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Concrete dragons: How to slay a freeway

Wed, May 29, 5 a.m.

By Knute Berger

In the ‘60s, student activists quashed a web of highways that would have strangled Seattle. And they did it wthout Twitter!

Trans-poor-tation 4: A mighty toll order

Fri, May 17, 5 a.m.

By Douglas B. MacDonald

We've laid out our priorities. Now it's time for the vision thing. In a word: tolling.

Trans-poor-tation 3: No high five for I-5

Thu, May 16, 5 a.m.

By Douglas B. MacDonald

It's time to talk about our favorite elephant in the room: Interstate 5.

Charlie Staadecker: A campaign to make Seattle better

Wed, May 8, 5 a.m.

By John Stang

The bow-tie wearer among the candidates talks about big changes for police, transportation and parking.

The Daily Troll: Seattle traffic better (a little). A little mercy on toll bridge fines. Who will get blamed for M's woes?

Wed, Apr 24, 4:15 p.m.

By Joe Copeland

Prosecutors are seeking an immediate change to the new marijuana law.

The Daily Troll: Dear Armed Leader is looking at us. Boeing hopeful. Online option for youth in crisis.

Fri, Mar 15, 4:25 p.m.

By Joe Copeland

Missile defense will be upped on West Coast. Mercer Islanders have chance to vent about tolls.

It really will toll for thee

Mon, Feb 25, 5 a.m.

By Knute Berger

This whole tolling thing is pretty new to Washington. The state DOT is looking for a "Tolling Auditor" who can show us how to it right.

The next Seattle mayor needs to be a puzzlemaster

Mon, Feb 18, 5 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Billions of dollars in new public projects will be coming online in the next four years. The mayor will have to orchestrate it all.

Eastside politics: 50 shades of blue?

Wed, Oct 24, 8 p.m.

By Knute Berger

Once a strong Republican enclave, the Eastside is undergoing a shift from Red to Blue. But it's also incubating a new, centrist shade featuring pragmatic and aggressive political centrism that opens opportunity for Democrats, the GOP and independents.

A bold idea to transform the ferry terminal

Thu, Jul 26, midnight

By Knute Berger

Peter Steinbrueck has something different in mind for redeveloping Seattle's central waterfront. Could his Sea Center idea for the ferry terminal float?

Is Washington becoming 'happy with crappy?'

Wed, May 23, midnight

By Knute Berger

From 520's pontoon problems to the Boeing 787 debacle, standards seem to be slipping in an age when the Chinese economy is dominating. But a call should be made to return to high quality, long lasting products.

Retro reality: Seattle looks back as life goes forward

Fri, Apr 20, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Winners and losers: Commies with errant missles, hookers getting close to the White House, fears of a nuclear test. And all of it while Seattle celebrates a 50-year-old event. Is this the Mad Men, Part Deux?

Midday Scan: Ms get political about new arena plan

Wed, Apr 4, 11:08 a.m.

By Pete Jackson

Perhaps looking out for themselves and their own future, the Mariners send a strongly worded letter to city and county leaders telling them to go somewhere else with the new arena.

A busy week for activist judges, carving up Obama's health care law

Fri, Mar 30, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Winners and Losers: The Supreme Court's activists (the conservatives) strutted their stuff in questioning the Affordable Care Act, sending their supporters into victory lap mode. Back here, Rob McKenna is probably fine either way.

Midday Scan: Washington 'a profile in female-political representation'

Tue, Mar 27, 11:10 a.m.

By Pete Jackson

Women serving in public office in Washington have been as "consistent as rain," from the first female governor, elbow-throwing Dixy Lee Ray, to current legislators such as the irascible Democratic state Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, who panders to nobody.