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Seattle residents will have Mayor Paul Schell to kick around for at least one more campaign; the tech-savvy…
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Issues under attack
What’s the political fallout from last Saturday’s assault on Mayor Paul Schell? Let’s borrow a phrase from the…
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Beware of Kirkland Syndrome
Seattle says it wants more housing. But look what happens to cities that get it.
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Renters’ rights redux
Seattle City Council member Judy Nicastro is back at work maintaining her status as Public Enemy No. 1…
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Emergency political services
“Never again!” was the cry last year, as county voters rode to the rescue of the Medic One…
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The bill at the end of the road
They’re usually small, sometimes scenic, the city has 149 of ’em, and they’re going to be more expensive…
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News Clips— Toppled Teepee
WHO KILLED the Twin Teepees? Many Seattle residents were stunned when the 1937 roadside kitsch restaurant was reduced…
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News Clips— Needle Exchange
As Seattle was the last to know about Boeing’s plan to move its corporate headquarters, it stands to…
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Jailhouse Slop
The management of the King County Juvenile Jail has as many problems as the detainees.
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Yellers and screamers
A community council dispute calls into question the neighborhood governance model.
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Impound law just sucks
Dear Mr. Bush, writes reader Cliff Anderson of Bellevue. “Surely you’re not proposing that it’s OK to drive…
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News Clips— Needle Exchange
Facing a first-round NCAA Tournament matchup with the Old Dominion Lady Monarchs, the Washington Husky women’s basketball team…
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Mark’s millions
Sometimes a shocking event serves as an indicator that a city has changed. No, this column has nothing…
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News Clips— Taxes on the ballot
DESPITE A FEISTY opposition campaign, it looks like Washington voters will have another Tim Eyman-penned initiative on the…
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Election in a vacuum
When reading Seattle’s voters’ pamphlet, never is heard a disparaging word. That’s because city elections regulators don’t allow…
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Council: Unsound logic
There’s an enduring, though probably apocryphal, Seattle political story about a bunch of Democrats discussing a school bond…