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Sims Loses His Budget Gamble in Olympia
Just in time for swine flu, the countys left without money for communicable-disease investigations.
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Bobby Forch is the sixth person to announce his intention to run
Bobby Forch is the sixth person to announce his intention to run for Richard McIver’s soon-to-be-vacated seat. Forch,…
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Ever feel like the Washington state government is run by a bunch
Ever feel like the Washington state government is run by a bunch of children? This week it is.…
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Bobby Forch is the sixth person to announce his intention to run
Bobby Forch is the sixth person to announce his intention to run for Richard McIver’s soon-to-be-vacated seat. Forch,…
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Maybe it’s just paranoia, or maybe we’ll all turn into pig zombies.This
Maybe it’s just paranoia, or maybe we’ll all turn into pig zombies.This weekend is Bloomsday, the annual event…
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As Don Ward reports below, Ross Hunter, the man who first brought
As Don Ward reports below, Ross Hunter, the man who first brought legislation to bail out the King…
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Ron Sims is one step closer to finally making the leap to
Ron Sims is one step closer to finally making the leap to D.C. King 5 reports that the…
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The fat lady appears to be singing for the Bellevue Philharmonic. What
The fat lady appears to be singing for the Bellevue Philharmonic. What started as an ugly labor fight…
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It’s been a tough year for state legislators. Facing a nearly $9
It’s been a tough year for state legislators. Facing a nearly $9 billion shortfall, cuts had to be…
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Watering Hole: Linda’s Tavern (the kind with liquor), 707 E. Pine St.,
Watering Hole: Linda’s Tavern (the kind with liquor), 707 E. Pine St., Capitol HillBooze Wrangler: Emily DentonPick Yer…
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897 people joined the Facebook group: “Peter Steinbrueck, for the love of
897 people joined the Facebook group: “Peter Steinbrueck, for the love of Seattle, RUN FOR MAYOR!” Sorry, those…
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Alan LobdellLike all of us covering the race to replace Ron Sims,
Alan LobdellLike all of us covering the race to replace Ron Sims, the Seattle Times’ Keith Ervin got…
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The Lie That Just Happens
Fake allegations of rape and other crimeswith no obvious motivationare a particularly mysterious phenomenon.
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This Horse Race Is a Stampede
New faces in city council races include sons of past Seattle politicos.
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Place your bets!The names being forwarded to that Blue Ribbon Panel selecting
Place your bets!The names being forwarded to that Blue Ribbon Panel selecting the next exec (think: people who…
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Kurt TriplettWith people jumping into the first open race for King County
Kurt TriplettWith people jumping into the first open race for King County Executive since the position was created…
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This horse race is turning into a stampede!George “Rusty” Williams, the guitar-playing
This horse race is turning into a stampede!George “Rusty” Williams, the guitar-playing son of long-serving city council member…
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Behind that grandmotherly smile lies a very formidable candidate.Right from the outset,
Behind that grandmotherly smile lies a very formidable candidate.Right from the outset, Sally Bagshaw declared that she would…
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You may remember that last year, Sheriff Sue Rahr went on a
You may remember that last year, Sheriff Sue Rahr went on a tour of outlying areas to say…