crosscutfan

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We need new ferries. So why don't we get them?

Posted Tue, Dec 16, 7:43 a.m.

No, I don't dispute the truth of anything you've written - just your selection of which "truths" you select to highlight, and which you select to ignore. Again, I don't think that there's anything at all with someone writing an article or essay to push an agenda - I just ...

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We need new ferries. So why don't we get them?

Posted Tue, Dec 16, 5:27 a.m.

St. Clair: "And why is the entire construction effort of WSF focused on a run that carries only 3 percent of total annual ferry traffic?" I don't know... why does WSDOT insist on plowing Stevens Pass when it snows? Because it's a state responsibility, that's why! Readers here should keep ...

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We need new ferries. So why don't we get them?

Posted Mon, Dec 15, 3:41 p.m.

The federal Jones Act does at the national level exactly what the Legislature is doing at the state level - protectionism, pure and simple. If you're so eager for the Legislature to change their policy, why aren't you at the same time calling for Congress to revoke the Jones Act? ...

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We need new ferries. So why don't we get them?

Posted Mon, Dec 15, 10:34 a.m.

Author: "Senator, the Civil War ended in 1865." What's that all about? I don't recall hearing anyone in the Legislature saying they didn't want the boats built in a southern state... they want them built here so that our tax dollars stay local and we keep skilled jobs in WA. ...

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