Posted Tue, Mar 8, 6:57 p.m.

While the column is interesting from a legal standpoint..it does not solve the 'moral' problem that we are facing with a for profit health care system. How do we ensure that everyone has access to a doctor and medical care without resorting to an emergency room? We have a for-profit ...

Posted Mon, Jan 17, 10:27 a.m.

While I disagree with Lincoln's tone and need to use the word "stupid" I can agree with Lincoln that tele-commuting is probably a much more efficient way to reduce traffic congestion. A great example are the weeks that WSDOT closed most lanes on I-5 leaving people to establish alternate flexible ...

Posted Thu, Jan 13, 6:11 a.m.

The downside to a regional approach are the problems that occur when the regions can't work together and coordinate. The regional transportation planning organizations are an example of this. There is no express bus or commuter rail from Oly to Seattle. That is absurd. Why? Because the two cities are ...

Posted Fri, Jan 7, 12:32 p.m.

There is a delicious irony to the fact that Tim Eyman would land smack in a new taxing district as a direct result of his anti-tax initiatives,in part that have lead to this ferry system proposal. However, no one has yet brought up the fact that some of the people ...

Posted Thu, Dec 23, 6:46 a.m.

@Sarah90 - It is a false economy...but then so is a government that takes away money that puts people to work. Yes, food banks are needed. But if we get people painting, plastering, plumbing etc. then they have a j-o-b. If they are earning a living then they won't need ...

Posted Tue, Dec 21, 5:52 p.m.

I think Bluelight might have missed the point and the irony in the article. The Heritage Capital grants would have leveraged private funds at a 2:1 ratio and put a lot of people to work. There is no restoration fairy..working carpenters, masons, painters, woodworkers etc. all benefit from the employment ...

Posted Wed, Mar 17, 7:58 p.m.

The attack on Susan Boyle is unfair and unwarranted. Art Skolnik, the paid consultant defending the building is the same individual bound and determined to change the Seattle Landmarks process in a way that would allow more property owners to conduct demolitions of historic buildings. Yep. he is being paid...just ...

Posted Tue, Jul 28, 8:09 p.m.

One more thing....the legislature also saw to it that there is now a State Physical Anthropologist. The State Phys Anthro is by law available to federal agencies and is being utilized by federal agencies to make Indian and non-Indian determinations. The determination has also been taken away from coroners and ...

Posted Tue, Jul 28, 7:58 p.m.

Its a shame that Roger Downey neglects to take a broader perspective 13 years later. Yes, there is the federal side but the issue of human remains and their repatriation is much heightened in Washington State. Washington State laws have changed dramatically with regard to the protection and repatriation of ...

Posted Mon, May 25, 8:10 a.m.

Well done! A nicely done article (and speech). Its all so very true. Everytime we rush to tear something down....we will never have our 300 year old building. Besides everything being disposal, we also seem to have the sense that once an individual owns property they have the right to ...

Posted Mon, Oct 27, 5:09 p.m.

The idea of voting Obama - Rossi is totally self-defeating. It reminds me of the book 'Whats the matter with Kansas? that reviews why people vote against their own self-interest. In this case its "Whats the matter with Ted?" If we want to fix our transportation infrastructure then we will ...

Posted Wed, Jun 25, 6:26 p.m.

RE: But.....: There are not a hundred plus property owners in the cross hairs. Many of them are just fine and happy with having historic buildings. The city staff is very professional and do excellent work. There is no lack of due process, there are no illegal takings. The only ...