Posted Tue, Apr 3, 9:18 a.m.

Great and very interesting piece Knute. You should recycle more of your work for us Crosscut addicts.

Posted Mon, Apr 2, 1:38 p.m.

Go Paul, Mark, areeman, south_downtown and chris. Maybe this isn't such a great idea after all.

Posted Thu, Feb 2, 2:29 p.m.

Most of you probably know Pat Strosahl. But if you don't, he was a founder of the Vision Seattle a city-wide neighborhood movement active in the late 80's and 90's (that also ran neighborhood candidates for City Council under their banner). He also was an early member and I believe ...

Posted Sat, Dec 31, 4 p.m.

Crosscut editors please take note: salmonjim has a very good idea re reprinting the original comments that I believe merits more than casual consideration. There are obvious and good reasons why these yearly "Best Ofs" are reprinted. These same reasons really should extend to the original comments, frequently very illuminating, ...

Posted Thu, Dec 29, 1:18 p.m.

The memorial aka "wake" for Kent Kammerer will be at MOHAI, the Museum of History and Industry, on Friday, January 6, 2012. The gathering will run from 5pm to 9pm with a slide show and speakers beginning at 7pm. The museum is open for touring until 7pm free to all ...

Posted Tue, Nov 22, 9:47 a.m.

Stewart Lumber's knowledgeable staff will help you buy your nails plus lots of high-quality materials like Douglas Fir lumber that aren't available elsewhere. BTW, PCC just announced it's citing East Green Lake's flagship store in the long-vacant former Darigold location, only about a half-mile from the Aurora PCC.

Posted Wed, Oct 5, 1:23 p.m.

Experienced trash-movers know to wait for a dry, sunny day. I had some close calls myself before I learned this basic lesson.

Posted Tue, Oct 4, 3:52 p.m.

As always, Mr. Valdez fondly remembers the "good old days" before he became a shill for the density addicts and hyper-developers. In north Seattle we currently are "updating" a Neighborhood Plan that has already increased density to several times the high 1999 goal, and is now being required to even ...

Posted Mon, Jul 18, 1:08 a.m.

Hello folks, A couple of decades ago I organized a citizen's campaign to get something better than the Pie in the sky mud walkway around Haller Lake, which turned out to be a lot easier than I anticipated. All I had to do was draw up a simple petition to ...

Posted Tue, May 17, 11:08 a.m.

Gates would be able to use his well-demonstrated initiative, innovation and muscle to rapidly transform Seattle to truly "World Class" by purchasing every other city on the planet once he successfully sued them for patent infringement for using "Ones" and "Zeros" (which everyone knows were invented by Microsoft) in their ...

Posted Fri, May 6, 11:05 a.m.

For an example of lots of secretly misspent taxpayer dollars see “The Long Con”, Anatomy of a Two-Year Undercover Sting and What It Has to Do with Law Enforcement’s Habit of Wasting Large Amounts of Money on Investigating People for Their Social Habits and Political Beliefs. Here are a few ...

Posted Fri, Mar 18, 9:41 p.m.

I echo Toby Thaler’s questions and concerns. Here in the utmost northern regions of Seattle we’re three months into the eighteen-month process of updating the 1990 Neighborhood Plan for the area extending from Puget Sound to 15th Avenue NE, (more than half of Seattle’s border with Shoreline, with Lake City ...

Posted Thu, Mar 3, 4 p.m.

Right on, David. You've reduced the issue to a couple of essentials and offered a proposal that could effectively cure many chronic ills in our long-suffering school system. How can we help you advance this?

Posted Tue, Feb 15, 11:10 a.m.

The hiring of Bernie Matsuno, who worked with Diers in the department, and has spent decades getting to know the inside workings of our government, is the brightest ray of hop our neighborhoods have seen for a very long time. Matsuno has a proven track record of navigating the often ...

Posted Wed, Feb 2, 8 p.m.

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls;=en&q;=artis+the+spoonman&ie;=UTF-8&oe;=UTF-8 A couple of weeks ago I was privileged to attend a fundraiser at the Fremont Abbey to send an entire class to Japan in April. This opportunity wouldn't have been available without such an affordable music venue. In addition to three local bands, the world-renowned Artis the Spoonman (http://www.google.com/search?)client=safari&rls;=en&q;=artis+the+spoonman&ie;=UTF-8&oe;=UTF-8) ...

