Posted Wed, Apr 28, 9:22 a.m.

Ted: Make that Jimmie Foxx, aka "Double X." As for Junior, yes he is painful to watch right now but I would give him one more month to see if he heats up. There is a chance he has enough left to be a positive contributor.

Posted Fri, Mar 12, 8:53 a.m.

"Remember this, whoever sows sparingly reaps sparingly; whoever sows generously reaps generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." -- 2 Corinthians 9:6-7

Posted Thu, Mar 11, 10:46 a.m.

Ahmadinejad supports genocide with regard to Israel; Israel believes in self-defense and its right to exist -- that is the fundamental difference

Posted Thu, Mar 11, 8:36 a.m.

As long as Iran has a leader who insists that Israel has not right to exist and should obliterated from the face of the earth, Iran has no "right" to nuclear weapons.

Posted Fri, Jan 22, 8:52 a.m.

The question is, will the Washington Legislature DO SOMETHING? Just yesterday Facebook announced that it is building a new $100-million-plus data center in Prineville, Oregon, one of many projects this state has lost in the last two years due to our high sales tax. An existing exemption for rurual counties, ...

Posted Wed, Jan 20, 8:57 a.m.

In NO WAY does the "200 most experienced" tranlate into the 200 best, most needed, etc. And I daresay the seawall for safety is a more important use of bonding capacity than a new light rail line to continue social engineering.

Posted Fri, Jan 15, 2:21 p.m.

Sour grapes, Baker.

Posted Fri, Jan 15, 12:02 p.m.

Leadership frightens some people. I have to give the mayor props so far for being willing to lead, this being one of several examples, though it's early and only a small start.

Posted Mon, Nov 23, 9:24 a.m.

Knocking down the dams would be the stupidest, most idiotic "solution" to a problem that is not even a problem. Hatchery salmon are essentially identical to "wild" salmon and the runs are not what they were 100 years ago -- but what is? And how would all that renewable hydropower ...

Posted Mon, Nov 16, 9:21 a.m.

Like any competent GM Ruskell has had some decent draft picks -- Aaron Curry is the real deal, and Lofa Tutupu -- but his failure to draft a single soul who can rush the passer speaks volumes. There was a time Seattle aactually led the league in sacks, but that ...

Posted Thu, Oct 15, 9:14 a.m.

Great piece. E.g. the line "The struggles over growth and development are where the region fights to keep its soul..." Once heard Robert Redford at Sundance say that "the key to our future is what we use for our survival and what we preserve for our survival." As the CLC, ...

Posted Mon, Oct 12, 8:10 a.m.

An "old school" journalist in the very best sense. We all have biases, but Bryan has been one of the very best at presenting facts and analysis without letting an agenda creep in -- instark contrast to far too many in the news media today.

Posted Thu, Oct 1, 8:51 a.m.

Most writers (as the author illustrates) also need someone else to review product before it is sent -- for example, to avoid flubs like "to catch and old" (paragraph #9). And the mind of the writer sometimes fills in words that should be in the text but aren't (see the ...

Posted Mon, Aug 17, 8:45 a.m.

Tort reform is not on the table because the D's are as much in the bag for the trial lawyers as they are for SEIU.

Posted Thu, Aug 6, 10:53 a.m.

"We are all finding new life in an urban setting." No, we are not. The project is a state, regional and local project, hence state regional and local finding. It is/will be used by urban, suburban and rural residents and commerce. Sorry Joe, but not everybody conforms to the "get ...

Posted Thu, Aug 6, 7:52 a.m.

The "consensus" is a joke. The voters rejected the tunnel. The politicos selected the most expensive option, and when our region experiences the inevitable cost overruns and delays that occur with virtually every mega-project, they will be beyond the reach of accountability.

Posted Tue, Jun 9, 8:13 a.m.

David: You and many others demonized Frank Chopp for this very idea with the viaduct, and now you praise it after the uber-expensive bored tunnel that voters rejected has been dictated by "leaders" who really don't care what voters have to say. Great timing.

Posted Fri, Feb 6, 8:49 a.m.

Arizonan: Sure, spend money like a drunken sailor, on every pork barrel project Congress can come up with, that's the answer -- what dramatic "change". But as Speaker Pelosi warned in front of the TV cameras yesterday, unless that package is passed, "500 million Americans" will lose their jobs. New ...

