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    Articles by George Howland Jr.
    Gregoire: "At the end of the day, I'm going to have to look at myself in the mirror. . . ."
    Staving Off Message
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The governor faces a $2.2 billion deficit, but she’s proposed neither budget cuts nor new revenue. Hmmm.

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    Who voted?
    Who voted?
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Grandma elects the Seattle City Council.

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    Alex Pietsch, Rentons director of economic development and planning, on the Lake Washington waterfront: Whats wrong with dreaming?
    Biotech Land Rush
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    A glut of development is planned in Seattle, Bothell, and Rentonenough to accommodate tens of thousands of life-science researchers and other ‘knowledge’ workers. Are there enough tenants to go around?

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    Big Bucks for Port Races
    Big Bucks for Port Races
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    A new PAC raises $100,000.

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    Executive Director George Cheung keeps ERW reaching for the sky.
    The Longest Yard
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The passing of a gay civil rights bill is so close and yet . . . 

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    Environmental lawyer Peter Goldman is a big donor to a so-called Section 527 organization.
    The Money Keeps Flowing
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    After federal reform, Washington’s wealthy political donors find new outlets.

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    Campaign cocktail
    Campaign cocktail
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    A stiff shot for the voting public.

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    Council member Jan Drago
    Substance and Sideshow
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    DID YOU FOCUS ON the substance or the sideshow? I’m talking about the city budget process, of course. The substance…

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    Election Fever
    Election Fever
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Washington Democrats are already excited about the 2006 election.

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    The state Supreme Court, meeting at the Temple of Justice in Olympia recently.
    Double-Zing Ceremony
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    At the state Supreme Court, arguments on gay marriage elicit some clues to the justices’ thinking.

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    ‘Queen Christine’ and the Tax Revolt
    ‘Queen Christine’ and the Tax Revolt
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The governor must defend a huge transportation plan she helped pass. But business, labor, and environmental groups aren’t sure there should even be a campaign against anti-gas-tax Initiative 912.

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    Another Pea for the Pod
    Another Pea for the Pod
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The Seattle City Council fills its vacancy with someone like them: Sally Clark.

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    Library workers have a "positive" message.
    Outrage Overdue
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    WHAT THIS LIBRARY needs is a little noise. Instead, everyone is remaining mum while the Seattle Public Library’s doors are…

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    Seattle Popular Monorail Authority Board Chair Kristina Hill, at the Sept. 23 meeting.
    Neither Dead nor Alive
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The Seattle Monorail Project is on the ballot for a fifth time because of political and financial miscalculations by a divided board with a mess on its hands.

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    Transit murder
    Transit murder
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    A hot spring day, a standing-room-only bus, one grouchy newshound (me), and one sad sack from California paid to collect…

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    Kid Rock
    Kid Rock
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Susie Tennant has raised a delightful family concert series at EMP.

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    Slaying Gridlock—Maybe
    Slaying Gridlock—Maybe
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The governor and legislators tackle regional transportation.

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    Campaign cocktail
    Campaign cocktail
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    A stiff shot for the voting public.

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    Tebelius: not afraid of contested primaries.
    GOP Goes Sharp Right
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    A new state party chair has shaken up the way Republicans do business.

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    Family Feud
    Family Feud
    By George Howland Jr. • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Three political families face off in Seattle’s 37th District.

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