Posted Thu, Apr 12, 10:14 a.m.

orino: What possible connection does Groupon have with Costco, a successful company that pays its employees well and is rated higher by its customers than just about any large retailer out there?

Posted Mon, Mar 26, 11 a.m.

Ichiro is "a historical player", not "an historical player" as the headline suggests.

Posted Mon, Mar 19, 10:34 a.m.

It's "via Filzi."

Posted Mon, Feb 6, 10:17 a.m.

"Users can now add live TV to the video services already available — Amazon Prime, Amazon Instant Video, and Hulu Plus..." Netflix is available and is one of the most popular of all Fire apps.

Posted Fri, Jan 6, 11:39 a.m.

"Gregoire goes pro-gay" Really? Is that a fair and accurate headline?

Posted Tue, Dec 20, 10:54 a.m.

"The passenger base is, to put it frankly, trashy." Nice. So the poor, the students, the elderly on fixed income? Screw 'em, right? Stick the terminal somewhere inaccessible so we don't have to see all those undesirables.

Posted Fri, Dec 16, 4:31 p.m.

Shakeup? Wouldn't you call that just a bit sensationalist? Blethen moves to a new job and his assistant gets promoted. How is that a shakeup?

Posted Mon, Dec 12, 9:58 a.m.

I don't know about Wal-Mart (refuse to shop there), but every supermarket around (from huge Fred Meyer to smallish Trader Joe's) sells beer and wine. QFC in particular has a very good wine selection. So can someone explain how will this change things for the small wine shops? I don't ...

Posted Tue, Nov 22, 9:57 a.m.

I hope Crosscut at least got some money from Comcast for this ad/puff piece.

Posted Thu, Nov 10, 10:34 a.m.

Speaking for myself and others I know, we specifically rejected THIS proposition, not transportation spending in general. And I object to Valdez trying to ascribe other motives to people who simply disagree with him. This proposition was a mess. "Give us $60 and trust us to do the right thing ...

Posted Wed, Nov 9, 10:30 a.m.

cocktails42: Actually I-1100 last year lost by only 53-47 percent, hardly a trouncing. The scare tactics about liquor flowing freely at every gas station and minimart worked that time, but this initiative addressed that issue and voters saw through the cynical ads from the liquor distributors.

Posted Wed, Nov 2, 10:13 a.m.

dbreneman: Whether or not the tip came from a rival campaign doesn't take away from the FACTS of the story. There was IN FACT a settlement paid. The complete story cannot be told because of that settlement. Basically, Cain and the NRA paid off his victims to keep the story ...

Posted Tue, Oct 25, 12:39 p.m.

"However, as a driver, I sometimes find it hard to see pedestrians--particularly at dusk & in the dark." Here's an idea: If you're having trouble seeing things, SLOW DOWN!

Posted Thu, Oct 6, 9:17 a.m.

Using a statistic like 14 errors vs. 10 to suggest he performed poorly defensively shows a shocking lack of knowledge about today's baseball. There are so many more accurate tools to measure defensive performance.

Posted Mon, Oct 3, 10:14 a.m.

Valid points here, but a couple of observations: 1. "Morbidly obese" is a medical term, not used just to stigmatize here. And Christie certainly qualifies. 2. Not sure I would argue this is a liberal thing. A morbidly obese Democratic candidate would be savaged by Fox News and the rest ...

Posted Tue, Sep 6, 10:17 a.m.

It was the season opener for BOTH teams. Let's not trot out that excuse.

Posted Thu, Jul 14, 11:25 a.m.

I assume the headline should say iPad, not iPod. And the link doesn't work, either.

Posted Mon, Jul 11, 11:56 a.m.

I watched a TV interview with a very intelligent, thoughtful and well-spoken juror. It clearly pained her to reach the decision she did, but she couldn't in good conscience convict based on the evidence (or lack thereof). Writing off 12 citizens as a bunch of unfeeling idiots who don't care ...

Posted Thu, Jul 7, 10:58 a.m.

What's with the gratuitous cheap shot at Bittman in the beginning? Professional jealousy showing again?

Posted Tue, Jun 7, 12:43 p.m.

Canucks better start playing hockey (instead of imitating pro wrestlers with bites and cheap shots) or this alleged "era of Northwest dominance" ain't going to start this year. They barely escaped with wins in the two games at home and got embarrassed last night, not good for a team heavily ...

