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Sidran’s little helpers
As The Seattle Times struggles through its post-strike malaise, it’s comforting to know that the state’s largest newspaper…
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The race card
Hey, when will that dialogue about race get going? Even though we’ve been reading about the big chat…
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Upward mobility
Paul Schell's attempt to slow down our economy's assault on renters proves useless.
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Lucky levy?
The $72 million tax increase for the Seattle Center Opera House and neighborhood community centers ain't no slam…
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Signing away
Remember those crazy Olympic Games we’re having in 2012? Well, OK, the city is just one of several…
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Fun with numbers
Numberswise, this is one hell of a close mayoral race. In the 1997 primary, eventual winner Paul Schell…
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Freeway fighter
One Seattle old-timer is sticking up for another one: Yes, Charlie Chong is fighting to protect the Alaskan…
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News Clips— Events law blasted
A PROPOSED FIX for the city’s special events is suffering an identity crisis. Some call it an overreaction…
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News Clips— Needle Exchange
JUST WHAT IS “monkey fishing”? If you read the Microsoft online magazine Slate, you’ve already been treated to…
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Tax scratch fever
Initiative 695 proposes to give you cheap car tabs and make state government disappear.
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The man vs. the cans
Billboard czar Barry Ackerley has long had a chip on his shoulder regarding the press, which, in his…
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Georgia on his mind
Looks like we’re finally rid of those pesky 2012 Summer Olympics. The Seattle/Tacoma/Everett/Woodinville bid committee has closed up…
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Where’s the permit?
The winners of a recent housing design competition got their award certificates, but now want building permits to…
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Fighting for fish
If you think property owners have it made in this town, think again. The Seattle City Council has…
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News Clips— Needle Exchange
BOY, TALK ABOUT ungrateful guests. That’s what Boeing CEO Phil Condit and Microsoft mogul Bill Gates, both of…
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News Clips— Needle Exchange
NEEDED: High-end pawn shops for billionaires. That’s the ad cellular mogul Craig McCaw might want to place as…
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News Clips— ‘Times’ workers want in
It seemed like old times as members of the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild gathered for a rally across…