Hoda

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Ancient rhythms of sport and nature at Genesee Park

Posted Tue, Apr 10, 11:35 a.m.

It's spelled "Genesee" Park, same as the street: http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?id=409

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Why the state's redistricting plan counts as a success

Posted Sat, Jan 7, 5:37 p.m.

There's a legitimate discussion to be had about whether drawing minority-majority districts are an effective way to redress current and historic wrongs. PI columnist Joel Connelly, for example, thinks "racially gerrymandered" districts open the door to political hackery, as do other types of districts designed to preserve "safe seats" (http://bit.ly/xidrYe). ...

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Why the state's redistricting plan counts as a success

Posted Fri, Jan 6, 3 p.m.

Yeesh, @crankyoldlady, crack open a history book and look up the Voting Rights Act while you're at it. Urging the enshrinement of "European American" districts -- which would describe most existing legislative districts, by the way -- trivializes and demeans the struggles of minority citizens to vote and to elect ...

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The hot debate over mandating density at transit stations

Posted Fri, Feb 20, 5:22 p.m.

Lincoln: Haven't you heard? With real estate, it's location, location, location. Development doesn't happen in a void. If Enumclaw were zoned for 60-story high-rises, I'm not so sure developers would follow. If you want to lure more-intensive development, you have to consider whether the location has a critical mass of ...

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McCain and Clinton both have serious problems

Posted Mon, Feb 11, 4:03 p.m.

Don't overlook the Cornhusker state: Obama won in Nebraska over the weekend, not Kansas.

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What drives the runaway growth in the Seattle area?

Posted Tue, Aug 7, 5:56 p.m.

RE: Urban Growth Boundary: Density is the only way to go if the region is going to accommodate projected population growth. And while growth is a certainty, "advanced transit methods" that will "end freeway congestion as we know it" is at best a long way off, and more realistically, a ...

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