Ready to pay $6.85 round-trip to drive across the 520 bridge? Me neither. That's the proposed toll that would raise money to help pay for improvements to the floating fossil. But the idea of a toll begs another question, something I've been dying to get reader input about: Do you think having a toll on local bridges like 520 will sway voters to vote for the proposed light rail measure this November? Thoughts?
Lightweight knits are one of my favorite staples for Northwest wardrobes. Ideally, they are washable, don't need to be ironed, and can be layered for year-round wear. This particular day was overcast and warm but breezy, so I needed just a little extra coverage for an outdoor birthday party and then dinner at a friend's house.
The stories of 52-year-old Bainbridge Island author David Guterson have much to owe Washington state, which serves as a powerful setting for everything he writes.
The new Northern Spotted Owl recovery plan could be worse, but the Bush administration hasn't given up on cutting a billion board feet a year in Northwest forests.