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Ron versus nobody
Quick quiz: Name the Republican politician who challenged King County Executive Ron Sims in 1997. Don’t remember? Yet,…
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Talking the talk
“I love these meetings where the public turns out,” said ever-cheery Seattle City Council member Judy Nicastro on…
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Brown bag lunch or show trial?
Its organizer, City Council member Richard McIver, called it a brown bag forum; City Attorney Mark Sidran dubbed…
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News Clips— Needle Exchange
SOMETIMES it just doesn’t pay to go on national TV and lie. That’s what U.S. Rep. Gary Condit…
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News Clips— Needle Exchange
MY OH MY! Ichiro-mania has hit the Big Apple. The good, gray New York Times, where even sports…
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News Clips— Needle Exchange
THANKS TO SLATE, the secret life of our political leaders has been exposed. Unfortunately, as one reader griped,…
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The Black Hole of Holly Park
First the Seattle Housing Authority eliminated hundreds of low-income units in Holly Park. Now it's spending millions more…
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A floor away
Collectors of good signs take note: At his swearing-in ceremony last Monday, new Mayor Greg Nickels shook the…
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Not your average Joe
Balancing the luxury of a qualified in-house candidate with the unsettling prospect of a long search process, the…
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Prickly Holly
Activists charge conflict of interest in the most expensive public housing project in Seattle's history.
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Splitting up Seattle
Perhaps some strange, unexplainable phenomenon occurred during the winter solstice, turning Seattle into a parallel universe in which…
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Cool runnings
Look what Chris Bayley's got going for him in his Senate bid: money, style, experience. He's just running…
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Is Mayor Paul Schell destined to become a new man?
That’s what The Seattle Times wants us to think. In a recent Sunday editorial, the Northwest’s largest daily…
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Hitchman House: nice old building or landmark?
Seattle’s most popular view It’s nice to be famous, although the long wait getting there can wear on…
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The name ain’t Seattle County
It now appears that King County Executive Ron Sims will keep enough of his powers to fight another…
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The forest for the trees
OK, don't fence it in. Now where will the Arboretum find the funds and vision it needs?