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• Umbrella incident gives rise to many questions

  Umbrella incident gives rise to many questions

  In light of the recent panicked response to a man wearing a turtleneck and carrying an umbrella near a school, I have to wonder a couple of things.

• Americans again question Boston suspects' parents

  Americans again question Boston suspects' parents

  The parents of the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects say American investigators have once again come to their home in the southern Russian province of Dagestan to talk to them about their elder son.

• GOP: Eyman's remark to Gov. Inslee uncalled for

  GOP: Eyman's remark to Gov. Inslee uncalled for

  The chairman of the state Republican Party on Thursday called on initiative promoter Tim Eyman to apologize to Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee for calling him a “lying whore” in an email.

• Zimmerman attorneys short of moving to next round

  Zimmerman attorneys short of moving to next round

  After three days of trying to seat a jury, prosecutors and attorneys for George Zimmerman have interviewed two dozen potential jurors but are still 10 short of being able to go into the next round of questioning.

• Elway poll: What do voters consider a tax increase?

  Elway poll: What do voters consider a tax increase?

  A new Stuart Elway poll found that a slight majority of voters surveyed, 51 percent, don’t consider eliminating tax breaks to be a “tax increase.”

  However, 56 percent of the people polled felt that continuing an existing tax due to expire is the same thing as a tax increase.

  Both Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee and House Democrats have proposed a combination of extending existing taxes and closing tax breaks to put more than $1 billion into education to meet a state Supreme Court mandate.