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    Articles by Ellis E. Conklin
    If your allegiance is to Mike McGinn, you have to be head
    If your allegiance is to Mike McGinn, you...
    By Ellis E. Conklin • October 21, 2013 11:48 am

    If your allegiance is to Mike McGinn, you have to be head over heels this morning after learning that a…

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    The stubborn morning fog will not budge and dithers outside the 37th-floor
    The stubborn morning fog will not budge and...
    By Ellis E. Conklin • October 18, 2013 3:16 pm

    The stubborn morning fog will not budge and dithers outside the 37th-floor windows of the Municipal Tower. Inside, the spacious…

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    With Aug. 6 inching ever closer, Mayor Mike McGinn has busted out
    Mayor Mike McGinn this morning won the endorsement...
    By Ellis E. Conklin • October 18, 2013 9:46 am

    Mayor Mike McGinn this morning won the endorsement of the Professional & Technical Employees Local 17, the largest union of…

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    Mayoral candidate Peter Steinbrueck today said his primary contender Ed Murray is
    Peter Steinbrueck is done playing Hamlet. This morning,...
    By Ellis E. Conklin • October 17, 2013 11:21 am

    Peter Steinbrueck is done playing Hamlet. This morning, at a packed coffee house in Maple Leaf, he exclaimed, “Today, I…

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    Woman twerking on a Bellingham police car. Lovely.Credit: chocolate/Instagram
    It wasn’t a full moon, and there didn’t...
    By Ellis E. Conklin • October 14, 2013 10:46 am

    It wasn’t a full moon, and there didn’t seem to be anything unusual in the water – so how to…

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    Don’t embarrass yourselves any further. Tell the shysters at the Guinness World
    Take a seat, 12th Man, Arrowhead Stadium has...
    By Ellis E. Conklin • October 14, 2013 7:59 am

    Take a seat, 12th Man, Arrowhead Stadium has resumed its rightful place as the loudest — and some might say…

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    If your allegiance is to Mike McGinn, you have to be head
    Mike McGinn will take every point he can...
    By Ellis E. Conklin • October 14, 2013 7:20 am

    Mike McGinn will take every point he can get. The mayor picked up some badly need ground, according to a…

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    In 1968, advertising executive Frank Shakespeare and television producer Roger Ailes famously
    In 1968, advertising executive Frank Shakespeare and television...
    By Ellis E. Conklin • October 10, 2013 3:02 pm

    In 1968, advertising executive Frank Shakespeare and television producer Roger Ailes famously created a political phenomenon that came to be…

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    If your allegiance is to Mike McGinn, you have to be head
    The dominoes keep falling. The base is shrinking...
    By Ellis E. Conklin • October 4, 2013 3:56 pm

    The dominoes keep falling. The base is shrinking and one-time loyalists are jumping ship. Trying times, indeed, for Mike McGinn….

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    Fresh from his Big City Mayor 101 class at the Kennedy School,
    A buoyant Ed Murray, feeling the political winds...
    By Ellis E. Conklin • October 3, 2013 4:13 pm

    A buoyant Ed Murray, feeling the political winds at his back, laid out what he called “his vision” for Seattle…

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    The answer is Reps. Suzan DelBene and Derek Kilmer, both of whom
    The answer is Reps. Suzan DelBene and Derek...
    By Ellis E. Conklin • October 2, 2013 10:31 am

    The answer is Reps. Suzan DelBene and Derek Kilmer, both of whom have joined at least 64 other congressional members…

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    You’ve heard, of course, about federal workers getting furloughed today, national parks
    You’ve heard, of course, about federal workers getting...
    By Ellis E. Conklin • October 1, 2013 2:15 pm

    You’ve heard, of course, about federal workers getting furloughed today, national parks and museums closing down, and so on. But…

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    Speaking of Feckless Turds
    Tim Eyman’s right, you know, Dwight Pelz does...
    By Ellis E. Conklin • October 1, 2013 11:29 am

    Tim Eyman’s right, you know, Dwight Pelz does enjoy throwing bombs – and he’s so damn good at it. Indeed,…

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    Steven FischerU.S. Coast Guard District 13 Bridge Administrator915 Second Ave., Suite 3510Seattle,
    Steven FischerU.S. Coast Guard District 13 Bridge Administrator915...
    By Ellis E. Conklin • September 23, 2013 3:17 pm

    Steven Fischer U.S. Coast Guard District 13 Bridge Administrator 915 Second Ave., Suite 3510 Seattle, WA 98174 Dear Mr. Fischer:…

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    The No on 522 campaign is taking a similar strategic tact that
    The No on 522 campaign is taking a...
    By Ellis E. Conklin • September 23, 2013 12:14 pm

    The No on 522 campaign is taking a similar strategic tact that helped win the day last year in California…

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    As the saying goes, it takes money to make money. It also
    State Sen. Ed Murray is cleaning Mayor Mike...
    By Ellis E. Conklin • September 16, 2013 8:58 am

    State Sen. Ed Murray is cleaning Mayor Mike McGinn’s clock, according to a new KING 5 News poll. The poll,…

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    Steven FischerU.S. Coast Guard District 13 Bridge Administrator915 Second Ave., Suite 3510Seattle,
    On an unseasonably warm summer evening last week,...
    By Ellis E. Conklin • September 13, 2013 3:28 pm

    On an unseasonably warm summer evening last week, the traffic creeping north on 15th Avenue is horrific, per usual. And…

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    Washington will soon lose the distinction of having the highest minimum wage
    Washington will soon lose the distinction of having...
    By Ellis E. Conklin • September 12, 2013 9:42 am

    Washington will soon lose the distinction of having the highest minimum wage in the nation. California intends to see our…

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    Mayor Mike McGinn this morning stood in the warm sunshine near a
    Mayor Mike McGinn this morning stood in the...
    By Ellis E. Conklin • September 11, 2013 12:36 pm

    Mayor Mike McGinn this morning stood in the warm sunshine near a taco stand outside the Beacon Hill light rail…

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    Sure, would-be Seattle basketball savior Chris Hansen has issued a formal apology
    Hot-shot hedge fund manager Chris Hansen, the man...
    By Ellis E. Conklin • September 9, 2013 3:25 pm

    Hot-shot hedge fund manager Chris Hansen, the man many still adore for his energetic efforts to bring back professional basketball…

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