Posted Fri, May 2, 11:23 a.m.

This is the future of higher ed: Univerities and colleges are at a major crossroad in their history and evolution. Traditionally, these types of institutions have considered themselves to be bastions of learning, and that the outside rules that govern businesses don't apply. The notion is that the organization isn't ...

Posted Thu, Nov 29, 12:59 p.m.

RE: There is another way to look at the RP popularity...: It would be interesting to see how a paul-kucinich ticket would address that. Such as ron paul would be big on domestic issues and kucinich could take a more international approach?

Posted Thu, Nov 29, 9:19 a.m.

There is another way to look at the RP popularity...: I've always thought that both terms of GWB were less a Republican victory and more a Democratic loss. GWB in 2000 was not an invincible candidate, and yet through lack of discipline, principles, and an ever-inconsistent message the Democrats failed ...

Posted Wed, Nov 21, 1:26 p.m.

Massive Logical Hole: Codifying our own spectator sports was a way to assert our national identity. Then how do you explain baseball in Japan? You cannot argue that Japan does not have a strong national identity--particularly in the 50s. If the Japanese can learn to love the great American past ...

Posted Tue, Oct 16, 10:40 a.m.

RE: who said what: Justice shouldn't be partisan.

Posted Wed, Oct 10, 3:38 p.m.

RE: verything we do impacts the environment.: I suppose a definition of terms is in order so that it is clear what you mean. For my own information, could you tell me what you define as the "status quo"? When I was using that term, I was using it interchangeable ...

Posted Wed, Oct 10, 1:01 p.m.

RE: Sightline tells half the story--again: And they ignore the question of whether these roads are likely to be built even if this measure fails. History suggests that they will. The state legislature builds roads. Freight and suburban interests won't go away. Most of them will likely find a way ...

Posted Wed, Oct 10, 10:29 a.m.

RE: verything we do impacts the environment.: Partonizing, nice: Do you even know what that is? I use regional transit on a daily basis, but I do not commute to/from Tacoma so I can't speak to that. I agree that Light Rail needs to prove itself, but that said, the ...

Posted Wed, Oct 10, 9:10 a.m.

Everything we do impacts the environment.: I recently read an interesting article about the Toyota Prius that uses the same methodology as this article. The gist, for those who didn't read the article, is that the environmental impact of the mining operation that extracts nickel used in the Prius in ...

Posted Thu, Oct 4, 11:07 a.m.

RE: Housing costs: If we had mass transit that made Seattle more accessible for those who live more than ten miles from the city center, housing prices across the region would come down. Maybe then I wouldn't _have_ to look to Everett to get my foot in the door (TERRIBLE ...

Posted Thu, Oct 4, 10:01 a.m.

RE: Transportation Zealots: This is a great summation of a certain elemental assumption about transportation people make: "The fact is that traffic must get worse before more people will move to mass transit." It belies a central assumption that the only way to get people to use mass transit is ...

Posted Thu, Oct 4, 9:12 a.m.

No Growth vs Smart Growth vs Texas-Sized Growth: I really agree with this sentiment: "This is a completely unrealistic transportation "strategy" for the Puget Sound region, driven by emotion and politics, not reason." Those who would vote against a plan that includes fifty miles of light rail because it also ...

Posted Wed, Oct 3, 9:48 p.m.

RE: Atticus Slumbers: "He recognized the value in pointing out right and wrong for its own sake. So I'm not sure you necessarily disagree with him about a need for leadership as it pertains to economic justice." Reading your comment, I believe you're right. Not knowing his full story, I ...

Posted Wed, Oct 3, 12:57 p.m.

Atticus Slumbers: I appreciate your response, and I find the anecdote about your grandfather really interesting. I think that his points are valid, as I have often thought that many of the big issues we as a society face share economics as a root cause. Religious Extremists in the Muslim ...

Posted Wed, Oct 3, 9:43 a.m.

RE: Great Review: I caught this play 9/21, and I thought it was a good production. Having read the book several times in college in addition to seeing the film to which you alluded, I have a response to a question you posed in your piece: "Why are we attracted ...

Posted Mon, Oct 1, 12:33 p.m.

