Posted Mon, Mar 5, 11:11 a.m.

Interesting comment. The priorities of Seattle have never seem to be the priorities of state in my 18 years here. And Boeing/Microsoft agenda does conflict with support for higher education sometimes, as the $3 billion tax break for B. did not keep the head office here and is a sum ...

Posted Tue, Aug 9, 2:15 p.m.

This is a measured, searching piece, and brings up a point that I would appreciate hearing more about--that the increase in science curriculum standards engendered by helped accelerated tracking--and sounds a note that we need more of, which is that most calls for education reform are based on goals of ...

Posted Mon, Apr 4, 3:11 p.m.

The comparison with Seattle does not stand up to much examination. Changes in SLU have happened incrementally, particularly since the Commons didn't happen. Housing has changed, probably more pricey, and the businesses are different, though again, it was a slow accretion. And there is a park where once it would ...

Posted Wed, Nov 17, 12:10 p.m.

Good article and on the money about Rossi's diffidence as a pol. It was perplexing to me that he didn't do anything in the time between that suggested engagement or even ideas about politics. What I most took note of, though, is that you were once a precinct officer for ...

Posted Tue, Sep 7, 3:55 p.m.

It should be the ideals of Adam Smith rather than Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Any reader of Rousseau's Social Contract knows that he would little, if nothing, to do with today's libertarians. The fall from the state of nature was not fortunate for him, but he was enough a child of the ...

Posted Mon, Aug 30, 1:42 p.m.

Interesting. I wonder if the mix of housing, particularly for a city of Seattle's size could be a factor in Seattle's outlierness. It would also be interesting to compare a Seattle metro that included cities directly south and north and see if some of the outlierness goes away. What someone ...

Posted Thu, Jul 22, 10:59 a.m.

Every time I read someone comment on the rancor of local politics in Seattle, I wonder what world they live in. What would they make of the politics of Chicago or New York City? There is a low bar in this city for what counts as civilly disagreeing with someone, ...

Posted Wed, May 28, 5:07 p.m.

higher ed funding math is a bit more complicated: Privatization would be interesting, but I have a hard time believing it would actually pencil out for one looming reason: the UW at Seattle alone enrolls more than 40,000 students. Two comparable privates, who do the type of research the UW ...

Posted Wed, May 28, 3:42 p.m.

Glass Houses: Aye aye, on the comments from the Space Needle. Further, as much as a number of people wish to see the last of Nickels, Steinbrueck or Licata would have a hard time beating him in the next mayoral election, since (a) Nickels will dominate in fundraising; and (b) ...

Posted Tue, Jul 24, 3:43 p.m.

RE: But What Do We Mean When We Say "Seattle"?: Yes, that was an interesting discussion, although it was a real mistake including Kunstler who virtually would not engage either with Stadler or Lang, both of whom spoke soberly about the facts at hand, while Kunstler raged and fantasized about ...