Posted Thu, Mar 8, 9:56 a.m.

"...in the end, an Obama presidency and Romney presidency would not be all that different. There is some truth in that. The Republic will not crumble with either in office." Surely you jest. Saying there is some truth in that is like saying that there is some truth in the ...

Posted Fri, Jun 10, 8:31 a.m.

If the types of items highlighted by this article are what the Mayor will be running on in 2013 he will, indeed lose--and here's why. The costs and repercussions of whatever replaces the viaduct will not be felt in the next 2 years. And no one ever gets appropriate credit ...

Posted Tue, Apr 5, 12:03 p.m.

Picture this: you have a long skinny sealed balloon with air in it. You grab it and squeeze. Did the air where you squeeze go away? It may feel like it to your hand but your eyes and brain tell you that all you did was put additional pressure elsewhere ...

Posted Mon, Mar 28, 11:28 a.m.

I found the comments in response to Tony Robinson's piece much more interesting than Tony's blog. The fact that one person sees David Brooks as someone that " neither conservatives nor liberals take...seriously" while another views him as "an old-fashioned skeptical conservative" struck me as quite amusing. Brooks, a former ...

Posted Fri, Jan 21, 10:41 a.m.

I sit here, as a business owner, scratching my head after reading this. Think like Nordstrom? OK, advertise 'loss leader' deals to draw customers in with the hope that they will buy more. Think like top Seattle restaurants? OK, participate in a one month 30 for $30 prix fixe meal. ...

Posted Tue, Jan 4, 11:01 a.m.

I'm afraid I seem to be missing the point. I thought I believed in historic preservation until I read this article. Do we have to keep everything? When we had a S Park Bridge, I drove by Plant #2 every day on my way to work. I can't understand why ...

Posted Wed, Mar 24, 6:09 p.m.

Knute-- Usually when I read something far out I thing "what have they been smoking (and I consider whether I want to try some)," but I'm afraid this was just a bad trip. Don't worry, you'll be coming down soon.

Posted Thu, Mar 18, 12:56 p.m.

Sounds like a fine idea, as presented--I wonder what the other side of the argument is?

Posted Tue, Mar 16, 11:08 a.m.

While few people know it, Seattle already has the most hyperbole-named-alley in the country: Red Avenue. It is about one car wide, is barely paved, has no sidewalks, and is less than a football field long. Welcome to Eastlake!

Posted Fri, Mar 12, 10:54 p.m.

We need to introduce wolverines to the Olympic Peninsula--that'll get their attention!

Posted Thu, Mar 11, 10:35 a.m.

For my money a Chihuly museum is an indication of how uninspired Seattle is becoming. The Museum of Glass in Tacoma, with it's hot studio, is a real event and shows inspiration. George Russell's support and civic leadership gave Tacoma a gem which we should respect--not attempt to feebly copy. ...

Posted Thu, Mar 4, 8:57 a.m.

Heck, we're going to shut down the 14th St Bridge to South Park...why not 520 too?

Posted Wed, Mar 3, 11:29 a.m.

I'm afraid if you think that the enlightened tax-adverse residents of Pugetopolis are any more inclined than the folks who, for 17 years, ignored the federal governments rating of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis a rating of "structurally deficient" thanks to significant corrosion in its bearings, then I regret to ...

Posted Thu, Feb 11, 7:14 p.m.

dbreneman--This is not at all a comment on the philosophy of free market vs socialism vs enlightenment--but let's keep our facts straight. Over the past two centuries, the vast majority of 'government sponsored exploration' has been totally chauvinistic. While 99% of all inventions have occurred in our lifetime, 99% of ...

Posted Wed, Feb 10, 1:53 p.m.

Nickels also was a proponent of centralized hydro power (with minor acknowledgment of future solar on public buildings) but was resistant to the idea of localized energy production (i.e. solar on your own roof; microCHP)--even though (1) Northern Germany is the largest user of solar power in the world and ...

Posted Wed, Feb 10, 1:30 p.m.

"Where's Ivar when we need him?" Keepin' clam, dude.

Posted Thu, Feb 4, 9:17 p.m.

My wife is an above the knee amputee and walks fine--just not far. While I don't want to reiterate the many good points made above regarding the challenges facing the disabled , I do want to add to the point that It seems like the city is actively hostile toward ...

Posted Wed, Feb 3, 8:18 p.m.

Knute-- Nice piece with good insights. A few things you left out. During the dot com boom when WA was focused on creating 'information worker' jobs Oregon had a mix of both those and 21st century blue collar jobs (i.e. chip manufacturing and wind farm production) that WA is just ...