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    Articles by George Howland Jr.
    Visionary developer Frank Stagen stands on the rooftop of his marquee property, the Starbucks Center, overlooking his next field of dreams—the industrial areas of SoDo. (Below) Stagen wants an 88-acre shipping terminal to become parks, offices, condos, and a new Sonics arena.
    So Long, Sodo
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The grand ambitions of a developer clash with an impassioned politician’s hope to save Seattle’s working waterfront.

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    Ed Murray
    One, Two, Three and They’re Out
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The Legislature’s three openly gay members dish.

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    City Hall's Power Trip
    City Hall’s Power Trip
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Seattle City Light Superintendent Gary Zarker must explain soaring rates and massive debt to a cranky Seattle City Council. It’s not his fault, he says. And he might be right.

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    Ways and Means Chair Dino Rossi, R-Issaquah.
    Shock and Aw, Crap
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The Senate GOP is advancing its draconian no-new-taxes budget, and the Dems are fighting with divided ranks.

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    Bev Harris of Renton runs a Web site that is a clearinghouse in the fight against electronic voting.
    www.bigbrother.gov
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The feds want to know who’s been visiting the Web site of voting watchdog Bev Harris, and they’re likely to get what they want.

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    New bad-boy senator
    New bad-boy senator
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    You could hear the sigh of relief at City Hall when that bad boy from West Seattle, Mike Heavey, stepped…

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    The Labor Council's Karen Keiser: "scandal."
    Political Capital
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The conservative Building Industry Association of Washington uses insurance revenue from municipalities to help finance political activity.

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    Teri Barclay with Public Health mascot Bentley: "We bring him to meetings."
    The Rat Patrol
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    From the trailer parks of Kent to the sewers of Eastlake, public-health workers are on the job, teaching people to be smarter than rats.

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    Joni Earl: Her job is to change peoples lives.
    Tough Rail Road
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Does Sound Transit Executive Director Joni Earl have the agency on track?

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    Dave Ross
    Common Nonsense
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    KIRO-AM talk-radio host Dave Ross says he’ll campaign on his own terms in the 8th Congressional District. That’s easier said than done.

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    Cleve Stockmeyer (right): Seattle split on monorail.
    Monorail Pentathlon
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Once again, voters: Are you sure you want elevated transit?

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    Molloy: the new kid.
    News Clips— Cutting bait
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    THE ROOKIE walked right into the middle of a fish fight. In his first week on the Seattle Port Commission,…

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    Oscar McCoy celebrates his victory.
    Drug money
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    THIS WEEK, justice is green. After more than four years of protest and litigation, the Washington state Liquor Control Board…

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    Want Wards? Move to N.Y.
    Want Wards? Move to N.Y.
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Seattle’s elected-at-large City Council ain’t broke.

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    One tough deputy
    One tough deputy
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Mayor-elect Greg Nickels lets “The Shark” out.

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    The south portion of the viaduct, looking north.
    Seattle’s Little Dig
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel is expensive, time-consuming, and complicated, but let’s be clear: It’s nothing compared to Boston’s ‘Big Dig.’

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    The Republican revote protest at the Capitol on Tuesday: part of the echo chamber.
    The Do-Over Campaign
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The Republicans are executing postelection strategy perfectly, and the Democrats and Gov. Christine Gregoire are failing to respond.

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    Gerald Pollet of Heart of America Northwest: "I hate to be cast in the same pool as Tim Eyman!"
    From Slots to Tots
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    This year’s initiatives address everything from gambling to education funding. But new research suggests that voters are poorly prepared to make such big policy decisions.

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    Tim Eyman
    Eyes on Eyman
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The Public Disclosure Commission has launched a new investigation into the tax-cut-initiative king’s finances.

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    News Clips— Sidran’s reign
    News Clips— Sidran’s reign
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    “We need rain, I delivered,” City Attorney Mark Sidran quipped as he declared for mayor in an icy downpour. Sidran,…

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