RE: More Than "Medical Research": Your argument seems to be pretty week. A quick google search of "biolab urban" turned up this article [#], which covers a recent court decision regarding a law suit filed over the proposed construction of a new National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) ("being built ...

Posted Mon, Aug 27, 10 a.m.

RE: Competition means not who is the best, but who is the best for YOU: While SU is Catholic, the number of students who self-identify as Catholic is less than 50%. With the exception of the President, the administration is staffed by lay-people, and the only real Catholic influence I ...

Posted Thu, Aug 16, 5:20 p.m.

RE: 72 hour parking is a reasonable tolerance policy: Those stallion thighed goateed gits deserve to have the book thrown at 'em! :p

Posted Thu, Aug 16, 5:04 p.m.

RE: We WILL be discussing all of this ...: Question: how is ORCA or EZ-Pass any different than the bus cards in use now w/ magnetic stripes? In order to use a monthly bus pass, you have to swipe your card as you board the bus (this "transaction" is logged). ...

Posted Thu, Aug 16, 2:05 p.m.

RE: Z-Pass, I-Pass are not a bad idea.: Not to mention that ORCA [orcatest.com, already in use, uses RFID. If you could have your car-based RFID and bus-based RFID systems interconnected, I could go to one Web site and add money that could pay for both my bus fair and ...

Posted Thu, Aug 16, 9:14 a.m.

EZ-Pass, I-Pass are not a bad idea.: My parents live in upstate New York, so whenever I visit I am able to use their EZ-Pass equipped car. It is very convenient and after using it for even a few trips I would never go back to cash-only. Fist of all, ...

Posted Tue, Aug 14, 8:49 a.m.

RE: Krackpot Kos Kidz live on the extreme fringe of American politics.: Have you ever actually read the Daily Kos? The main contributing editors have some of the most rational insights into the state of the Democratic party I have read in years. Harold Ford, by pointing to supposed "hateful" ...

Posted Mon, Aug 13, 9:11 a.m.

RE: Krackpot Kos Kidz live on the extreme fringe of American politics.: Because the DLC did such a good job in 2000 and 2004 with Republican-lite candidates. Take Markos' answer to a question posed during his recent visit (with Harold Ford) to Meet the Press: Well, you know, you're starting ...

Posted Fri, Aug 3, 9:10 a.m.

seattle was my weight loss plan: When i moved here from Wisconsin in 2000, I inadvertently lost 20 pounds. I attribute it to how walkable Seattle is as well as how much better Seattle's diet is. I do miss deep fried cheese curds and frozen custard, though.

Posted Mon, Jul 30, 2:55 p.m.

RE: Bureaucrat University: I fail to see what content you provided in your "response". In a time when hundreds of thousands of military families are sacrificing for a "nation" at war, I don't think that creating an academy that promotes public service is such a bad idea. As for your ...

Posted Mon, Jul 30, 12:56 p.m.

RE: Bureaucrat University: Troll.

Posted Fri, Jul 27, 12:57 p.m.

RFID FUD can get out of hand.: There is a lot of FUD about RFID, but the technology, like all technologies, is as secure as you make it. For many reasons, I think that the fear mongering that has associated RFID is generally misplaced. As for security, RFID is a ...

Posted Thu, Jul 26, 9:50 a.m.

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Posted Wed, Jul 25, 9:50 a.m.

RE: Crosscut establishing it's rightwing bonifides?: richard morrill argues for more bus service and bundy argues for more bicyclists? What fascists!

Posted Mon, Jul 9, 9:46 a.m.

RE: It should've be based on economic need from the start.: Gah! Typos galore! Inequality by fall along racial lines = Inequality may fall along racial lines If we are truly to live in a racially neutral society that you cannot use race as a deciding factor... = If we ...

Posted Mon, Jul 9, 9:12 a.m.

RE: Time to Talk About Class: An income-based tiebreaker could force us to confront the growing income gap in Seattle and the nation as a whole. We have to confront this in Seattle, in the U.S., and globally. I have read several interesting articles that argue that a major cause ...

Posted Mon, Jul 9, 9:04 a.m.

It should've be based on economic need from the start.: Inequality by fall along racial lines, but it is not intrinsically a racial issue. It is a question of economic disadvantage, and it is by addressing economic inequality that you will see improvements in areas such as education and the ...

