Posted Thu, Feb 2, 12:14 p.m.

"You get homeowners moving into farm areas, and often times they object to the smells and sounds of farms," he explained. And then the same people complain about the loss of rural areas and farmland.

Posted Tue, Dec 20, 2:17 p.m.

That parcel was sold to a developer in 1995. At the time the bus station, which continued to operate there under a lease, was going to move a couple of blocks toward Lake Union. Obviously never happened.

Posted Tue, Nov 29, 9:45 a.m.

This coming from the same group of people that banned nuclear weapons downtown. I don't think they could survive 24 hours without making a statement for the press.

Posted Mon, Nov 21, 2:49 p.m.

In regards to mspat's comment...... Sanity, in the Seattle City Hall. Please. Not a chance. Gordon Clinton ( may he rest in peace) was probably the last sane voice in that place.

Posted Mon, Nov 21, 10:09 a.m.

Sounds like bureaucrats trying to guarantee their jobs.

Posted Fri, Nov 18, 6:30 a.m.

Electric cars are great. Using taxpayer money to build charging stations isn't (yes, that's how it's being done). Sadly, this is another example of how us 99% are paying for the profits of the 1%.

Posted Tue, Nov 15, 7:46 a.m.

Well. Non-conforming diversity will not be tolerated.

Posted Tue, Nov 8, 3:24 p.m.

ah. gerrymandering. more "trust us. we're from the government and we're here to help you"

Posted Tue, Oct 25, 7 a.m.

It boils down to the fact that people don't trust the City government and don't believe that the money would be spent on transportation projects that benefit the entire population.

Posted Fri, Oct 14, 5:56 p.m.

The before and after pictures of this area is a classic illustration of early 20th century city and late 20th century city. I think this phrase sums it up "at its design, as cheesy as feared. But"

Posted Thu, Oct 6, 1:44 p.m.

I think you're (collectively) missing the point. The show was on prohibition. Prohibition banned alcohol. The show was about alcohol. I watched it. I didn't think "oh, this is wrong because there isn't a mention of drugs that would become popular in 60 years."

Posted Fri, Sep 30, 8:17 a.m.

"At least 5 million people had no business trying to purchase a home." While I agree with your statement, I think the best thing to come out of the current recession is that real estate prices have reset somewhat and more people can have a choice on whether to buy ...

Posted Wed, Sep 21, 8:28 a.m.

This is all so nice in theory. But it flies in the face of all that greater density advocates say. Unless somehow all people live in urban settings like capital hill and the rest of the country is allowed to go fallow.

Posted Mon, Sep 12, 12:02 p.m.

Mr. Valdez seems to be an elitest that knows whats best for everyone. However, in America, we have what is called Democracy ( what the Democratic party is named for). In Democracy, each person gets to vote for themselves. Apparently Mr. Valdez does not like that.

Posted Sun, Sep 4, 6:01 p.m.

Well Mr Snoqualman, to each his (her) own. Doesn't bother me any. Which seems to be the opposite of this article.

Posted Sat, Sep 3, 11:04 a.m.

I find the title here rather offensive. In reply to Snoqualman above, I can easily imagine a place more dreary than most of those "rural clusters", the Central District, much of Capital Hill. They aren't even future slums. Much of them have already made it to that place. The idea ...

Posted Wed, Aug 10, 10:46 a.m.

jmrolls. after rereading this article, I could find nothing in it that tried to sell either side. As to an elevated solution. The state said it isn't going to do that. So who would?? the City of Seattle?? It's state property, not City, so whether we like it or not, ...

Posted Wed, Aug 10, 7:41 a.m.

jmrolls, you are wrong. The purpose of this article is to highlight the amount of hyperbole on both sides of the pro and con promoters. Not the issue. The issue is far more than your rather simplistic view. Both sides warn of world collapse if the other side wins. Amazingly ...

Posted Fri, Jun 3, 10:03 a.m.

"The flippant characterization of Mayor Mcginn as an insurgent is at best a laughably weak defense from a corpulently corrupt establishment" I agree entirely..... And we've had 8 years of Gregoire. Maybe the King County Democrats were wrong and we should have elected Dino.

Posted Thu, May 26, 7:31 a.m.

And who would really watch a movie on a screen that is 2 X 3?????

Posted Tue, May 17, 1:55 p.m.

Gingrich will never run. His interest is in keeping his name in front of the camera. Just like the Donald. Newt knows he wouldn't get elected. He is a pretty smart guy. He has a small industry to support ( dozens and dozens of people on the payroll), hence the ...

Posted Tue, May 17, 12:38 p.m.

Looks like Interim Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Susan Enfield decided to make a vacant space so she could hire one of her buddies. Maybe taking a page from McGinn's playbook.