Posted Wed, Jun 1, 10:29 a.m.

animalal: The referee's point, a valid one, was that the Big 10 played (and still plays) a much tougher, rougher brand of football than the Pac-10 ever has. And rather than cry to the refs the Cougars (not Cougers -- I assume you went to WSU) should suck it up ...

Posted Fri, May 20, 12:26 p.m.

Costumes aside (since that clearly is open to interpretation) it seems clear that this production didn't have a prayer of a fair review from Ms. Kaderlan. She makes it clear she's offended that the show is even being performed -- anywhere, anytime. How was the singing? The acting? The staging? ...

Posted Wed, May 11, 9:51 a.m.

The population of Abbottabad is just about the same as Seattle. The Abbottabad District is home to almost 1 million. Seems a stretch to call it the suburbs. But of course that would obviate your entire premise.

Posted Thu, May 5, 10:01 a.m.

Mike, it's hard to take you seriously when you write stuff like this. Wilson is a career minor leaguer (.263 over 10 seasons), and because he's hit well in a paltry 13 games to start the season you're ready to bring him up to the bigs. Limonta, as you say, ...

Posted Fri, Apr 15, 10:54 a.m.

Reasons this is a very bad idea: 1. The M's would get nowhere near enough in return; as much as I love Ichiro he's not a difference maker for a contending team. 2. The M's would still have to pay part of his salary to get anyone to make the ...

Posted Fri, Mar 25, 9:04 a.m.

Unlike BlueLight and his neocon views, I think it's important to spread the news among the ethnic media. What I don't get is that there is no mention of the ethnic media actually covering this as a news story. Isn't that their job? Certainly the Times and the local TV ...

Posted Tue, Feb 15, 11:08 a.m.

Benjamin: I was with you until "...even the Metro..." That place combines the worst of both worlds: none of the charm of the older theaters and none of the amenities (larger screens, better sound, cleanliness) of the modern ones (such as Lincoln Square in Bellevue).

Posted Mon, Feb 14, 10:33 a.m.

andy: Could you offer some support for this outlandish statement? "Currently, Seattle taxpayers are subsidizing some suburban and most rural school districts."

Posted Mon, Feb 7, 10:42 a.m.

Sea Wolf: The Daily mainly differs from crosscut.com or nytimes.com in its packaging; obviously it's part of the "warp and weft of the internet." What if offers (or attempts to -- whether it succeeds is a separate discussion) is a richer, more enjoyable user experience. Tablet applications can do so ...

Posted Thu, Feb 3, 11:15 a.m.

Mountains. Water. They define so much of our region. Stop being so pedantic and literal.

Posted Tue, Feb 1, 12:21 p.m.

UW students calling WSU a party school would be like Rush Limbaugh calling Glenn Beck a right-wing hate-monger. It's just a matter of degree.

Posted Fri, Jan 28, 1:44 p.m.

cocktails42: No, than most neighborhoods in Seattle.

Posted Tue, Jan 25, 9:14 a.m.

Besides being online, what exactly is new about Groupon and its ilk that is suddenly such a threat to the businesses that participate? The Entertainment Book coupons have been around forever. I get mailers with buy-one-dinner-get-one-free coupons all the time. Restaurant.com has been selling their $10-for-$25 coupons for years now. ...

Posted Tue, Jan 11, 11:35 a.m.

Yet another Apple press release under the guise of "journalism."

Posted Thu, Jan 6, 10:37 a.m.

Shocking that the designer of the original logo calls the new one a "horrible misjudgment." As if any artist would say, "Wow, that's SO much better than my work!"

Posted Thu, Jan 6, 9:55 a.m.

"...Mister Starbucks, first mate on the fictional Pequod in Moby Dick..." His name was actually Starbuck.

Posted Wed, Dec 1, 9:07 a.m.

The initiatives failed because they were flawed, as so often is the case with initiatives. I think one change would have saved 1100: control the number of liquor licenses by charging a substantial fee ($5,000 minimum) for the license -- as is common in many other states. The result: * ...

Posted Wed, Nov 17, 10:44 a.m.

Seriously, Ronald?

Posted Tue, Nov 9, 9:50 a.m.

If Dino couldn't win this year, when just about anyone except the true wingnuts (O'Donnell, Miller, Angle) rode the anti-incumbent wave to victory, I think we can safely assume he's done as a statewide candidate.

Posted Wed, Oct 20, 11:18 a.m.

Interesting perspective, realfoodie. I was very curious why the author wrote this entire piece ripping on restaurant owners, yet (apparently) never interviewed a single one of them, relying instead on uninformed opinion.

