Posted Thu, Sep 15, 2:01 p.m.

and Broken. Sigh. Somehow, the Christian Left has got to identify themselves in the public debate. What I hear from Broken and Roseviolet and Westomoon and Kathrynthegreat sounds much like what I hear from the pulpit on Sundays.

Posted Thu, Sep 15, 1:56 p.m.

Interesting how much is assumed regarding both Rev. Daniel and Rev. Robinson. It's also clear that some have read this and have experienced some difficulty in seperating the two articles. The religious tradition that both ministers belong to would quite likely delight westomoon, Kathrynthegreat and roseviolet. It does so greatly ...

Posted Wed, Sep 14, 5:41 p.m.

You're right. I don't live in China. Personalized Motorized Transportation is a requirement in the modern world. Fossil Fuels or no, the car is here to stay in our society. I'll still be just as annoyed with cyclists driving my Tesla or Fisker as I am now. As with all ...

Posted Wed, Sep 14, 3:05 p.m.

"No wonder car drivers are mad. Bicyclists are having more fun, getting exercise, moving for less money, paying less taxes (because they wear the road so much less) then a car driver stuck in traffic, no place to park, paying outrageous money to fuel their vehicle. If I was driving ...

Posted Sat, Sep 3, 11:17 a.m.

Rep. Carlyle is using an easy stereotype to put his name on legislation. I am a car salesman and I have been for over 15 years. No remotely reputable dealer would sell a car without a clean title. This is not something that happens every now and then. This is ...

Posted Thu, Jul 21, 11:18 a.m.

Drill Baby Drill! Although I have to admit, "just stop talking and build a freeway" has a certain ring to it. Enough with this nonsense. Look, the State is Building a Tunnel. Get over it. The question that I can't for the life of me answer is why, with the ...

Posted Thu, Jul 14, 6:08 p.m.

This is your address. This is your School. Thanks for playing. If you want real parent involvement, then true neighborhood schools is the only way to get it. If you want neighborhood pride, then you need neighborhood schools. Period. No Charter School nonsense. No home schooling garbage. This is your ...

Posted Fri, May 20, 3:55 p.m.

Talk about anti-Semitic - they literally crucified that one nice Jewish man! Good Heavens! Were those responsible for having Jesus executed by the occupying Roman government Jewish? um, yeah. Were "The Jews" responsible for the death of Jesus? um, no. It's impossible to tell the story of Jesus apart from ...

Posted Wed, Feb 9, 11:46 a.m.

Sorry - Port Townsend would have been an odd place to cross the border. My point is that there are real reasons to have borders. Harrassment, of course, isn't one of them. But looking for people up to no good is. It just struck me as odd to dismiss the ...

Posted Mon, Feb 7, 2:05 p.m.

Ya know, I'm a bit of a lefty generally. I will say that a strong border with a fair and effective immagration policy is preferable to this nonsense we have where we more or less sucker desperate people across our borders to do our dirty work - until we catch ...

Posted Mon, Feb 7, 2:05 p.m.

Ya know, I'm a bit of a lefty generally. I will say that a strong border with a fair and effective immagration policy is preferable to this nonsense we have where we more or less sucker desperate people across our borders to do our dirty work - until we catch ...

Posted Fri, Dec 10, 1:39 p.m.

Grant - thanks for the thoughtful response - I'll be looking forward to your article. I would like to make a couple of quick observations. First, my initial calculations of $4.00 per gallon at 10 MPG are intended to be a bit out there - most folks are going to ...

Posted Fri, Dec 10, 11:20 a.m.

R- the Amtrak/Cascades is not Transit. Metro is Transit. Sound Transit is Transit. Sounder is Transit. Our cute little light rail line is kinda like transit and if it ever grows up, it will be. But the Cascade? That's the point I'm trying to make - it's too slow, infrequent ...

Posted Thu, Dec 9, 1:53 p.m.

Becuase there's not enough demand to justify enough trains. There are enough folks without cars due to various reasons to fill the few trains that run. How many folks a day are actually making the trip by train - 2,000? Does this really impact the traffic congestion? Are these folks ...

Posted Thu, Dec 9, 12:10 p.m.

