JGP

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Greyhound may test Seattle's commitment to mass transportation

Posted Tue, Dec 20, 4:36 p.m.

Greyhound isn't the only private intercity bus in town: Canada-based QuickShuttle makes the run from SeaTac to Vancouver, picking up and dropping off at it's "downtown" streetside location in the shadow of the Space Needle, next to the Best Western Executive Inn at 6th. Ave N and John St. While ...

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Amtrak to Vancouver faces a bureaucratic hurdle

Posted Wed, Sep 22, 11:47 p.m.

Re. the wee-hours Greyhound buses: yes, the buses in Vancouver arrive at the depot next to the train station, but Border Services take place at the existing, 24-hour, truck/commercial USA/Canada border crossing. My understanding is that the night Cascades train requires CBSA to bring staff back to the Pacific Central ...

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A park is a park is a park

Posted Thu, Feb 25, 12:49 a.m.

Speaking of parks: Has anyone else noticed how the Seattle Parks Department has been using one of Denny Park's walkways as their own private park-ing lot? Check out the corner of Dexter Ave. N. and John St. any weekday. Google Maps Street View has a small preview (I usually count ...

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Hang it up, Hearst

Posted Thu, Jan 29, 9:13 p.m.

fyi, the daily print edition of The Christian Science Monitor is still publishing; they announced it will shift to online only in April. A print weekend edition will then start up.

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Michelle Obama will be a tough act for Cindy McCain to follow

Posted Wed, Aug 27, 6:20 p.m.

Broadcast news: How quickly we forget PBS: The Newshour with Jim Lehrer has been *broadcasting* wall-to-wall coverage, including almost all the speakers, with intelligent, non-navel-gazing commentary. Simply the only way way to watch the conventions.

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