Posted Mon, Sep 13, 9:12 a.m.

Baby boomers brought an end to racial segregation, brought about equal rights for women and changed the world for gays and lesbians, ended the war in Vietnam -- and created music that will be remembered for generations. Tell me, Generation X, Y and Z: What have you contributed to our ...

Posted Thu, Jul 29, 1:08 p.m.

Yes, golf is so dull on TV -- unlike, say the local baseball team.

Posted Thu, Jun 24, 12:34 p.m.

Lindy (above) nailed it. Show me a single bit of reporting that Monica Guzman did for seattlepi.com. She rewrote press releases, blogged about hip events going on in the city and developed a following that owed at least some measure to her looks and self-promotion. Nothing necessarily wrong with that ...

Posted Wed, Apr 28, 10:05 a.m.

Best case scenario: Junior pulls a hamstring (nothing too painful) that puts him on the DL for an extended time. This team, as weak offensively as it is, can't afford to have two weak-hitting DH-only players. Yes, Junior's a legend, and Sweeney is apparently the nicest guy ever. But you ...

Posted Tue, Jan 12, 4:30 p.m.

Really, predicting Sarah Palin would land at Fox News. Nobody else saw that coming.

Posted Tue, Jan 5, 11:24 a.m.

So, misspelling perfectly good words like curmudgeonly is what passes for creativity these days?

Posted Mon, Dec 7, 10:03 a.m.

The Times "...but has not announced any plans to offer news on an e-reader." Seattle Times news is currently available on the Kindle. And the Times has an iPhone application as well (not strictly an e-reader, of course, but many people are using it as one).

Posted Tue, Oct 27, 9:26 a.m.

Istrand, R on Beacon Hill: There are strict Audit Bureau of Circulation rules regarding what can be counted in circulation totals. You can't just give away papers and count them as paid.

Posted Fri, Oct 23, 10:45 a.m.

Sean writes: "...arguing very lamely for the opposite of everything I believe." Your argument loses my support when you suggest that you don't want to read viewpoints from people whose beliefs differ from yours. Criticize the writer for his empty arguments and obvious lack of knowledge of current local politics, ...

Posted Mon, Oct 12, 10:35 a.m.

CarlyBoaz: Johnson has always been a true professional, a reporter who doesn't let his own opinions interfere with reporting the news. There are plenty of loudmouths out there bloviating about Eyman, Obama, Bush, etc.; I want to read about the man himself.

Posted Mon, Aug 10, 2:56 p.m.

abcs: Is it really that hard to recycle plastic bags? At the two grocery stores I primarily use there are bins directly inside the entrance. Let's stick to serious reservations about this tax, not exaggerated excuses.

Posted Thu, Aug 6, 5:21 p.m.

What I don't get is why Nordstrom, Macy's, Home Depot, Target, Best Buy and other big-box stores are exempt. If we're serious about this (though not serious enough to actually ban plastic bags) why stop at the grocery stores?

Posted Tue, Jul 14, 11:47 a.m.

juti: I had the same thought. In the past no self-respecting journalist wanted to cover local school boards and police news when they could be out crusading on behalf of the downtrodden and uncovering government malfeasance. But call it "hyperlocal" and suddenly it's all very cool. Particularly if you can ...

Posted Fri, May 15, 9:27 a.m.

Set aside your feelings about Blethen. How about Spokane, Wenatchee, Bellingham, Tri-Cities, etc.? Every newspaper in the state is hurting and could use this small break. Smaller cities in particular will be hurt if they lose their local paper. There's nobody to fill that role. The Times, being the most ...

Posted Thu, May 14, 10:27 a.m.

Lincoln says: "why should car owners pay higher license tabs to subsidize people who ride buses or trains?" One simple reason is that you, as a driver, benefit from bus ridership. Take those hundreds of thousands of daily bus riders and put them in single-occupancy vehicles -- which would happen ...

Posted Tue, Apr 14, 10:54 a.m.

reverandmoney: You forgot to mention that, like any good Mariner fan, you dutifully do the wave, yell when the scoreboard tells you to and cheer for the hydroplanes.

Posted Fri, Apr 3, 11:02 a.m.

Nobody would recognize a "Land Grab" better than the British.

Posted Tue, Mar 24, 8:03 a.m.

TypeOne made a valid point based on his years of experience. The responses by Wade, Walker and especially Tooley take his words totally out of context, misrepresent his statements and are way out of line. It's well-known that there ARE many nutjobs who make wild, unreasonable requests that take up ...

