King County Executive Ron Sims has his own inconvenient truth to convey: Tolls are inevitable on all major Seattle-area freeways. And he already has a plan for us to discuss.
There would be no toll booths. Electronic sensors would detect whether you have a paid pass to use the freeways, and if you didn't, there would be cameras ...
The first floor of the Ayers house was torn away as floodwaters carried the house more than a block and dumped the second story against a pile of debris. Tom Ayers had the top story and its cupola...