Mhays - sorry, we live in an automobile based society. This is not going to change. If you want to zipcar your way through life, that's great. Some of us don't work M-F 9-5. We have weird hours and we have children and spouses and significant others - we're dating ...

Posted Thu, Dec 9, 10:48 a.m.

175 miles at 10 mpg = 17.50 Gallons. 17.5 X $4.00 Per Gallon = $70 175 miles at 20 mpg = 8.75 Gallons. 8.75 X $4.00 Per Gallon = $35 Now divide the above one-way numbers by how many folks are in your traveling party. Now, compare that price per ...

Posted Tue, Nov 30, 2:21 p.m.

Cocktails - I meant creative in a good way. And I'm not the least bit ironic about it. I would have supported 100% public financing for Safeco - I believe that Professional Sports are a vital part of a city's culture - every bit as much as the Ballet or ...

Posted Tue, Nov 30, 11:10 a.m.

Voters voted down a FUNDING MECHANISM for renovating the Kingdome and building Safeco Field. At that point, local Government got creative. There was no general sales tax increase to pay for Safeco Field. The taxes have been nearly invisible. The stadium has been a success (we'll talk about the team ...

Posted Fri, Oct 29, 11:38 a.m.

I believe the discussion the author intends is one between those who believe that there is an Other - whether Divine or otherwise that is greater than themselves and those who see themselves, either individually or collectively as greater than all others. I believe this is the same trouble that ...

Posted Mon, Oct 25, 3:37 p.m.

Sometimes we Progressive Protestants do feel a bit like Dr. Suess's Whos - No matter how much we try, it seems that most folks just don't believe we exist. As for problems caused by religion, I don't really think that there have been too many problems caused by "religion", but ...

Posted Mon, Oct 25, 10:16 a.m.

andy - we Mainline Protestants simply don't read or use the Bible the way you imagine we do. It is clear from you posts that you are not practiced in Biblical interpretation. Nor are you remotely interested in changing that. That's fine. By the way - Jesus did say that ...

Posted Fri, Oct 22, 5:11 p.m.

Um - Andy. Evangelical Fundamentalists DO believe in Biblical Inerrancy. What you apparently aren't aware of is that this idea is relatively recent in Christianity as a whole and is certainly NOT a core belief of many Mainline Protestant Christians. Not only is it an absurd idea to expunge "objectionable" ...

Posted Tue, Oct 19, 3:32 p.m.

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Posted Wed, Oct 6, 3:06 p.m.

Still hard to believe how many folks assume all Christians are of the Pat Robertson variety. It frustrates me greatly when the comment threads are filled with responses to an essay written by an Evangelical Fundamentalist when that's the last thing that an Evangelical Fundamentalist would call Rev. Robinson. Frankly, ...

Posted Thu, Sep 30, 3:19 p.m.

I would like to respectfully submit a request that the headline writer take time to read the articles. Thank you.

Posted Mon, Sep 27, 9:53 a.m.

Europe was built for HORSES. Cars came later. Duh. America, especially the Western US, was built for cars. It's this kind of basic underlying infrastructure that the Bike Nutzies tend to want to conveniently ignore. Because of the whole horse thing, and the resulting dense population centers you'll also find ...

Posted Tue, Sep 14, 11:45 a.m.

"Could someone please tell me why this backwoods preacher burning a Koran is a big deal now?" Because Americans and Christians both claim to be better than that. I remember that the late Sam Kinison had an interesting take on his own bawdy style of humor. Mr. Kinison had actually ...

Posted Tue, Sep 14, 10:52 a.m.

UM............ UH........... HELLO! 11 minutes? That's it? I guess if you work within walking distance of each city's train station, then that's great. I suppose Amtrak makes some sense if your alternative is Driving Alone - in a Hummer - Towing a boat. But if there's two of you going? ...

Posted Thu, Sep 2, 3:54 p.m.

I'm all for God and Country, just so long as we don't get the two mixed up.

Posted Tue, Aug 24, 2:21 p.m.

Great, Just great. In light of these transgressions, the UW Fires the AD and hires the squeakiest of the squeakiest in Tyrone Willingham and Todd Turner. The entire program is given an enema. NOW, we have to relive all of this over again. And this serves what purpose? Is there ...

Posted Fri, Aug 20, 3:08 p.m.