Posted Tue, Mar 17, 9:02 a.m.

Ladybegood: If you think the P-I in its new incarnation -- with a tiny staff of inexperienced journalists, bloggers, Twitterers and aggregators -- is going to produce anything resembling the breadth and depth of the news coverage of the print P-I you're sadly mistaken. Yes, there will be a seattlepi.com, ...

Posted Mon, Mar 16, 8:22 a.m.

"Citizen journalist." Better known as "free labor."

Posted Wed, Feb 4, 9:08 a.m.

Since I assume you're not talking about gazing at the military you may want to fix the subhead.

Posted Wed, Dec 31, 9:54 a.m.

Ummm...Does anyone edit your stuff?

Posted Wed, Dec 24, 12:14 p.m.

"Caesar Salad is one of the biggest culprits." First, the salad is not a culprit at all. The person writing it might be. Second, please enlighten me as to just what is wrong with "Caesar salad."

Posted Tue, Nov 25, 11:48 a.m.

You can say what you want about Ivan -- and plenty have -- but one thing you can never say is that he is afraid to put his name to his many, loudly voiced opinions.

Posted Mon, Oct 6, 9:53 a.m.

RE: Taxis -- The Best Solution: Brilliant! Let's replace all the hundreds of buses carrying 30 or 40 riders each with individual taxis. That should work just great.

Posted Thu, Sep 11, 2:24 p.m.

RE: Crosscut Doesn't Ride the Bus: Oh, and I'm a "helluva" guy, too. Really? Because you sound like a sarcastic ass.

Posted Thu, Sep 11, 10:05 a.m.

RE: Crosscut Doesn't Ride the Bus: First, Peter Lewis is a helluva reporter, and has been for decades. You're the one who should do some research before criticizing someone whose skills you don't even know. Second, the story explicitly details Metro's pricing. Was the story modified, or did you just ...

Posted Wed, Jul 16, 10:03 a.m.

RE: Metro Sweatboxes for the masses, high transportation costs...: Interesting. I rode a nicely air-conditioned Metro Route 255 bus from Seattle to Kirkland yesterday. In truth, there aren't that many days in Seattle that air conditioning is necessary. Opening the windows works just fine.

Posted Wed, Jul 16, 10 a.m.

RE: Why it isn't funny: So anyone who criticizes your comments is a "flamer"? I did read your message. My point was that your suggestions lacked any real creativity, and were pretty much on par with printing a disclaimer. I much prefer the New Yorker version to yours, and I ...

Posted Tue, Jul 15, 9:49 a.m.

RE: Why it isn't funny: A Dick Cheney thought bubble? A cafeteria tray? As a longtime New Yorker subscriber I'm very glad you're not on its creative team. Maybe you'd like a disclaimer on the front: "This is satire, not what we really believe, and thus you should not take ...

Posted Mon, Jul 14, 10:55 a.m.

Uh, no: Contrary to local boosterism, we are not the tech capital of the world.

Posted Mon, Jul 7, 9:52 a.m.

So they're not the world's best players...: Many European basketball leagues are hugely popular, though the teams are several notches below the NBA. Here in the U.S. we love college basketball and football, but obviously the talent level is far beneath the professionals. And the Mariners don't measure up to ...

Posted Tue, Apr 29, 12:56 p.m.

If parents could only see themselves on video...: I officiate both soccer and baseball, and I've seen it all. But I'm convinced that if you just turned a video camera on parents and played it back to them later most (though not all, unfortunately) would be humiliated at what they ...

Posted Tue, Apr 8, 8:52 a.m.

RE: It can't come soon enough !: How humane of you to think of the scores of smart, talented and decent people who will be losing their jobs. You must be a pretty miserable person to take such pleasure in what's a very painful time for a lot of people.

Posted Mon, Mar 31, 8:47 a.m.

RE: How Taxes REALLY Work in Washington: So let's see: You have two far-fetched stories one that "may simply turn out to be anecdotal" and another that starts with "I've heard...". You then go on to estimate the millions of dollars lost as a result of these two absurd pieces ...

Posted Thu, Mar 13, 3:30 p.m.

Gawd, this is...: ...painfully unfunny.

Posted Fri, Feb 8, 11:27 a.m.

RE: Three words:: dbreneman: The Obama campaign has owned up to the error. But it's a lot more fun to take uninformed cheap shots, isn't it?

