News Clips— Upside and Downside
Published 7:00 am Monday, October 9, 2006
| 1. Sonics coach Nate McMillan looks like a basketball genius for suspending snarly star guard Gary Payton; his team responded with a five-game winning streak. | 1. Pity the Seattle Seahawks: Baltimore Ravens Sam Adams and Michael McCrary are the two latest ex-Hawks with championship rings: Is the first step on the road to the Super Bowl the one out of Seattle? |
| 2. County Council member Rob McKenna must love his newfound popularity; he has reportedly made the US Attorney shortlist and is being wooed by Republicans as a possible challenger to County Exec Ron Sims. |
2. Taxi cab drivers are crushed: Mayor Paul Schell’s latest transportation proposals neglect Hizzoner’s past call for cab scrip in favor of bus-only lanes, synchronized traffic lights, and monorails. |
| 3. West Seattle shoppers take heart: City Council member Jim Compton may reverse his earlier decision and support a city parking garage to serve businesses in the Admiral District. |
3. State Republican Party Chairman Don Benton got fired, perhaps because he canned his staff, changed the locks on party headquarters, hoarded money intended for campaigns, bought a new headquarters building without telling anyone, and filed a crime report fingering a national party official. |
