On Monday, it will be exactly 50 years since the day John Glenn helped America turn the corner in the Space Race with the Soviets. When Glenn became the first American to orbit the planet, it triggered a celebration and sense of pride that arguably was c

When a Montana court ruled in December that the state’s longstanding restrictions on outside campaign spending should be allowed to stand, it was clear that the Supreme Court would have to address the issue. That Montana ruling, after all, stood in contr

It's only Friday if Jeremy Lin says it's Friday. Does he say it's Friday? Ok, then. It's Friday. The 1st Five: Megadeath's Dave Mustaine thinks Rick Santorum is a respectable guy. Which is a problem. Occasional Planet: Walter Cronkite telling the truth m

The media drones on and on like some empty, faceless, meaningless noise, and that’s on a good day. On a bad day it’s like fingernails on a blackboard; this horrible shrieking noise that never let’s up. When I grew up I caught the tail end of Edward R Mor

The Seattle Times is trying something a bit different this year at Mariners spring training. Students from Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication are supplementing the Times' coverage in Peoria, Ariz. The p

Set up like a museum arcade, the exhibit has everything from early black and white TVs in huge cabinets to mini-TVs that fit in the palm of your hand. There’s even one that looks like a space capsule from the ’60s. And sprinkled in between the various TV