Posted Mon, Feb 4, 11:31 a.m.

Casey, your tagline...: ...is just about as long as your stories.

Posted Thu, Jan 24, 9:35 a.m.

How much longer?: You have to wonder how much longer regional newspapers will carry full-time movie reviewers as they reduce staff. It's easy enough to get quality freelance reviewers, and there's no shortage of syndicated stuff. The only local film event of note is SIFF, and again you could easily ...

Posted Wed, Jan 23, 5:47 p.m.

RE: How many managers will be laid off?: In general, people become managers because they are considered your most valuable, competent employees (note my use of the word "considered"; no need for snarky replies). When there are cutbacks you try to keep such people, perhaps shifting them to other roles. ...

Posted Mon, Jan 14, 11:45 a.m.

It wasn't the snow: The Packers' dominance was clear long before the heavy snow started. Without the two early Green Bay fumbles the final score would have been even more embarrassing. If realize you're just being funny here, but others who try to use the weather as an excuse are ...

Posted Mon, Jan 14, 11:33 a.m.

RE: costs: Frank, that's quite an elitist post. Do you really think that the vast majority of workers in this world can simply pass their costs along? Life is a whole lot more complicated when you have to consider people other than yourself.

Posted Mon, Jan 14, 11:30 a.m.

RE: What does 35 cents cost now?: 35 cents in 1970 would be (depending on which calculator you use) about 1.90 today.

Posted Fri, Jan 4, 11:16 a.m.

P-I playing up "exclusive": It's an old newspaper game: The P-I has a story that nobody else has, so it plays it up big -- even bigger than it deserves. Nothing to do with the merit of the caucuses (cauci?).

Posted Thu, Nov 29, 9:04 a.m.

RE: What's the problem?: Actually, I've seen a significant increase in ridership recently in my bus travels from the suburbs to downtown. Not surprisingly, the price of gas and scarcity of parking are factors I hear. It's sometimes annoying (in a selfish way) to find buses that used to always ...

Posted Mon, Nov 26, 2:21 p.m.

Compared to the Sonics???: Major League Soccer (which isn't even major league by world standards) had at least 10 teams this season who averaged higher attendance than your Seattle Sonics did last year (and certainly will this pitiful season). And the NBA has ostensibly the very best players in the ...

Posted Tue, Sep 4, 10:45 a.m.

RE: guilty hypocrite or conflicted victim?: 1. The post referred to anonymous bathroom sex which is, if not unique to gays, committed 99.99 percent of the time by gays. 2. Nobody made the implication that you're trying to pre-empt.

Posted Wed, Aug 8, 10:41 a.m.

"Steve Clifford writes humor for Crosscut.": Really! Please post a link to one of those humorous pieces.

Posted Mon, Jul 2, 10:52 a.m.

Humor?: Right...

Posted Mon, May 21, 8:42 a.m.

RE: P-I denial: Sorry, Bill, but your defense sounds weak. Every quote from Hearst's PR guy is couched in conditionals ("I'd love to do that if possible...", "If we did something..."). Yet your original story made it sound like a done deal.

Posted Mon, May 21, 8:39 a.m.

RE: Newspapers will go the way of the caveman!: Wow. Truly original thought here.

Posted Fri, May 18, 9:42 a.m.

Dumb article: This Mike Henderson guy never has anything original, incisive or funny to say. This piece, in particular, is stupid. Why does he keep getting gigs with you Seattle Weekly types?

Posted Mon, May 14, 11:55 a.m.

Cheap memberships a nice option: Another option is the Pacific Science Center model (at least it was a number of years ago when my kids were young): sell an annual membership at about the cost of a couple of visits. Encourages more visits, more traffic, the ability to stop in ...

Posted Wed, Apr 18, 9:47 a.m.

RE: PI - 1, Seattle Times -0: The P-I gave up its right to a 32 percent share of the Times profits, which it would have received even if it stopped publishing the P-I. Nobody knows what that's worth (given the revenue stream of newspapers these days), but clearly it ...

Posted Fri, Apr 13, 1:23 p.m.

Charade: Why must we go through this face-saving charade of having the losing candidate "withdraw" right before the announcement is made? Why not report it for what it is?

Posted Mon, Apr 9, 11:54 a.m.

RE: I Got Rolled!: Yeah, you're a credible commenter. There is only one Sunday paper, a combined Times/P-I, but 99 percent Times content. I can't believe you actually thought you were getting a different newspaper.