iulawboy

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Confessions of a D-student

Posted Wed, Sep 23, 10:35 a.m.

In the perverse world where a failing grade has no impact on a student's GPA, a student with a high GPA who is struggling in a class should just quit trying and get a failing grade rather than take a "hit" to their GPA by getting a C. This sort ...

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Secular Seattle is full of theology schools

Posted Wed, Sep 2, 10:10 a.m.

Not only is the Seattle University Seminary attractive to both Catholic and Protestant Christians, it also attracts a healthy dose of Unitarian Universalists, a liberal religious group that does not view itself as Christian, though it does have Christian members.

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Who gets my vote, and why

Posted Tue, Aug 4, 4:57 p.m.

I find it interesting that Crosscut as an entity cannot endorse candidates but that its writers can publish endorsement's via their columns. This skirting of the restriction shows how useless it is.

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Government is one big fat malaprop

Posted Fri, Mar 27, 9:10 a.m.

In a paper on Russian history I informed the professor that the Russians had thrown off the Tartar yolk.

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What is it about mileage taxes Obama doesn't understand?

Posted Tue, Mar 10, 5:32 p.m.

I'm against this millage tax for the privacy issues previously stated. Kieth's right, thought, we do need something in addition to the gas tax. We use to have a nice supplement in the car tab fee, but the idiotic $30 cap means that transportation is woefully underfunded. There is a ...

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Toll-booth-free tolling on SR 520 and I-90

Posted Tue, Nov 18, 11:47 a.m.

I'm with Matt on this one. If there is no toll booth at all how will those coming from across the mountains once or twice a year pay their toll? Is the thought to photograph the license plate and then mail them a bill? Not efficient is my guess - ...

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The high price of Sarah Palin's candidacy

Posted Thu, Sep 11, 5:17 p.m.

RE: SAME FOR MEN?: It all depends on his position on the issues related to sex. Where has he stood on abstinence only sex education, abortion, unwed mothers in general; and how loudly has he spoke on those issues? When you yell and scream that abstinence only and virginity pledges ...

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Helpful Civic Suggestion #1,987

Posted Fri, Jun 27, 1:06 p.m.

I'm with ya brother!: It's not only that it's the maintenance employee of the year, it is that it is the maintenance employee of years gone by. The outside of the bus gets wrapped in plastic adverts so I can't see out. Those stuck in the traffic of their own ...

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Transit train wreck: Here's how to do buses right

Posted Wed, Jun 25, 11:53 a.m.

Rail needs to be part of the solution: While I agree that buses will play a large part in any transit system we settle on, the beef I have with this article is that the author wants this as the only option. He ignores the fact that for longer hall ...

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Why Hillary can and should stay the course

Posted Wed, Mar 26, 9:30 a.m.

Nice Work Van Dyk: Here here. I too am an Obama supporter but find the constant call that Clinton drop out disingenuous at best. This is still a real contest and there are voters who are still to weigh in on the process. Thank you Van Dyk for the insightful ...

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That regional government we so desperately need is called a county council

Posted Tue, Nov 6, 9 a.m.

RE: Merge all Municipal Governments into King County: So no more North Bend city counsel or Shoreline or Seattle? Are you really suggesting that decisions that are currently made locally should be handed over to a greatly expanded county counsel? Why not do away with local government all together and ...

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Proposition 1 is as good as it's going to get

Posted Thu, Oct 25, 10:06 a.m.

No. Prop 1 - No to the Cross Base Highway: While there are many other concerns for me about the overall proposal, it is the creation of the Cross-Base Highway across Fort Lewis that has cemented my vote against Proposition 1. Yes 520 needs to be replaced, yes light rail ...

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Stalking Kurt Vonnegut, and so on

Posted Tue, Apr 17, 5:02 p.m.

Despondent / Exhaulted: Kurt lets me know that I'm not the only one in existance who feels exhaulted and despondent about human existance at the same time. Is there anyone out there who wants to press the soles of their feet against mine before the Ice-9 ends it all? Whith ...

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