SMullen

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Save the planet: Get rid of your cat

Posted Thu, Apr 2, 8:55 a.m.

I love cats. I volunteer with a local shelter. We strongly urge our adopters to keep their cats indoors. We ask if they do take them outdoors, they keep the cat either on a leash or in an outdoor enclosure. I have read about the damage to the environment caused ...

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A cure for congestion that's simple and cheap (and doomed)

Posted Thu, Oct 9, 9:40 a.m.

Someone finally suggested banning curbside parking!: As a lifelong pedestrian and bus rider, it has become very clear to me over the past couple of years that banning curbside parking would really help with many traffic problems. I've been talking it up in my own way ever since, and it's ...

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Death by a thousand (paper) cuts

Posted Wed, Aug 20, 8:13 a.m.

Answer Me! only "awful" in the eyes of the beholder.: I was a reader of Answer Me! I respect Jim Goad, the publisher, even if I do not agree with everything he says. Answer Me! was a fine example of alternative publishing. All of us will feel the loss of ...

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Washington caucuses: Obama's magic rubs off in Ballard

Posted Wed, Jan 16, 10:37 a.m.

Caucusing was a once-only event for me.: I attended a Democratic caucus when Washington State first had them. It was not a pleasant experience. There was a huge turnout, far too large for the house where it was held. When it got to be time for the formal part of ...

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The campaign begins to legalize physician-assisted suicide

Posted Wed, Jan 9, 9:58 a.m.

Effort to legalize physician-assisted suicide.: I am following with interest the new effort to legalize physician-assisted suicide in our state. I hope doctors speak up. I would also like to hear more from the group "Not Dead Yet". If we can all maintain the civil tone that is being used ...

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Intiman's Mockingbird and the search for the Perfect American Dad

Posted Thu, Oct 4, 9:36 a.m.

A current leader.: Phyllis asks who we might consider a current inspirational leader. I have wracked my brain and am unable to come up with anyone. I don't know if that means I'm really out of touch with current events, or what. I know several people personally who have leadership ...

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Intiman's Mockingbird and the search for the Perfect American Dad

Posted Tue, Oct 2, 2:54 p.m.

Excellent review.: Ms. Fletcher brings her original outlook to this complex subject. I appreciate her comments on society as well as her close observation of the elements of Intiman's production.

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