Posted Tue, May 17, 10:38 a.m.

So beaky, jmrolls, do you not recognize satire??? Are you such trolls that.........

Posted Mon, May 16, 2:29 p.m.

If, like snoqualman, you only surf the net. If you have no data at home, if you trust the government, believe you will never have a power outage ( to reach your data), believe that the "cloud" can't break...... It's still a no brainer, to avoid.

Posted Mon, May 16, 12:55 p.m.

Another reason to not believe anything the School District says. They lie.

Posted Sat, May 7, 8:36 a.m.

Good article. Mr. Almquist speaks the truth.

Posted Fri, May 6, 1:52 p.m.

Anti tunnel is the new "birther" issue.

Posted Thu, May 5, 9:17 a.m.

Another industry that wouldn't exist without tax breaks and handouts. And people wonder where the money goes.

Posted Fri, Mar 25, 10:42 a.m.

So the feel good legislation will help increase global warming through deforestation.

Posted Wed, Mar 9, 1:42 p.m.

"There’s another feature of this odd ritual and service. It invites each person to a time of self-examination. The point is not to identify the problems and failures of others. It is to take a long look at your own." This too seems, increasingly, a counter-cultural practice. It seems the ...

Posted Wed, Mar 9, 1:36 p.m.

Yeah. The first one was next door to the liquor store in the market. It was very convienient.

Posted Wed, Mar 9, 11:01 a.m.

I agree with Mr Meyer. The little bit of whisper I have heard says (as of right now, nearly 2 years before the election) the smart money is on Jeb Bush. I now lament the fact that we are already discussing an election 2 years away.

Posted Wed, Feb 16, 6:50 a.m.

I think the "tune out" has more to do with KPLU using a playlist for it's Midday Jazz program.

Posted Mon, Feb 14, 7:54 p.m.

Mr Meyer. I agree. The part I have a problem with is making it illegal for me to not buy the health insurance, with jail being the penalty for not. I would have no problem with a tax ( on me and everyone ) to pay for a government health ...

Posted Mon, Feb 14, 3:05 p.m.

I disagree with Mr. Meyer. Health care is a very important issue. "For ordinary Americans, health care is a very big practical economic problem that we want the government to solve." A very true statement. However, passing a law that makes me buy insurance is not a solution. I think ...

Posted Thu, Feb 10, 9:59 a.m.

Excellent article. Would it have to be painted like the gum wall in the market?

Posted Thu, Jan 27, 9:47 a.m.

I prefered the old seattle. It was friendlier and more polite.

Posted Wed, Jan 5, 8:13 a.m.

I agree with this article. Discrimination against women did happen. It was wrong. But to correct it by further discrimination seems wrong to me. I have stopped listening to certain radio stations because so many of their ads ( group health being the worst offender) I find offensive. I watch ...

Posted Tue, Dec 21, 9:07 a.m.

@ Benjamin. Well, then the state should get out of the emergency room care business.

Posted Fri, Dec 3, 9:14 a.m.

A typical example of how the Seattle government ( i use the term broadly ) is out of touch with reality. And probably a case of spending all the money in the annual budget plus a little more to qualify for the same amount next year.

Posted Fri, Nov 5, 10:02 a.m.

True that Lincoln, True that!

Posted Thu, Nov 4, 10:18 a.m.

I agree with cocktails. I don't shop at Costco or drink alcohol. I voted for 1100 for the same reason. And if sales went up, then the State would make more in taxes. Another time when a union stands in the way of progress.

Posted Mon, Nov 1, 9:24 p.m.

PJS, I agree.

Posted Thu, Oct 28, 6:54 a.m.

This is a democracy we live in. If the measure passes it's because the people want it. In this country the government is supposed to serve the people. Not that the people are supposed to serve the government. It seems to many on both sides (Democrats and Republicans) often forget ...

Posted Mon, Oct 25, 5:31 a.m.

While I think that moving from gas power to renewable energy to power vehicular transportation, this is a classic example of why the State of Washington's budget is in the tank. To build stations and give power away while the poverty level rises and tax hikes are needed to balance ...

Posted Fri, Oct 8, 10:38 a.m.

@ andy. Bicyclists don't pay any more for roads than a single mother with 2 kids and no car pay. There is no license requirement, either for the rider or for the bicycle. I ride a bike. I enjoy the benefits. But I pay no more for the "bike friendly ...

Posted Fri, Oct 8, 9:32 a.m.

I agree entirely.

Posted Fri, Oct 1, 11:35 a.m.

"As for saying that Mayor McGinn's silence is deafening on children's issues - He seems silent on everything unless he can turn it into a conflict." Well said Mr Watson, Well Said!!

Posted Thu, Sep 30, 8:16 a.m.