Posted Wed, Jun 20, 3:08 p.m.

RE: more malarky from Morrill...: i live in magnolia and bus to work. just saying.

Posted Tue, Jun 19, 10:24 a.m.

RE: I'm the Fresh Face of the New Middle Class and Here's My Plan: Did this story remind anyone else of The Moon is a Harsh Mistress?

Posted Fri, Jun 15, 9:42 a.m.

Where do they come from?: When the dust-up over the exhibit in Seattle first happened, I heard a rumor that the bodies were obtained through the Chinese government... the insinuation being that the "bodies" could have been the victims of a totalitarian government with an ironic sense of humor (sending ...

Posted Thu, Jun 7, 8:54 a.m.

RE: Undeniably, theater subsidies benefit the eateries near the theaters. and the fare: I read a study last week from the Food and Beverage Lobby that said that eateries are directly and indirectly responsible for $1 billion in economic activity.

Posted Mon, Jun 4, 12:41 p.m.

RE: let's do it: The best way would be to identify the most common commuter routes and make a dedicated bike lane along that path. For example, eliminate one row of street-side parking on one of the north/south streets between 1st and 6th; put a jersey barrier between traffic and ...

Posted Mon, Jun 4, 10:54 a.m.

RE: ead Egan free: What the NYT should do is make the select content free after a week or two so that the pieces still make their way into public discourse. I used to regularly read Dowd, Kristof, and Krugman during the run-up to the Iraq war however after the ...

Posted Wed, May 23, 1:43 p.m.

RE: The Take Away: What gets me about transportation debates in this town is that everyone has to "pick sides" and then argue from that viewpoint starting with their vision of transportation while working towards "solutions". This is a strangely Bushian phenomenon that I initially found surprising until you break ...

Posted Tue, May 22, 12:41 p.m.

RE: No vision: That's really funny. The paving industry.

Posted Fri, May 18, 9:19 a.m.

I don't understand.: Why not take the pile of money everyone is investing in that technology and spend it on a crew of developers that could re-engineer the way that news outlets use the Web? That is the future. While interesting, these kind of products feel equivalent to the first ...

Posted Thu, May 17, 9:24 a.m.

WWHRD?: What would Howard Roark say about Seattle architecture?

Posted Tue, May 15, 1:51 p.m.

RE: Good Piece on JOA History: Junk mail, my friend, will always be there to fill that void.

Posted Fri, May 11, 7:10 p.m.

RE: Update that resume...: Trick to that 93 number w/ clinton is it was at the beginning of his term. McKay seems to have been fired for not using his position to further the political goals of his boss, which would be inappropriate in any job whether it was another ...

Posted Tue, May 8, 8:20 a.m.

i can see my future...: I can see my future... and it includes tinfoil-lined wallets. problem solved!

Posted Thu, May 3, 12:08 p.m.

RE: Bemoaning the sad quality of trolling these days: too cool for school.

Posted Thu, May 3, 12:05 p.m.

RE: That's All, Folks: i appreciate that you grace us with your presence in the comments. some "other" local blogs throw fire bombs out there and rarely make an appearance in the comment thread except to occasionally mock someone with a legitimate question.

Posted Thu, May 3, 9:03 a.m.

RE: xagerated Sense of Entitlement: ratcity wins.

Posted Wed, Apr 25, 9:22 a.m.

Bad driving is a fact, but not for many of the reasons you cite.: First, let me give you a little context about where I'm coming from: Eleven days after I was born, Ronald Reagan signed the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the Central Intelligence Agency ...

Posted Thu, Apr 19, 1:59 p.m.

RE: De Facto Retro: You touched on something here that actually was the largest influence on my recent vote: Eventually, after ten or twenty years, the retro'ed viaduct will be removed, likely replaced with planned surface solutions and transit improvements gradually implemented in the interim. The reason I favor a ...

Posted Wed, Apr 18, 5:53 p.m.

you had me at waterboarding.: I just have to say, I am really glad to have found crosscut and wish it the best, however you get bumped to the top of my daily feeds with this one: I mean, reading Erica on Slog is like being waterboarded. Seriously, I felt ...