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Articles by Ellis E. Conklin
For a week now, the world’s largest boring machine has sat idle
Looks like we can no longer blame the...
By Ellis E. Conklin • December 16, 2014 2:58 pm

Looks like we can no longer blame the world’s largest (and most unreliable) tunneling machine for the sinking and shifting…

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Gov. Jay Inslee today unveiled a 12-year, $12 billion plan to overhaul
Gov. Jay Inslee today unveiled a 12-year, $12...
By Ellis E. Conklin • December 16, 2014 1:22 pm

Gov. Jay Inslee today unveiled a 12-year, $12 billion plan to overhaul Washington state’s transportation system. Nearly one-third of that…

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Taxing times at the state Capitol.
On a frosty February morning in 2009, in...
By Ellis E. Conklin • December 16, 2014 9:45 am

On a frosty February morning in 2009, in the midst of the Great Recession, state House Speaker Frank Chopp implored…

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The morning of November 25 broke dark and wicked cold. Ed Murray
The morning of November 25 broke dark and...
By Ellis E. Conklin • December 10, 2014 4:34 pm

The morning of November 25 broke dark and wicked cold. Ed Murray had been up late the night before. Weary…

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What’s up with the Seattle School Board? On the day before Thanksgiving,
What’s up with the Seattle School Board? On...
By Ellis E. Conklin • December 10, 2014 12:07 pm

What’s up with the Seattle School Board? On the day before Thanksgiving, the Board very quietly added to its agenda…

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A shotgun is certainly one way to demolish a viaduct. Photo by Joe Szilagyi.
The specter of the viaduct replacement saga becoming...
By Ellis E. Conklin • December 9, 2014 2:52 pm

The specter of the viaduct replacement saga becoming an historic public-works boondoggle has some jittery members of Seattle City Council…

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Well, we can all rest easier now. Seattle streets, at least for
Well, we can all rest easier now. Seattle...
By Ellis E. Conklin • December 2, 2014 11:32 am

Well, we can all rest easier now. Seattle streets, at least for the time being, are free of people who…

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Superintendent Larry Nyland.
What’s up with the Seattle School Board? On...
By Ellis E. Conklin • December 1, 2014 3:27 pm

What’s up with the Seattle School Board? On the day before Thanksgiving, the Board very quietly added to its agenda…

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Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant met privately with embattled City Light
A contrary Kshama Sawant cast the lone dissenting...
By Ellis E. Conklin • November 24, 2014 1:50 pm

A contrary Kshama Sawant cast the lone dissenting vote today for Mayor Ed Murray’s budget, calling the city’s $4.8 billion…

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Hours before President Obama was to reveal plans Thursday evening to shield
Hours before President Obama was to reveal plans...
By Ellis E. Conklin • November 20, 2014 1:52 pm

Hours before President Obama was to reveal plans Thursday evening to shield up to five million undocumented workers from deportation,…

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Bamboo and Chai will be lonely no more. The Woodland Park Zoo
Bamboo and Chai will be lonely no more....
By Ellis E. Conklin • November 19, 2014 3:01 pm

Bamboo and Chai will be lonely no more. The Woodland Park Zoo has just announced that it will find a…

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Photo by Anna Erickson
Councilwoman Kshama Sawant plays by her own strange...
By Ellis E. Conklin • November 19, 2014 1:23 pm

Councilwoman Kshama Sawant plays by her own strange and bewildering rules when it comes to dealing with the media –…

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Like an old familiar friend, Joan Baez appeared on stage Friday evening
Like an old familiar friend, Joan Baez appeared...
By Ellis E. Conklin • November 17, 2014 8:37 am

Like an old familiar friend, Joan Baez appeared on stage Friday evening at The Moore Theatre, and for 105 enchanting…

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In passing a $4 billion budget for Seattle today by a 9-0
In passing a $4 billion budget for Seattle...
By Ellis E. Conklin • November 14, 2014 12:52 pm

In passing a $4 billion budget for Seattle today by a 9-0 vote, the Council’s Budget Committee also unanimously approved…

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Stambaugh on the campaign trail.
From the outset to the bitter end, Democrats...
By Ellis E. Conklin • November 11, 2014 9:55 am

From the outset to the bitter end, Democrats would not take her seriously. She was too young, they said, unseasoned…

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Twenty-four-year-old Melanie Stambaugh will likely help shrink the House majority Democrats have enjoyed since 2002. Courtesy of the Melanie Stambaugh Campaign
Lost in all the hubbub over Republicans tightening...
By Ellis E. Conklin • November 5, 2014 1:50 pm

Lost in all the hubbub over Republicans tightening their grip on the Washington State Senate is the prospect that the…

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It is interesting to note this election eve that even in America’s
It is interesting to note this election eve...
By Ellis E. Conklin • November 4, 2014 12:10 pm

It is interesting to note this election eve that even in America’s most bedrock, red-ribbed conservative crannies, initiatives to raise…

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Illustration by Jonny AshcroftIf you’re inclined to trust the polls, the Republican
Illustration by Jonny AshcroftIf you’re inclined to trust...
By Ellis E. Conklin • November 3, 2014 11:47 am

Illustration by Jonny Ashcroft If you’re inclined to trust the polls, the Republican Party is poised not only to remain…

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A new statewide poll is out and shows that I-594, requiring criminal
A new statewide poll is out and shows...
By Ellis E. Conklin • October 30, 2014 10:25 am

A new statewide poll is out and shows that I-594, requiring criminal background checks for people buying firearms at gun…

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Seattle is cracking down harder on employers who ignore the city’s paid
Seattle is cracking down harder on employers who...
By Ellis E. Conklin • October 28, 2014 3:05 pm

Seattle is cracking down harder on employers who ignore the city’s paid sick leave law. The city’s Office for Civil…

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