By Judy Chia Hui Hsu, Seattle Times Apr. 30--It took nearly an hour to get on the taxi. The water taxi, that is. But dads holding toddlers and moms pushing strollers didn't seem to mind.

By Warren Cornwall and Keith Ervin, Seattle Times Apr. 1--As they swim deep beneath Seattle's Elliott Bay, male English sole carry something in their bodies that's not supposed to be there: a protein usually found only in female fish with developing eggs.

By PEGGY ANDERSEN Associated Press writer SEATTLE -- In the shadow of a city bustling with high-tech hype, high-end coffee and high-flying jets, a tradition tuned to nature's quiet rhythm thrives at this time of year.

By PEGGY ANDERSEN SEATTLE - In the shadow of a city bustling with high-tech hype, high-end coffee and high-flying jets, a tradition tuned to nature's quiet rhythm thrives at this time of year.

By Benjamin J. Romano, The Seattle Times Mar. 29--An expansion at Amgen's Helix campus on Elliott Bay could make room for 750 additional researchers and staff -- nearly doubling the number working there today and solidifying a major pillar of the state's biotechnology industry.