Posted Fri, Nov 5, 5:57 p.m.

Yes, absolutely. 25 years ago a national foundation (Kresge?) gave grants to arts organizations only once they had cleaned financial house on certain specified standards. Several Seattle arts organizations met those standards and received both the grantor's badge of fiscal approval and substantial sums. Regrettably since, those standards have been ...

Posted Mon, Nov 1, 4:29 p.m.

A very nice and deserved tribute. Thank you.

Posted Thu, Jun 24, 11:49 a.m.

the cut and cover tunnel Gregoire attacks as "Nickels'" was conceived, planned and pre-designed by the Washington State Department of Transportation operating then and now under the direction of a Governor named Gregoire who still cannot stop herself from suborning and speaking deceptions on the subject

Posted Tue, Jun 15, 3:23 p.m.

Sounds more like "The Great Resection"

Posted Sun, May 16, 8:43 p.m.

David--- How about a roster of all the objects of our affection which "need" more public funding. As you know I have expended considerable energies over the years finding funding for "public goods." But, the meltdown does require a reset. My first priority for added public funding at the moment ...

Posted Wed, Mar 3, 9:52 p.m.

Nice to have my schizophrenia explained so succinctly. But the partisan dividing line has two alternatives. One, the yes vs. no votes on money matters splits with a sustained geographical consistency, better described by mapping than verbiage. A similar but somewhat different dichotomy would be shown in major candidate elections ...

Posted Mon, Jan 26, 6:58 a.m.

Jackson Browne sang this song so much more concisely: "Don't remind me of my failures, I have not forgotten them."

Posted Tue, Aug 12, 8:53 a.m.

Portland's transit use less than Seattle's, rush hours totally clogged: Bundy is right that Portland's transit use is less than that of greater Seattle. Rail has its uses, witness South Seattle's rapid uptick in development along the yet to be opened MLK light rail line, but it is not a ...

Posted Mon, Jul 28, 11:01 p.m.

Methinks the Dyk man doth complain too much: It is hard to believe the Dykman once worked for the Happy Warrior. Hubert must writhe in his grave reading Dykman's constant whining without a positive alternative view of Seattle's transit policies. I was raised to worship HHH. The Dykman insults his ...

Posted Sat, Jun 14, 10:58 p.m.

Hayes right to reject false cap and trade "consensus": Too often in a desperate effort to gain consensus, we adopt tools that miss the mark. The carbon mark is one we cannot miss. Locally, the greens were right to reject RTID's highway solutions in the trade for transit. RTID's highways, ...