Week in review: June 23-28

• Getting through security lines at Sea-Tac Airport became a multiple-hour ordeal early last week. Cutbacks in the number of TSA screeners were blamed, and mechanical problems on Wednesday didn't help any. Relief is in sight, however.

• Harold McCord Jr., a "three strikes" felon facing life in prison, escaped from a Pierce County courtoom Monday using a cardboard gun. He was fatally wounded in a shootout with police in Monroe the next day. In the aftermath, questions have been raised about whether McCord was armed during that confrontation.

• In other news, the National Do-Not-Call Registry was an immediate hit with telemarketing-weary consumers, Israeli soldiers were exonerated in the of Olympia activist Rachel Corrie last March in Gaza, and the Supreme Court's voiding of Texas sodomy law was hailed as a landmark victory for gay rights.

Now, onto the lists of top picks and top clicks ...

Top picks -- the most e-mailed:

1. National Do-Not-Call Registry offers relief against telemarketers
2. Merchant has a bright idea
3. Security checks create bottleneck at Sea-Tac
4. Green tea extract lowers cholesterol
5. 'Patsy' Collins, 1920-2003: Philanthropist leaves quite a legacy
6. Honoring marriage made in Canada
7. Airport scanner bares all
8. Non-profit board members must know their financial p's and q's
9. Spray-on tanning booth may be the solution for those seeking a safe and quick bronzing
10. In the Northwest: This year's elections seem a bit more interesting

Top clicks -- the most read:

1. Luxury items seized from pot growers are auctioned off
2. Airport scanner bares all
3. Chasm (er, chimney) divides N.Y.C. rescuers
4. If all goes well, deployment of Stryker brigades expected by fall
5. Security checks create bottleneck at Sea-Tac
6. NBA Draft: What? Radmanovic trade is news to Sonics
7. Microsoft wins biggest order in its history
8. Sense of relief for Sonics after draft
9. Seahawks Notebook: Hawks sign MLB Godfrey
10. National Do-Not-Call Registry offers relief against telemarketers