The whole city is chuckling about the no-financing-yet proposal for a $1 billion sports-and-entertainment complex floated yesterday by ex Sonic Fred Brown and public relations guy Dave Bean. But wait. There may be some last laughs in this story.
How Frank Chopp rules Olympia, and why he left the Sonic saviors sputtering. He's become a classic political boss, but he also remains true to the values of helping the poor.