Feliks Banel, All Over the Map -- WaMu "Friend of the Family" // Heather Bosch on the surprisingly healthy vinyl record industry // Margaret Brennan on bank failures/ US-Russia-China releations // Matt Markovich on personnel file access and unemployment benefits legislation // Dose of Kindness -- parental instincts kick in in the cold // Gee Scott on bar closing times // Greg Youtz and Zhang Er on their new opera, Tacoma Method