Sunday, November 22, 2009 - Page updated at 02:06 a.m.

JOHN LOK / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Tom Brown, left, a volunteer with Senior Services, gives 87-year-old Les Albright a ride to an eye exam from Albright's North Seattle home. Brown has been volunteering for the agency for a decade and says he enjoys helping others. Read story

NEW - 12:50 AM

The Fund For The Needy | Seattle Times Fund For The Needy offers opportunity to give

The Seattle Times today opens its 31st annual Fund For The Needy campaign. The two-month drive, which collected a record $668,183 last year, comes as social-service agencies are squeezed between increased need and sharp cutbacks in donor support and government assistance.

Child-support error costs nearly $21,000

Danny Westneat | Bonus for supe with a B minus?

Danny Westneat's columns via RSS

UPDATE - 12:32 AM

Fund For The Needy donations make a difference

Nicole Brodeur | You have more to spare than you think you do

NEW - 01:02 AM

The Wrap | Ron Judd | Back and ready to rip through all the news

Fundraiser descends after 113 nights on roof

Federal judge pushes for answers on salmon recovery

Sail back in time with festive ships

Street signs to honor Seattle's parks designers

Palin excitement builds in Tri-Cities

Reward offered for info on emaciated horses

Shots fired at hall during a dance

Police 'gang sweep' rounds up nearly 80 fugitives in Tri-Cities

Couple rescued from from perilous road near Grants Pass

How your U.S. lawmaker voted this week

Date set for trial in case of Klickitat County man accused of hiring hit man

Craigslist adoption ad: A plea by young mother-to-be? A scam?

Italian prosecutors request life sentence for UW student

Federal judge takes third swing at NW salmon plan

Seattle owners urged to secure vessels

Bellingham police investigate shooting death

Sentence request for US woman in Italy murder case

How an old problem became a crisis

Interactive Graphic: See photos and a graphic illustration of what's at risk should the leaky Howard Hanson Dam force a major flood in the Green River Valley.

Part 1: Downstream from dam, valley residents and businesses prepare for worst

Part 2: Rushing to patch a leaking dam | 'Big burst' plagued a Seattle dam decades ago

Times neighborhood news partnership

The Seattle Times has formed a journalism partnership with several of Seattle's most highly regarded neighborhood news sites. Find out more

West Seattle Blog
My Ballard
Rainier Valley Post

Capitol Hill Seattle
Seattle Health Guide

Columnists

Nicole Brodeur
Tues, Fri

Jerry Large
Mon, Thu

Danny Westneat
Wed, Sun

The Bumper Connection with Charles E. Brown

Your green light to talk traffic

The Times' Charles E. Brown shares your traffic-related concerns.

Traffic home

Blogs

The Blotter NEW - 11/20, 07:43 AM

Unusual accident with tow rope sends pedestrian to hospital

Politics Northwest NEW - 11/20, 08:35 PM

Mike McGinn's victory party draws hundreds of curious revelers

The Business of Giving NEW - 11/20, 11:48 AM

Tweeting for $10: new appeals for holiday giving in tough times

Seattle Sketcher NEW - 11/20, 04:36 PM

Finally Friday, guess where I sketched this VW Beetle

Latest AP Local news

Updated at 06:03 a.m.

Kettering engineer cuts power use in open coolers

Winning lottery numbers chosen

Eastern Washington wins 72-68 over Texas-Arlington

Jacquizz Rodgers, Canfield lead OSU win

Eastern Washington beats Northern Arizona 49-45

Advertising

Marketplace

nwjobs

Workplace challenges

Work, unplugged: Connected to the office 24/7? Break free from the digital leash
Post a comment

Search for a Job

Salary Advice
Career Center

Employers: Post a Job

Nine to Thrive
Michelle Goodman blogs about work/life balance.
How to tell your office you're gravely ill
Post a comment

nwautos

2009's most fuel-efficient sedansnew
Choosing a new sedan? Weigh the impact of your choice on your wallet and on the planet.
Post a comment

Most Popular Cars

Chrysler Sebring

Toyota Camry

Chevrolet Corvette

nwhomes

Find a Home

For sale
New Homes
Foreclosures

Search properties for sale

Rent a home or apartment

Post your property or rental

Open Houses

Find this weekend's open house listings.

Or search by location:

Advertising

Photography

Photos of the day

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Purchase Photography

Capture a memory and own a moment with photo reprints, digitally reproduced on archive-quality paper. Plus, create mugs, mousepads, puzzles and notecards using your favorite images.

More photo galleries