Posted Wed, Oct 26, 7:50 a.m.

I'm still wondering what was done with the money collected from the monorail excise tax.

Posted Sun, Oct 2, 4:03 p.m.

I find the comments about Christie's weight offensive and mean. They say so much more about the people making them than they say about the person they are meant to disparage. That being said, health is always a factor to consider when choosing a president. I have observed the toll ...

Posted Wed, Sep 14, 8:42 a.m.

There is hostility to bikers because many, instead of assuming responsibility for their own safety, seem to feel that drivers should shoulder the burden for them. It is hard for a driver to see night riders without lamps or reflectors, frequently in dark clothing, especially in the rain. A driver ...

Posted Wed, Aug 31, 8:32 p.m.

I remember the first Tea Party rally I ever saw. Most of the people there were retired. I wanted to ask how many of them refused Medicare and Social Security "handouts". It is annoying to hear this constant carping about government from the same people who demand that cops and ...

Posted Thu, Aug 18, 11:01 p.m.

Anonymouse82, Here's a response I got when I contacted the city about a pothole last July.... so much for that advice. Thank you for contacting the City's Customer Service Bureau about a failed pothole repair at Letitia Avenue South and South Adams Street. As you may already know, we sent ...

Posted Mon, Aug 15, 7:34 p.m.

I watched a city worker fill a pothole on Rainier Ave. S recently. He shoveled some asphalt into the hole, placed a bit of plastic over it and began stomping on it to tamp it in and level it off. It would have been funny if it weren't for the ...

Posted Thu, Aug 11, 10:15 p.m.

In my daily walk from the bus tunnel to work I am constantly being solicited for contributions, sometimes 3 or more times within a few blocks. It is annoying, but how can one be too hard on what appears to be the laudable altruism of the "volunteers" doing the asking? ...

Posted Fri, Aug 5, 7:34 p.m.

Amazon campus? It's soooo Seattle!

Posted Wed, Jun 1, 8:33 p.m.

Not dysfunctional? Seattle? Wasn't it in 1970 that the battle for light rail began? We finally got a line 39 years later and now a nasty battle rages in Bellevue over its expansion. Meanwhile, in Portland and Vancouver.....need I say more?

Posted Fri, May 20, 9:59 p.m.

Barely there Scher strikes again. The guy who had to be reminded by a surprised Simon Johnson that the Euro is not the currency of the UK, who can't be bothered to get the names of his guests right even after multiple corrections (poor Andrew Bacevich), the guy who doesn't ...

Posted Wed, Mar 30, 8:29 a.m.

I was here in the seventies and remember the transit vs. freeway debates. I moved on to a city that allowed me to live quite happily for years without a car. When I returned to Seattle in the 90's, I quickly realized that I couldn't live without one here and ...

Posted Thu, Feb 24, 8:29 p.m.

Sharrows in place, he turns his attention to some of the issues that really need it. Phew! I just wish he'd lose the pugnaciousness. It plays well to the gallery, but it doesn't help him to secure support for his agenda. I fear that by the time he learns how ...

Posted Wed, Feb 2, 10:18 p.m.

Can't we ever have a mayor who will be content simply to manage our city competently? Mayor Schell longed to make us "world class" (whatever that means.) Greg Nickles wanted a place on a larger stage. Now we have a man who came into office with an agenda that only ...

Posted Wed, Feb 2, 10 p.m.

http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-scenes-its-a-pothole-pool-party-in-mt-baker/

Posted Sat, Nov 6, 3:04 p.m.

So what do we need house and senate for anyway? Looks like we're governing by initiative here. Oh, wait, people still want roads, schools (with special help for their special needs child), police and fire, ferries and the bus they happen to take to work. Initiatives don't provide those. Guess ...

Posted Tue, Nov 2, 8:06 a.m.

Before defending the right to buy and consume food contaminated with Listeria bloggers should take a little time to familiarize themselves with what it is and what it can do and then ask themselves if they're still willing to expose themselves and their families to the risk. Recalls are not ...

Posted Wed, Sep 29, 9:18 p.m.

kurisu: This from the Rainier Velley Post: Many NewHolly neighbors are concerned about the cuts. From Kate Malkin: Lupine Miller, our Children’s librarian practically has a cult following among the hundreds of children at New Holly. You would be absolutely astounded at the number of cultures and racial backgrounds of ...

Posted Tue, Aug 17, 8:22 p.m.

Not such a lie about the canopy, but bungalows are not to blame. Look instead to condos and townhouses, where every square inch of land is used to provide square footage, leaving miniscule (if any) outdoor spaces with precious little room for any kind of plant, forget trees. Ah, for ...

Posted Tue, Jul 27, 6:56 p.m.

Until shoppers and strollers can go down to the square and sit on a bench without fear of being molested by panhandlers or worse, Pioneer Square will remain the unsavory dump it has become.

Posted Wed, Jun 30, 8:06 p.m.

Royer is right about the lack of park space. On a trip to Paris last year, I marveled at the number of benches, gardens and parks the city offered its citizens and the fact that I could enjoy these spaces without fear of being accosted made it all the more ...

Posted Sat, Apr 3, 10:49 p.m.

August Wilson Jimmy Hendrix

Posted Wed, Mar 31, 8:12 a.m.

A whacko in moderate's garb or a cynic looking for political traction? Who knows? I'm not a Republican but I voted for him thinking he could be trusted to do his job without dabbling in extremist politics. Fooled me once, won't happen again.

Posted Mon, Feb 22, 8:10 a.m.

Hems are sewn. Mistrust is sown.

Posted Mon, Jul 20, 9:19 p.m.

The trouble with Seattle mayors (remember Schell?) is that they yearn to strut across a larger stage than the one Seattle affords. They are so eager for national recognition that they forget why they were elected in the first place. We have the light rail, which I applaud, but what ...

Posted Tue, Aug 26, 9:14 p.m.

The next event: Next up, a section of Rainier Ave S, a.k.a. State Route 167, a major arterial, always the scene of heavy traffic, even on Sunday. If blocking a relatively sleepy section of Capitol Hill caused such consternation, we ain't seen nothin' yet.