Posted Tue, Feb 3, 9:41 a.m.

Mr. Berger: No, sir, you are a fraud, masquerading as a "journalist". More like a propagandist. If you had one ounce of intellectual curiosity or journalistic acumen, you would not simply take everything Hearst/the PI writers post as "truth". The series cites Philmont Boys Ranch as one example of "chainsaw ...

Posted Thu, Jan 22, 12:27 p.m.

Rick Warren offered a prayer, not a sermon.

Posted Mon, Jan 19, 12:31 p.m.

Ted: Better than .500 ball is likely a real stretch. But if you are accurate that under the new regime they will actually play hard-nosed hustle baseball for nine innings of every game, that alone will be a distinct improvement over much of last year. At least and at last ...

Posted Thu, Jan 15, 9:01 a.m.

Bravo, someone who "gets it" in regard to the reality and value of the forest products industry in Washington. Hopefully this will continue a needed shift in opinion -- stories are starting to pop up regularly about environmental and conservation groups recognizing the value of working forests as the best ...

Posted Mon, Dec 15, 8:42 a.m.

The author might have benefited from actually talking to someone in the ferry construction business. If he had he would know that the Halter-built Island Home is significantly different than the ferry WSF wants built, that this ferry will have many design changes that drive up the price. He would ...

Posted Tue, Sep 9, 4:06 p.m.

Usual red herrings post is correct: The only ones trying to "equate" the experience are those who want to set up a straw man so they can knock it down. But take a look at that picture with the Crosscut piece -- that's Palin in Kuwait visiting her National Guard, ...

Posted Tue, Sep 9, 2:11 p.m.

hacknflack: Talk about talking points... your slams against Palin are so pedestrian and spiteful without any substance. The links you provide offer some interesting information but do not refute ANY of what I said about Obama. His actual legislatiive accomplishments, for example, are marginal at best -- anyone can sign ...

Posted Tue, Sep 9, 9:30 a.m.

You miss the point entirely: Knute: Perhaps you have forgotten that Ronald Reagan wasn't just a Hollywood soldier, he served in the Army Air Corps in World War II. But you miss the mark on McCain and Palin by a much wider margin. John McCain is not running just on ...

Posted Tue, Sep 2, 8:09 a.m.

Mckay, you wouldn't know a family value...: ...if it hit you upside the head. Your bias is embarrassing. Sarah Palin's daughter got pregnant, and that mans Sarah Palin is unfit for VP? What rock do you live under? No doubt you love John Edwards' version of family values. Morality is ...

Posted Tue, Aug 26, 9:04 a.m.

Par for Mayor McMuffin's course: Big surprise. The city shells out $15,000 for a block party and deploys plenty of police officers while drug dealing in broad daylight continues unabated. We are told paper bags from grocery stores are evil, even though they are biodegradeable and often recycled, by a ...

Posted Wed, Jun 11, 9:20 a.m.

Where does it end?: Mr. Simmons: Boy I miss your wry commentaries on KING. That said I have to wonder where the logical end of this waste stream issue ends. Can't use plastic -- it must be banned. Without plastic, it can't be put in the trash. Maybe just throw ...

Posted Tue, May 20, 8:56 a.m.

More money is not the problem: The challenge with WSDOT as is often the case with state government has been incompetence -- witness as one of many examples the $90 million and counting wasted on trying to site a graving dock on the Olympic Peninsula, when perfectly useful graving docks ...

Posted Mon, May 12, 9:08 a.m.

Eeked out?: Did your author/proofreader recoil from his/her mouse?

Posted Fri, Apr 11, 9:18 a.m.

Irony: I find it ironic that Crosscut engages in trying to figure out how the Times can continue to serve this community with quality journalism, and then day after day caries this fawning blog on Gregoire, replete with "Ron Sims is a City Councilmember" knownothingness. Can we expect Rossi will ...

Posted Tue, Jan 22, 9:39 a.m.

Crappy "journalism": Cynthia Rose, your bias is showing. Your article does not mention that four of the five buildings on the site -- the Brew House, the Malt House, the Bottling Plant and the General Office -- remain. You imply that the building's unsoundness is questionable, which is clearly not ...