Dick's Burgers are cheap and greasy. The American Cheese is, um, well American Cheese (or as the lable says - Pasturized Processed Cheese Food Product). And you know what? after reading this entire article about burgers the other day, I went straight there! Yummmm! P.S. I have just discovered the ...

Posted Wed, Aug 4, 11:04 a.m.

So Buster and Quinn - What is a "Religion"? Discuss.

Posted Thu, Jul 22, 9:34 a.m.

Lincoln, Runs and RBI are team functions. No one player can excel in those statistics without help. Ichiro's lack of runs scored is downright appalling. But, as I said, he can't go back and hit again once he's on base. I would like to have a 30 homerun, 100 rbi ...

Posted Thu, Jul 15, 1:57 p.m.

Lincoln, if Ichiro could run back to home and then hit again, you might have something. Yeah, I do wish he'd walk a bit more, but come on. Is he being wasted on this team? yeah. And it's a shame too. But seriously, You cite Slugging pct. for a leadoff ...

Posted Wed, Jul 14, 5:50 p.m.

wow! This is a very well written piece - I'm glad to know that the author teaches news writing. I only trust that his students take a class from a different instructor about acutal news reporting. Here's a hint: find out a bit about what you're talking about first. What ...

Posted Mon, Jul 12, 3:02 p.m.

"Why not, for the sake of accuracy, leave these calls to Blowers, anyways?" Because Blowers is a Color man and not a Play - By - Play announcer, that's why. Is the author really that ignorant? Really? The fact that anyone who is an M's fan knows that Dave has ...

Posted Mon, Jul 12, 2:44 p.m.

"Steve Clifford writes humor for Crosscut" Really? When does he start?

Posted Wed, Jun 9, 2:16 p.m.

Hardy Har Har.........

Posted Fri, May 14, 12:48 p.m.

Drill Baby Drill! This is going to be really expensive. Get over it and get started. And next time, can we please elect a politician and government professional? This is already getting embarassing.

Posted Thu, May 13, 1:07 p.m.

The Cliff Lee phone calls have already started. If Bedard shows he can handle being in the rotation, Cliff Lee will be THE free agent pitcher on the market. While it was certainly plan B when Dr. Z aquired Lee, it was still part of the reasoning - a chance ...

Posted Mon, May 10, 4:17 p.m.

To hold to the certainty that what we currently understand as life is all there is, is as fundamentalist in nature as the certainty of Pearly Gates and Streets of Gold vs. a Lake of Fire

Posted Mon, May 3, 1:16 p.m.

"In our own culture, the female receives direct payment from the husband by luring him into marriage, and then hiring an attorney after a few years if he isn't forthcoming with the desired amount of money." What a load of meanspirited, hateful sexist garbage!

Posted Wed, Apr 28, 10:44 a.m.

But will there be a Bubblator?

Posted Wed, Apr 28, 10:29 a.m.

I don't care if he has to use a cane or a motorized chair. Griffey can retire whenever he wants to. In the meantime, let's take a look at Sweeney..... a look at him packing up his things, that is.

Posted Fri, Apr 16, 3:48 p.m.

Hey Seneca! I've been posting that on all of these "OH NO! A Tunnel" threads too. Drill Baby Drill!!! And to remind everyone - the Viaduct replacement is a state project that is designed to move Freight and Other traffic - in THAT order - THROUGH Seattle. THROUGH - not ...

Posted Mon, Mar 22, 11:40 a.m.

Seems to me what's being described here as the ideal for Seattle Center is something called the Seattle Commons........sigh. Let's just have Dale and the Pilchucks (weren't they a group in the 60's?) re-decorate the Center House. My only condition is that there be a new Chihuly designed Bubbleator right ...

Posted Fri, Mar 12, 5:18 p.m.

Why would anyone attend a church that WASN'T committed to Social Justice? 31"But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will ...

Posted Wed, Mar 3, 9:54 a.m.

But can you hear the Preacher?

Posted Fri, Jun 26, 12:21 p.m.

The viaduct is ugly and unsafe. It cuts off the city from the water. A Retrofit is not going to happen. If the current viaduct is not torn down, it will likely be condemned and vacated. That's if it doesn't fall down first. There was never any option on the ...