serve as a member of Congress, died Feb. 11.
June 1, 2007
Dan Evans, engineer of change
Fate and a fierce independent streak kept him out of the White House. But that may have been for the best, since it kept Dan Evans close to his home state — and his alma mater.
March 1, 2007
House rules
After 30 years of waiting in the wings, Norm Dicks finally gets to set the agenda in the other Washington.
March 1, 2005
Gossett up for challenge
Larry Gossett became Region 10’s first — and it now appears last — representative on the King County Council.
March 1, 2001
Electoral cures
In the aftermath of the election mess in Florida, UW experts offer their ideas for improving the system.
Record gift
Don Matthews, retired chair of the UW’s political science department, donated $800,000 for an endowment in the Department of Political Science.
June 1, 1999
Alumnus and statesman
As Africa's most populous nation is trying to change its legacy by making the transition to democracy, one of its guiding forces is Alex Ekwueme.
March 1, 1999
After I-200
The passage of I-200 means the UW has to find other ways to attract and maintain a diverse student body.
June 1, 1998
The world of 2088
Looking ahead, UW experts envision internet implants, a colony on Mars, obsolete books and the end of the United States.
June 1, 1996
1995 bombing highlighted a disturbing rise in anti-government fervor
But as the shock waves from the Oklahoma City bombing still echo, we can hope that reasonable discussion will turn down the fever.
Why don’t Americans trust their government?
Distrust in government today is rated by some experts to be second only to pre-Civil War times.
March 1, 1994
Dixy Lee Ray, 1914-1994
Dixy Lee Ray was controversial, outspoken, iconoclastic, but also an esteemed teacher and scientist, former governor and UW Zoology professor.
September 1, 1992
America on the rocks
The president is the country’s premier political leader, but he also is the nation’s top CEO, running a multitrillion-dollar enterprise.