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How William F. Buckley rescued me from lefty Bellingham

Posted Thu, Feb 28, 8:33 a.m.

Give me a break.: Just as John the Baptist prepared the way for the Messiah, so Bill Buckley prepared the way for Ronald Reagan; without the one, there wouldn't have been the other. Somebody needs to invent a version of Godwin's Law that makes void any argument in any essay/blog ...

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Just say 'none'

Posted Sat, Jan 12, 10:38 a.m.

RE: Dogs do not eat dogs!: See Ayn Rand's actual remarks on this subject! Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. All I learned was that Ayn Rand was whacked. Her utter lack of humanity was borderline pyschopathic in nature. It's no surprise that she's popular at Microsoft. After all, ...

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Is Seattle's urban forest really in crisis?

Posted Thu, Dec 6, 9:01 a.m.

A bit of a nonsequiter: It was pointed out to me several years ago my an arborist friend that the city of Seattle, per capita, has fewer trees than any city west of the Mississippi. Sacramento, apparently, has the most (with Pittsburgh claiming the top spot in the country). I've ...

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Renovate Husky Stadium? Banish them to Qwest Field

Posted Sun, Oct 28, 6:40 p.m.

No and yes.: It's true, Husky Stadium needs a renovation. The south grandstand in particular can be a dangerous place to traverse. The concrete is ages old and crumbling and the walkways steep and narrow. As far as I know, there are only two elevators in the entire stadium. A ...

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Jean Godden: Saying goodbye to our friend, Walt Crowley

Posted Mon, Sep 24, 8:39 p.m.

Excellent.: Thanks, Jean. This was a really nice read. I've learned a lot more about Walt's life these past few days and as a result I've learned a lot more about Seattle. It's true, the city is about its people.

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72 hours in the Issaquah Highlands

Posted Mon, Aug 13, 8:43 a.m.

Brilliant.: A perfectly executed satirical take on a soul-sucking suburb.

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Tacoma's new bridge looks like the first deck you built in your backyard

Posted Fri, Jul 13, 11:16 p.m.

Too much gray.: I've always wondered why we don't die the concrete we use for things like retaining walls, bridges, light rail towers, etc. It wouldn't take a lot of imagination (nor money) to de-gray some of this stuff. Seattle actually has a paint called "Seattle Gray" that they use ...

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A Nixon could help save the Washington GOP from itself

Posted Fri, Apr 6, 10:38 p.m.

Wow.: Toby, Did you just compare yourself to Thomas Jefferson and Samuel Adams? Out of touch much lately? Cheers.

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An introduction to Crosscut.com

Posted Mon, Apr 2, 12:10 p.m.

Congrats: Well, this is certainly an impressive debut. It's refreshing to see our available pool of quality news sources has expanded. Best of luck going forward. Ryan Healy

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