cphilips

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Gregoire's opposition to waterfront 'social engineering' contradicts history

Posted Tue, Apr 12, 1:27 p.m.

lorenbliss: I can't imagine how far left one has to be to see Christine Gregoire as a Republican. Timothy: Progress means improvement through change. The modern "progressive" movement is more interested in change for change's sake and regression to accomplish a narrow set of ideals- principally control of the masses ...

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Save money by redrawing Washington's map

Posted Thu, Dec 9, 11:01 a.m.

Goforride says: I think we should work for independence for Eastern Washington. I'm tired of my taxes going across the mountains to subsidize the ungrateful SOB's. I agree, but I think we should work for independence for Seattle, by shrinking King County to the Seattle city limits. Let the Cascade ...

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A tense exchange at Cascade Bicycle Club meeting

Posted Wed, Dec 1, 3:18 p.m.

Don't think of them as sharrows, think of them as targets.

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Piling on: City Council set to vote on new electricity rate increase

Posted Thu, Nov 11, 11 a.m.

Why is the city spending valuable time and resources on an issue (Climate Change) that the rest of the world has by now discovered to be a minor or even non-existent issue? Does the City of Seattle have so little regard for its citizens that it will spend precious local ...

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How Seattle is exporting its poor people

Posted Wed, Nov 10, 2:48 p.m.

My wife and I left Seattle for the suburbs when we started a family. The reasons, in order of importance: -Price- A 1,700 sf, 3-bedroom 2.5 bath (2-car garage) home on 8,000 sq-uare feet for the sale price of our 930 sf, 2BR 1BA home on 4,500 sf. Crime- taggers, ...

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Why 'progressive' voters will balk at the income tax proposal

Posted Mon, Apr 26, 3:01 p.m.

"Whether it passes or not, it should be followed by a comprehensive review of the entire state tax code, which is an incoherent mess compared to those of many other states." This is what passes for logic among progressives? If you were really interested in fixing the state's tax code, ...

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