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Maria’s debts
Is Sen. Maria Cantwell an easy mark for lobbyists?
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Back to the voting board
It’s been just five years since Seattle voters rejected a switch to a City Council elected by geographic…
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Beyond the punch lines
You just gotta love that Mark Sidran. That’s the latest tack by Mindy Cameron and the Dump Schell…
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Feeling special in Central Area
Let’s be frank—there is no phrase more ridiculous and overused in City Hall than “win/win solution.” But the…
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Confessions and disclosures of a community hack
I was a twentysomething community journalist. And what makes that a bold statement? Well, nobody sets out to…
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McMore of the same
So US Representative Jim McDermott has graciously bowed out of next year’s race to unseat US Senator Slade…
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Street fight brewing over civility laws
Cheryl Chow is no political innovator, but something she did at a recent campaign forum might have major…
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Fast-track design
When was the last time you saw the phrases “City Hall” and “quick decision” in the same sentence?…
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Winner Jim Compton— the biggest deficit spender.
Tim Eyman has ascended to political nirvana—and all we got was this lousy initiative. Yes, the Mukilteo everyman…
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News Clips— Council backs cop-cams
AND NOW FOR something completely different: a Seattle policing program that everyone can agree with. On Monday the…
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Keeping it local
Given the excitement over the Seattle Public Library’s “battle of the world-class architects,” the design process for the…
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Doing the council shuffle
A jazz combo played in the corner as the party-goers filed in. The summer sunlight barely penetrated the…