summerwind

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6. What do you think about widespread highway tolling?

Posted Wed, Apr 30, 6:40 a.m.

Tourists..welcome to Seattle: First of all I question the legality of a local government imposing a toll on a Federal Highway (I-5, I-405) Second I agree the affect will be to funnel cars off of a highway onto surface streets and just redistribute gridlock and increasing pollution and gas usage ...

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Booth Gardner's campaign is selfless, not self-centered

Posted Sun, Apr 6, 7:35 a.m.

Agree a person should have control over how the end of life's journey happens: Having watched several loved ones suffer with terminal cancer waiting for their body to shut down slowly, I want the option to die with dignity. Having all these religous cults demanding my suffering be prolonged is ...

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Tim Eyman's great year

Posted Tue, Jan 22, 4:50 a.m.

transportation costs.: 1) on Tim being a nut case..Those with this view must feel the citizens that pass his initiatives are nut cases as well. Tim only puts them on the ballot. The citizens of the state pass or reject them 2) On how to fund transportation.. It would be ...

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Maybe it's time for more of America to please check your guns

Posted Tue, Jan 1, 7:09 a.m.

What the sign says.: ""All firearms & bows that are brought in for repair; service or trade, must be opened & checked in at the Greeter's Desk. This does not apply to conceal/carry permit holders. Thank you, Cabela's." It's a safety check to ensure a firearm brought in for service ...

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Maybe it's time for more of America to please check your guns

Posted Sun, Dec 30, 8:16 p.m.

What is next...: Unfortunately people that commit crimes like these don't say "damn I don't have a gun so I guess I won't kill you" Kitchen knives, baseball bats, screw drivers, cars, setting fires etc are just as deadly and have been used in homicides. Perhaps if you published the ...

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Should King County be in the ferry business again?

Posted Wed, Dec 26, 7:52 a.m.

The many are taxed for the benefit of the few: If the state can"t make a profit on the Vashon passenger only run I would doubt the county can. The people in Duvall, Carnation, Skykomish, Woodinville have one more reason to form their own county as they continue to be ...

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Beyond Proposition 1: A new consensus is emerging

Posted Tue, Dec 18, 10:16 a.m.

Current funding: Voters approved the nickel gas tax followed by the 9.5 cent gas tax if highway improvements including the 520 bridge and viaduct There is a weight fee on our car tabs for transportation projects There is a .3% sales tax fee on the sales tax for new cars ...

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