Brier Dudley offers a critical look at technology and business issues affecting the Northwest.

Latest entries:

• "Dark Void" scores: Brad Pitt buys rights, may star in movie version   Thursday November 19 at 11:36 am
• Google's free Chrome operating system: Details, video emerge   Thursday November 19 at 11:08 am

Welcome to Microsoft Pri0: That's Microspeak for top priority, and that's the news and observations you'll find here from Seattle Times technology reporter Sharon Chan.

Latest entries:

• Microsoft shareholder meeting: Sunnier overall, with wispy Apple clouds   Thursday November 19 at 11:25 am
• Livetweeting the Microsoft shareholders meeting at 8 a.m.   Thursday November 19 at 7:19 am

Veteran financial journalist Jon Talton blogs daily on the most important economic news, trends and issues involving Seattle and the Northwest. Read his regular column every other Sunday in the Seattle Times.

Latest entries:

• State and local government deficits will be major drags on recovery   Friday November 20 at 10:05 am
• China pulls the world economy back to growth, but no momentum to halt job losses   Thursday November 19 at 9:55 am

Join the informed, opinionated journalists of The Times' editorial staff in lively discussions at our blog Ed Cetera.

Latest entries:

• Round one: Washington out   Friday November 20 at 3:29 pm
• Sarah Palin goes 'rogue'   Friday November 20 at 12:46 pm

Welcome to The Seattle Times' online letters to the editor, a sampling of readers' opinions. Join the conversation by commenting on these letters or send your own letter of up to 200 words opinion@seattletimes.com.

Latest entries:

• Tim Eyman's failure, a success for state finances?   Saturday November 21 at 4:00 pm
• Mammograms and new breast-cancer guidelines   Saturday November 21 at 3:59 pm

Music news, concert reviews, analysis and opinion by Seattle Times music writer Andrew Matson.

Latest entries:

• Friday Favorites: fresh tracks from Past Lives, Champagne Champagne, Animal Collective, Edan   Friday November 20 at 12:12 pm
• "GIVE" is a snapshot of Seattle's local pop scene in 30 tracks, one of which suggests a more collaborative tomorrow   Thursday November 19 at 4:19 pm

Seattle Times writer Moira Macdonald muses on moviegoing

Latest entries:

• News flash: Movie popcorn is bad for you. And, it's raining.   Friday November 20 at 12:27 pm
• An update: DVD recall of John Huston's "The Dead"   Friday November 20 at 9:22 am

Seattle Times food writer Nancy Leson serves up the best info and tips on Northwest food, cooking, dining and restaurants.

Latest entries:

• Wok not ready to roll? Try this trick for cleaning it   Friday November 20 at 9:00 am
• Jonathan Kauffman to leave Seattle Weekly for SF Weekly   Thursday November 19 at 10:05 pm

Seattle Times staff reports on news and happenings related to the City of Bellevue and the neighborhoods within it. Video: Meet the bloggers.

Latest entries:

• San Juans murder-suicide started in Bellevue   Thursday November 19 at 3:23 pm
• That sign means you're getting on I-405   Tuesday November 17 at 11:35 am

Melissa Allison tracks Seattle's — and the world's — caffeine addiction.

Latest entries:

• Starbucks seeks managers of social media, digital strategy   Friday November 20 at 1:34 pm
• El Diablo Coffee on Queen Anne enters turkey latte art smackdown   Thursday November 19 at 1:12 pm

The Seattle Times political team explores state and local politics.

Latest entries:

• Mike McGinn's victory party draws hundreds of curious revelers   Friday November 20 at 8:35 pm
• Seattle City Council announces new committee assignments   Friday November 20 at 10:50 am

An illustrated journal of life in the Puget Sound region by Times artist Gabriel Campanario.

Latest entries:

• Finally Friday, guess where I sketched this VW Beetle   Friday November 20 at 4:36 pm
• Volunteers at Ballard Food Bank help people in need   Thursday November 19 at 3:36 pm

The Times' criminal justice team looks behind the scenes and behind the headlines.

Latest entries:

• Unusual accident with tow rope sends pedestrian to hospital   Friday November 20 at 7:43 am
• Sketches: Two men sought in attempted abduction in Redmond   Thursday November 19 at 9:04 pm

Exploring philanthropy, non-profits and socially motivated business, from the Gates Foundation to your donation. A fresh look at the economy of good intentions.

