By Nicole Brodeur, Seattle Times Aug. 5--Every night has been like National Night Out for the folks in Rainier Beach since James "Jage" Paroline was killed. Paroline, 60, was watering the plants in the traffic circle outside his house one moment.

By Nicole Brodeur, Seattle Times Jun. 17--Let's get the dish out of the way, shall we? Kate Hudson.

By Nicole Brodeur, Seattle Times Feb. 26--That it's called "data mining" is bad enough. That it is the equivalent of utter strangers rooting around in your medicine cabinet just gives me the willies.

By Nicole Brodeur, Seattle Times Jan. 4--"It's just a bus on rails," the guy beside me muttered. "I don't think the times work very well," said the woman across the way. For Pete's sake.

By Nicole Brodeur, Seattle Times Jun. 1--Two blocks at home, two blocks at work. That is all that separated Stephanie and me. What finally brought us together? Guilt. Gas prices. And the magic of RideshareOnline.com, the state's ride-match service for commuters.