Catherine

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A big city needs more in the way of environmental emphasis

Posted Tue, Mar 13, 1:13 p.m.

Sidewalks the way SDOT requires that they be built, at one million dollars a block, are not on my top ten list of things a city needs, ever, regardless of economic prosperity. The sidewalk pictured in the article, while lovely to look at in daylight, illustrates an unsafe walking environment. ...

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Scientists zero in on culprits behind Puget Sound water problems

Posted Mon, Jun 6, 8:51 a.m.

"For most of the chemicals, the new results show lower amounts of pollution than previous studies — even 100 or 1,000 times lower in some cases. That has prompted some organizations that track the restoration of the Sound to call for a re-evaluation of earlier policy decisions." This prompts me ...

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Nanny state: Must Seattle mandate paid sick leave?

Posted Tue, May 31, 9:45 p.m.

I like kkt's plan, but I'd extend it to EVERY business with direct customer contact.

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Waterfront Park: Courted by Corner

Posted Fri, May 20, 9:53 a.m.

Love the design, or hate it, or think it grossly oversimplifies what that space needs to do: we don't have the money to maintain that much park space. We don't have enough money to maintain the parks we currently have. We don't have the police force or park rangers to ...

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