Latest entries:

• Tweeting for $10: new appeals for holiday giving in tough times   Friday November 20 at 11:48 am
• Bill introduced to curb mineral trade that fuels war and rape   Thursday November 19 at 9:54 am

Seattle Times reporter Hal Bernton, who just returned from assignment in Afghanistan, shares his observations about life in a country now in its third decade of war.

Latest entries:

• Fort Lewis remembers two soldiers from a hard-hit platoon   Thursday November 19 at 8:21 pm
• The camera guy, and some thoughts upon leaving   Tuesday November 10 at 1:03 am

Mason Kelley covers High School Sports for The Seattle Times. Sandy Ringer and Josh Mayers are also frequent contributors to this blog.

Latest entries:

• Class 4A/3A state soccer thread: Saturday edition   Saturday November 21 at 7:00 pm
• Semifinal high-school football pairings   Saturday November 21 at 4:21 pm

Times reporter Bob Condotta keeps the news coming about the Montlake Dawgs.

Latest entries:

• Apple Cup next year apparently moving to Dec. 4   Saturday November 21 at 5:39 pm
• Saturday links   Saturday November 21 at 11:05 am

Seattle Times staff reporter Percy Allen provides a running commentary on the Huskies.

Latest entries:

• Friday's Pac-10 games in review   Saturday November 21 at 10:26 am
• San Jose State post-game analysis   Friday November 20 at 11:19 pm

Geoff Baker covers the Mariners for The Seattle Times. He provides daily coverage of the team throughout spring training, and during the season.

Latest entries:

• Dustin Ackley to move to second base; Mariners add six to 40-man roster   Friday November 20 at 5:01 pm
• A Mariners-Tigers swap makes a whole lot of sense for both teams   Friday November 20 at 2:27 pm

Ron Judd, an Olympics junkie and Seattle Times columnist who has covered Olympic sports since 1997, will use this space to serve up news and opinion on the Summer and Winter Games -- also inviting you to chime in on Planet Earth's biggest get-together.

Latest entries:

• Ticket update: VANOC settles lawsuit by selling tickets to black-market dealer   Friday November 20 at 12:31 am
• Some new Olympic tickets appear for U.S. fans   Sunday November 15 at 10:05 pm

Danny O'Neil covers the Seahawks for The Seattle Times.

Latest entries:

• Video: Coach Jim Mora explains why CB Josh Wilson is doubtful   Friday November 20 at 4:56 pm
• Darnell Dockett fined $7,500 for his elbow to the throat of Hasselbeck   Friday November 20 at 1:03 pm

Jose Romero covers Seattle Sounders FC for The Seattle Times. Watch for his coverage as the club plays its first season in Major League Soccer.

Latest entries:

• Sigi Schmid hospitalized with pneumonia   Saturday November 21 at 6:03 pm
• Galaxy video and photos, 11-21-09   Saturday November 21 at 1:57 pm

Larry Stone gives his take on a wide array of baseball issues and weighs in about the Mariners too.

Latest entries:

• Aroldis Chapman fires agent, hires Hendrick brothers   Saturday November 21 at 1:39 pm
• Mariners lose Chris Jakubauskas to Pirates   Friday November 20 at 2:26 pm

Jayda Evans covers college and pro women's basketball. While its her first year on the Washington beat, she has covered the Storm since its inception. She'll offer observations, critiques, occasional off-beat tales and answers to select e-mail inquires. Evans also has written a book on the Storm and women's hoops, called "Game On!"

Latest entries:

• WNBA loses another team: Sacramento Monarchs folded   Friday November 20 at 2:12 pm
• Game thread: BYU at Washington   Wednesday November 18 at 7:08 pm

Mark Yuasa covers fishing and outdoors in the Pacific Northwest. A Seattle native, Mark is a lifelong angler who grew up near the banks of Lake Washington, and has been covering fishing and outdoors for more than 18 years for The Seattle Times. Read his regular fishing report every Thursday, and the outdoor notebook every Sunday.

Latest entries:

• Where they're biting, where they're not   Monday November 16 at 1:12 pm
• All fishing to close on part of the Nooksack River North Fork   Friday November 13 at 3:24 pm