Posted Fri, Apr 20, 11:36 p.m.

A longer term vision is, in general, a good thing. That said, I think the proposal misses the mark in several important ways. First, it isn't that simple. Implicit in these sorts of proposals is an belief that if everyone just had a chance to have an honest conversation, they ...

Posted Fri, Apr 20, 10:18 p.m.

Driving is a serious responsibility and should always be viewed as such. Individuals are free to make the choice to drive and not own a car, to drive and own a car or to never drive. And they can make that individual choice based on whatever set of criteria they ...

Posted Sat, Dec 4, 5:57 p.m.

Dbreneman suggests that "the state should not be providing a service that private industry can provide. That's the way a free society works." While a very simple statement, actual application of the premise is not so simple. Sales of liquor is one potential application but what about the others? Should ...

Posted Sat, Aug 28, 10:49 a.m.

Wepbesp: Interesting idea and there all sorts of reasons to both love and hate such an idea. A few additional points you may wish to consider: a) Seattle rate payers would almost certainly see a pretty meaningful rate increase. (The new utility would need to provide a return to investors, ...

Posted Wed, Aug 25, 10 p.m.

Mr. Royer asks the question, "So why are we seeing job loss in Seattle and job growth in other parts of King County and how do budget and spending decisions impact this reality?" but then never seems to answer it. In one section, the stated budget criteria would focus on ...

Posted Tue, Aug 24, 5:31 p.m.

I can't help but feel that Dr. Locke missed a chance to craft a much more powerful article. This article starts by summarizing a horrific crime for which the death penalty has been imposed. Dr. Locke conceeds that the person subject to execution is guilty and makes no claims about ...

Posted Wed, Aug 18, 7:41 p.m.

Without comment on I-1098, I wanted clarify one aspect of the taxation issue brought up by taube. While the state B&O; tax does apply to gross receipts, the federal taxes do not. He is correct in saying, "If I want to hire 3 people next year and I set aside ...

Posted Tue, Dec 15, 11:29 p.m.

I love the northwest but I would also be the first to concede that the Seattle School District has issues. And that the midwest has many fine schools. It seems to me that Ann has talked herself into a rather tight corner. She can't do many of the private schools ...