Posted Thu, Jan 20, 10:26 a.m.

Cameron, Bad link, please repost.

Posted Tue, Nov 9, 8:32 a.m.

Traffic cops are only a tiny part of our problems, it's obvious that we should not ignore the rest of the annoying, expensive and unnecessary law enforcement industry. With the riddance of the boys in blue, we'll remove the need for prosecutors and all of their bureaucrats. It follows that ...

Posted Fri, Sep 3, 11:47 a.m.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic_poisoning It has been theorized that Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 – 1821) suffered and died from arsenic poisoning during his imprisonment on the island of Saint Helena. Forensic samples of his hair did show high levels, 13 times the normal amount, of the element. This, however, does not prove deliberate poisoning ...

Posted Fri, Aug 6, 9:39 p.m.

Dear Jean, You're not likely to find cost overruns under the bed. Nor in the closet and the alcove by the fireplace. They are more likely to be found in megaprojects. Keep looking,

Posted Fri, Aug 6, 9:31 p.m.

Great investigative journalism! After watching my roses wither nine years ago when I was using Cedar Grove compost contaminated with the chlorine-containing herbicide Clopyralid that Dow didn't think would be a problem (a number of composting companies were driven to bankruptcy, Cedar Grove barely survived), and after all the lawsuits ...

Posted Fri, May 14, 7:33 a.m.

This is a truly a great idea. Too bad that it won't go anywhere as long as Seattle continues to operate as if it belongs to the developers who so successfully externalize the real costs of their operations.

Posted Mon, Feb 22, 7:47 p.m.

To Rick from SDOT: "Studies reveal that 40 percent of vehicles parked in downtown and First Hill display disabled parking placards. The Seattle Police Department typically finds that 50 percent or more of vehicles doing so are either using inactive placards or not transporting a legitimate placard holder." Please provide ...

Posted Mon, Nov 23, 7:39 p.m.

Amen to all the above. This is one of the best stories in the latter-day Times, and all they can do is harumph about Dorpat. Shame on them!

Posted Fri, May 15, 3:04 p.m.

Richard: "It is unfortunate that Kent misrepresented the actions of the Council, as well as giving misleading information about the state public records act." Could you please address both of these issues, neither of which is elaborated on in your comment. Please tell us precisely what was misrepresented, and exactly ...

Posted Wed, Aug 13, 1:57 p.m.

Want to help save trees at Ingraham High?: Want to help save trees at Ingraham High? You can contribute to help pay for Save The Trees! legal expenses If you've ever found yourself challenging a project, you probably know that to increase your odds of success and help you work ...

Posted Wed, Aug 13, 12:49 p.m.

08.13.2008, 11:46 a.m. Breaking News - Press Advisory: 08.13.2008, 11:46 a.m. Breaking News - Press Advisory The Seattle School District has just informed Keith Scully, the attorney for Save the Trees, that they will not halt their decision to cut down the trees at Ingraham High School while the environmental ...

Posted Mon, Sep 17, 2:36 p.m.

Children's can respect laws and neighborhoods (if they feel like it). Part 3: This concludes the letter from the Seattle Community Council Federation to DPD "RE: Children's Hospital Scoping Comments, MUP #3007521 and #3007696" Children's Hospital should not be allowed to expand its major institution boundaries by leapfrogging across Laurelon ...

Posted Mon, Sep 17, 2:25 p.m.

Children's can respect laws and neighborhoods (if they feel like it). Part 2: Pasted below is a continuation of the Seattle Community Council Federation's letter to DPD "RE: Children's Hospital Scoping Comments, MUP #3007521 and #3007696" Children's has not really even proposed alternatives as required by SEPA. The two alternatives ...

Posted Mon, Sep 17, 2:12 p.m.

Children's can respect laws and neighborhoods (if they feel like it). Part 1: Pasted below is the first page of the Scoping Comments letter from the Seattle Community Council Federation, outlining why we feel that the alternatives developed by the neighboring community and a highly respected land use consultant should ...