A team of experienced reporters keep you updated on what's happening in political arenas at the city, county, state and federal levels. From presidential campaign visits to who's running for city council, we've got it covered.
Contributors
Peter Callaghan is a local columnist. He’s covered the
statehouse and state politics since 1981. Before joining The News
Tribune in 1985, the Stadium High grad worked for newspapers in Everett
and Lewiston, Idaho, and for The Associated Press in Olympia and
Seattle. Email
Peter
Joe Turner has covered state government and transportation
issues since 1990. Since the Bellarmine grad’s arrival in the newsroom
in 1978, he’s covered police, suburban cities, Tacoma City Hall,
Federal Way City Hall and the Pierce and King county governments. Email Joe
David Wickert covers Pierce County government. Before coming to
The News Tribune in 1998, he covered local government for newspapers in
Illinois, Virginia and Tennessee. Email David
Ian Demsky is a general assignment reporter who specializes in
database-driven reporting. He's been at the News Tribune since 2007 and has
previously worked in Nashville, Tenn. and Portland, Ore. When he's not at
work, he enjoys hiking and science fiction. Email Ian
Les Blumenthal has been covering Washington, D.C. for The News
Tribune since 1990, focusing on issues and politicians involving the
state. Before joining The News Tribune, he spent 13 years working for
The Associated Press in Seattle, Illinois and Washington, D.C. Email Les
John Henrikson is a local news editor who oversees political coverage. He's worked as a journalist in the
Northwest for 19 years, supervising coverage and reporting on local and
state government, the environment and growth. Email John
• Adam Wilson (The Olympian)
• Politics Northwest (Seattle Times)
• Sound Politics
• Horse's Ass
• Richard Roesler's Eye on Olympia (Spokesman Review)
• P-I's Strange Bedfellows (Seattle PI)
• Crosscut
• Statewide School Employee Pay
• City of Tacoma Employee Pay
• Pierce County Employee Pay
• King County Employee Pay
• Metro Parks Employee Pay
• City of Lakewood Employee Pay
• City of Puyallup Employee Pay
• Pierce Transit Employee Pay
• How your lawmaker voted: WashingtonVotes.org
- All
- Attorney General (145)
- Auditor (41)
- Campaign news (1063)
- Congress (198)
- Education (71)
- Environment (17)
- Federal Government (8)
- Funny stuff (57)
- Governor (662)
- Initiatives and Referenda (147)
- Insurance Commissioner (26)
- Journalism (32)
- King County (143)
- Lands Commissioner (41)
- Legislature (1114)
- Lobbying (34)
- Lt. Governor (36)
- Media (1)
- Open Government (38)
- Pierce County (537)
- President (480)
- Inauguration (25)
- Stimulus (12)
- Public Safety (44)
- Ruston (12)
- Schools Superintendent (65)
- Seattle (54)
- Secretary of State (83)
- State budget (387)
- State government (942)
- Suburbs (48)
- Supreme Court (41)
- Tacoma (421)
- Taxes (183)
- Transit (122)
- Transportation (115)
- Treasurer (31)
- Voting (260)
- Washington State Patrol (4)
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| << < | > >> | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
- July 2009 (6)
- June 2009 (138)
- May 2009 (164)
- April 2009 (273)
- March 2009 (202)
- February 2009 (148)
- January 2009 (182)
- December 2008 (158)
- November 2008 (240)
- October 2008 (175)
- September 2008 (127)
- August 2008 (110)
- More...
We reported Saturday that Casey Knowles, a 17-year-old Bonney Lake resident, is the little girl asleep in the Hillary Clinton "3 a.m." ad. Here's a link to the ad.
Reporter Mike Archbold talked to Casey by phone in New York, where she's making the TV rounds. He filed this report:
After five more interviews today, including an appearance on the "Today" show, Bonney Lake’s own “3.a.m. girl” – 17-year-old Casey Knowles is hoping she and her family can play tourists in New York City.
“The phones have been ringing off the hook,” she said from her room at the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan where she has been since Saturday. There have been so many calls, she said she has trouble remembering what she said to whom.

Knowles was thrust into the spotlight last week when her family discovered that she was the "3 a.m. girl" - the little girl asleep in a Hillary Clinton commercial while a narrator asks who voters want answering the phone in the White House when an emergency happens at 3 a.m.
Knowles, however, is a Barack Obama supporter.
Her story ended up on Seattle's KING 5, and then went national. She appeared on the "Good Morning America" show Sunday morning. CNN interviewed her, as did MSNBC and CBS.
New York has been a whirlwind. "Good Morning America" flew her and her father, Richard, to New York City on Saturday. The "Today" show picked up the airfare for her mother, Pam, and 15-year-old brother, Brady, who joined them Sunday.
Knowlkes said she was interviewed by Matt Lauer. “It was incredible,” she said. “That was unreal. Everyone knows him. I met ("Today" co-host) Ann Curry. She went to the same college I want to go to, the University of Oregon.”
The big question everyone is asking, she said, is whether she has heard from Obama or his campaign about appearing in a counter-advertisement with Obama. On Saturday, she told CNN that it would be wonderful to appear in a counter-ad.
“There are no plans to make a counter ad,” she said. “That was a complete joke. I was trying to be funny but everyone is taking it as a serious suggestion.”
In e-mails people have offered suggestions for an ad, she said. One girl sent her an entire script complete with stage directions and music suggestions.
Though she hasn’t heard from Obama and she doesn’t really expect to, she said his campaign has talked to her. They told her she might be able to help out in the May 20 Oregon primary election.
Knowles said she doesn’t know what they have in mind but she is game to help.
Instant fame, she said “is real strange.” The calls for interviews and the whole New York City experience with its tall buildings and taxi cabs everywhere are exciting, she said.
She has checked out blog posts about her. “It’s so weird to hear people commenting about you. There are even some negative comments.” She said she can imagine how things about celebrities get taken out of context.
Knowles said she isn’t upset that the Clinton campaign used her image in the commercial. It wasn’t illegal, she said. The image of her sleeping was made for a Burlington Northern Santa Fe commercial years ago and the rights to her image were sold to a licensing agency.
She said she might do some more radio interviews, but she turned down an interview request from Fox News.
She said the family plans to return home Wednesday. The it will be back to life as Bonney Lake High School student.
COMMENTS:
No COMMENTS for this post yet...
Comments are not allowed from anonymous visitors. Please login or register to comment.
