The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash., David Zeeck Column: Our Accountability Stories Inspire Action to Benefit Public
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By David Zeeck, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 11--One of our prime newsroom goals last year was to do more investigative reporting.   Actually, we call it accountability reporting.
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When Global Action for Children, an advocacy organization for orphans and vulnerable children in developing nations, needed professional help to stage a Washington news conference this past April, it turned to Quinn Gillespie &amp; Associates.
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By Brent Champaco, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep. 25--The Pierce County Council isn't the only local government whose leaders are testing the choppy waters of growth-impact fees.
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By John Stark, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash.  Sep. 17--Tim Douglas doesn't plan to launch bold new projects during his unexpected year as mayor, but he doesn't see himself as a mere care- taker either.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 12--Maybe we ought to be thankful. Usually when legislators want to carelessly overrule one of the state's scientific commissions, they simply introduce a bill to get their way.
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By Emma D. Sapong, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Feb.
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By Don Hamilton, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep. 18--Ridgefield city Councilman Gary Adkins cast a vote this year that could make him millions of dollars.   It happened Jan.
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By Debby Abe, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 12--A church and social service agency that assists recovering addicts, the homeless and other needy people plans to move from Parkland to a residential neighborhood on Tacoma's East Side, triggering an outcry from prospective neighbors.
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By Nicole Stricker, The Salt Lake Tribune  Feb. 28--School cooks, janitors and bus drivers got a little legislative  love Tuesday when they were added to the public education funding bonanza.
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By Keri Brenner, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Feb.
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By Nicole C. Wong, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb.
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&quot;Obviously mistakes have been made throughout the last few years, and I accept responsibility for those. But I also ask the people of this state to appreciate and understand what we have tried to do over the past 25 years in public service.
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I was looking at what my friend Stephen Lewis wrote in HakPakSak a few days ago &#151; specifically "...newspapersâ roles as public trusts and cornerstones of our informational infrastructure &#151; i.e. sources of solid information and independent commentary essential to informed citizenry, democratic government, effective public policy, and well-functioning economies".. What this brought up for me is the notion that human beings are themselves infrastructural; especially when they are constuctive contributors to the structure we call civilization. read more
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There was a time not long ago when the major business organizations played a constructive role in Washington. Even if you didn't always agree with their positions, you had to respect the fact that they took a practical, long-term approach, turned out credible analysis and provided adult supervision...
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Imagine you come up with a name for a new issue-advocacy group, one you think will send a powerful message to lawmakers that they need to remain accountable to the people who elected them. Something like, say, "They Work for Us."
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By Adam Lynn and Debby Abe, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep.
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By Katy Stech, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Feb.