Posted Wed, Feb 10, 12:44 p.m.

What is it with pseudo-preservationists and dive parks? It seems that every time there's a historic ship in a bit of trouble, some jerk suggests sinking it for a dive park! This happened with Wawona. It's as if a neighbor told you to take your classic if scratched car and ...

Posted Thu, Oct 15, 9 a.m.

If you're still using XP, chances are your hardware is well-beyond obsolete and Windoze 7 won't like it. It's not worth the headache and worry about possible disaster. Save your pennies and buy a new desktop/laptop with Win7 preinstalled.

Posted Mon, Mar 16, 6:45 a.m.

If you think soccer is bad, I hear cricket is catching on in the U.S. At least with soccer, there's a chance to understand what's going on: put the ball in the goal, score a point. Cricket is totally incomprehensible and the games can last LITERALLY days!

Posted Thu, Aug 21, 8:06 a.m.

A "Working" Waterfront? Bilge Water!: Katherine's review of Lake Union Park completely ignores the missed opportunity for educating Seattle about the area's true maritime history. Calling the boat dock a "working waterfront" is like calling the Monorail a leading example of our modern transportation system. Real maritime history parks, such ...

Posted Thu, Jul 10, 7:08 a.m.

Saving the Viaduct Would Set Preservation Back 100 Years: The ironies of this situation are legion. A former historic preservation officer, once a respected member of the HP tribe, wants to save the viaduct, ostensibly because it's historic, but really because he and his luddite friends don't want to spend ...

Posted Thu, May 22, 8:42 a.m.

Who's Fault? Benaroya; Who Should Fix? Preservationists: Mr. Berger does a great job of counting the bodies in this debacle, although I think he devolves into conspiracy theory when he suggests that the reader should not be surprised with the Denny's/Mannings outcome when Ms. Gordon and Mr. McCullough together negotiated ...

Posted Wed, May 21, 6:50 a.m.

RE: Solution: This is not a "solution" but a canard. If this concept were applied to every landmark designation, NOTHING would ever be saved, because no one could ever raise the money, except for the wealthy, who live in Medina. Developers would run even more roughshod over neighborhoods than they ...

Posted Tue, May 20, 1:20 p.m.

A Vindication (Unfortunately) of the Landmarking Process: Fremont's comments are complete and total nonsense. While the Gordon report is saddening for supporters of preservation, it puts the lie to critics who claim that the landmarking process runs roughshod over property owners rights. Art Skolnik and his supporters were likely expecting ...

Posted Tue, May 20, 7:11 a.m.

Starbucks Goes Retro? Woo Hoo!: Is it possible for an industry-dominating company to actually become edgier? The reappearance of Starbucks' mamms may be mothers milk for this stumbling firm, which lost its way the day it added Christmas music CDs to its retail fare. God bless this change. Now let's ...

Posted Mon, May 19, 6:33 a.m.

RE: me neither: It's Knute's duty to watch this stuff. He's a journalist, after all, and he does it so we don't have to.

Posted Sat, May 17, 7:24 a.m.

Bring Back the Clouds!: Is anyone like me? Contemptuous of hot weather, whose comfort zone is between 55 and 75 degrees, under a sky of fluffy white clouds, with a light fog on the water? Does anyone fear Seattle's reliable week-long summer heat wave, wishing only that it would make ...

Posted Fri, May 9, 7:07 a.m.

A Nanny State Made In China: As a born-and-raised Seattleite, who has voted almost exclusively Democratic (except for John Spellman for Governor in 1980), who has voted yes on virtually all property tax increases, even for the monorail, I have had it up to my eyeballs with the Nanny State ...