A good reason to vote NO to more tax increases.

Posted Thu, Sep 30, 8:14 a.m.

What I find irratating is that McSchwinn's budget increase's to $13 million his project to improve bicycling access. While I understand and applaud the use of bicycles, shortchanging children to do this is more evidence that his ideals have nothing to do with citizens. Only with his own agenda.

Posted Mon, Sep 27, 7:43 a.m.

I agree with Jan. The author seems to be grasping at straws to support his dislike of a state project. Maybe if it was a City of Seattle project it might be appropriate. It's not. It is a state of Washington highway. The state is being rather nice and trying ...

Posted Mon, Sep 13, 11:33 a.m.

Every generation is worthy. The baby boomer generation, as is gen x and y, are creations of corporations that use it as a tool of consumerism. The baby boomers parents endured World War II. The baby boomers grandparents lived in the Great Depression ( far worse than the current economic ...

Posted Fri, Sep 10, 2:14 p.m.

Very good article.

Posted Fri, Sep 10, 11:08 a.m.

I am not wealthy. I do not make over $200,000 a year. Yet I am apprehensive about this. I see this as the government refusing to acknowledge that there is a budget deficit and grasping at straws on how to continue to spend, rather than doing the belt tightening that ...

Posted Mon, Aug 30, 2:52 p.m.

The Seattle city council also banned nuclear weapons from downtown. These are people not afraid to tackle the real issues of today.

Posted Mon, Aug 30, 2:50 p.m.

" Seattle officials are doing precisely the opposite. " No surprise there. These are the same people that banned circus's from downtown. As if one would ever go there. And voted to boycott Arizona, but kept the one business deal that Seattle has with Arizona ( the traffic stop light ...

Posted Thu, Aug 26, 6:25 a.m.

"Seattle is ambivalent about leadership. We prefer process to product." true that mister.

Posted Tue, Aug 24, 11:06 a.m.

Why doesn't the title read "Would a state income tax help the economy--Far from proven."

Posted Thu, Aug 19, 1:36 p.m.

there should be an additional tag by the comments besides inappropriate, "idiotic"

Posted Thu, Aug 19, 8:28 a.m.

mikerol, who was Bush ll?

Posted Wed, Aug 18, 8:20 a.m.

Seattle Observer has a very good point. Several local municipalities have spent a lot of money of some cutsie projects ( like the one mentioned ) rather than maintain the basic roads that get used day to day. The Waterfront streetcar in seattle comes to mind. The city councilman ( ...

Posted Thu, Aug 12, 11:16 a.m.

If you don't like to type in the first place, why did you review a keyboard. Other than as a chance to do some Microsoft bashing?

Posted Thu, Aug 12, 7:58 a.m.

Maybe its time the city had to lay off people. I don't understand how the city council or the mayor feel/think they are exempt from any of the current economic reality. Let the unions whine. IMHO they are dinosaurs of a different era.

Posted Tue, Aug 10, 1:49 p.m.

I've went there many times. Spent a summer living in Elgin. Beautiful place that benefits from being so far from "civilization".

Posted Fri, Jul 30, 8:02 a.m.

oops, George H. W. Bush, not H. R.

Posted Fri, Jul 30, 8:02 a.m.

Whats the deal with the tunnel haters? Do they not want progress in Seattle? This can't be over "cost overruns". McGinn seems to want to do away with traffic altogether ( while a notable ideal, the reality of no trucks delivering produce to the downtown area would leave some hungry ...

Posted Sat, Jul 24, 8:53 a.m.

A politician who has been there for 15 years cannot "not" be part of the problem with government.

Posted Fri, Jul 23, 8:18 a.m.

Yeah. And when an earthquake levels the Viaduct ( which might have some adverse human impact ) I'm sure both McGinn and the city council will blame someone else then too.

Posted Fri, May 21, 9:09 a.m.

I agree entirely. Heck. Since most of Eastern Washington is rather conservative, maybe Seattle should boycott Eastern Washington. I am sure most of Eastern Washington would like that.

Posted Thu, Apr 15, 2:07 p.m.

Mr. Killinger got paid well enough to "accept responsibility". Even though he apparently wasn't very responsible while he was CEO.

Posted Thu, Feb 25, 6:47 a.m.

what an idiot.

Posted Tue, Feb 23, 9:33 a.m.

David: Very good article. On as wide a range as banning nuclear weapons in seattle to banning circus's, Seattle's leaders have shown that the only leadership they really do, is to lead to the funny house.

Posted Thu, Feb 18, 2:17 p.m.

What seems to me to be the most telling about this is that Gallagher went on vacation after he did this so he wouldn't have to be bothered about it. Since the few studies I have seen on secondhand smoke deal with smoke inside a building, his comment "it is ...