Posted Thu, Apr 21, 12:21 p.m.

I realize this is an opinion venue so you, bjan, neither have to be forthright with your real name nor do you have to contend factually. To suggest that the evidence you have provided would stand on its own, make your case, and not be tossed out of court is ...

Posted Thu, Apr 21, 11:31 a.m.

Actually, I think with your inane posting, and my "irrelevant, right-wing, don't-tell-me-the-truth-because-I-don't-want-to-hear-it" facts, we may have taken over first place in the most commented articles on Cross-cut! How 'bout that! Oh, and I was responding to "Bigpicture" who ostensibly wanted to be brought up to date. Here's another one for ...

Posted Thu, Apr 21, 10:42 a.m.

A person convinced against his will Is of the same opinion still.

Posted Thu, Apr 21, 6:36 a.m.

Since you asked: June, 2010: “Amtrak has been providing second-rate train service for almost four decades, while consuming almost $40 billion in federal subsidies. The system has never earned a profit and most of its routes lose money. Amtrak's on-time record is very poor, and the system as a whole ...

Posted Wed, Apr 20, 5:04 p.m.

Your argument for commuters of necessity or choice using the train is a good one - if it were true. In WSDOT's very own Washington State Amtrak Cascades Mid-Range Plan, they admitted that “over 80 percent of Cascades trips are leisure-based.” The logical conclusion then is that WSDOT’s proposal is ...

Posted Wed, Apr 20, 4:08 p.m.

First, I fail to see why CATO is summarily dismissed - unless you don't want to be bothered with the facts. Second, if there is a nimby argument here, it's what's-in-it-for-passenger-me as opposed to what is best for the economy, the region, the traffic nightmare - none of which, none, ...

Posted Wed, Apr 20, 2:59 p.m.

Thanks alally for the further illustration of what can be - extremely useful comments for the continuing and sure-to-come debate.

Posted Wed, Apr 20, 1:20 p.m.

Name-calling helps your argument?

Posted Wed, Apr 20, 12:50 p.m.

Your suggestion, alally, as to where they can put their train - is excellent. Your impressions of the community however, is exactly why we are fighting to keep from being futher cut off from the known world. Kathleen Merryman in her article on Tacoma's East Side (TNT, April 27, 2009) ...

Posted Wed, Apr 20, 6:01 a.m.

If sidewalks equal happiness, what do train tracks mean? “Shareable” is an online magazine that describes what it means to live in a happy place, sidewalks being key according to the author of a recent article. Given we have sidewalks here in Lakewood but we are also due rail – ...