Stories for May 19, 2008

Memo to our sinking ferries: Think bold!

Over the weekend, The Seattle Times published a good overview of what ails our ferry system. Tim Eyman, by cutting the motor-vehicle tax, launched the first harpoon. Out of money, the ferry captains deferred maintenance and jacked up fares, sending usage downward. The message seems to be: retrenchment. Maybe the opposite course makes more sense?

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Super-delegate Dwight Pelz will support Obama

Washington state Democratic Party Chair Dwight Pelz, a super-delegate to the Democratic National Convention, has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president. In a Monday, May 19, e-mail Pelz said that he felt he could do so now that state party members had largely completed the process of picking delegates for the convention. Most of Washington's delegates are committed to Obama.

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