News Clips— Studs/Duds

October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Studs Duds
  • Boeing CEO Phil “Sayonara” Condit is expecting a $14.5 million bonus. Hopefully, his padded wallet will cushion the impact of the door hitting his ass on his way out of town.
  • Would The Seattle Times please shut up about that federal inheritance tax? It’s a good thing they have that “firewall” between anti-tax crusader/publisher Frank Blethen and his news writers, or else we’d have to suffer through a five-part series.
  • Thirty-eight-year-old relief pitcher Norm Charlton made the Mariners’ Opening Day roster after a one-year layoff—a sure sign of overall team strength.
  • Local landlords can no longer harass tenants with impunity, thanks to City Council meddling. Freedom-loving property owners are threatening to flee the lucrative Seattle rental market and leave their buildings to crumble.
  • Wanna hear some baseball? Then prepare to pay RealNetworks; the Seattle company snagged the Internet rights to live radio broadcasts of Major League games (see ChatRoom). Ah, there’s nothing like suddenly having to pay for formerly free Net services.
  • Sound Transit officials are ecstatic over rosy new light-rail fare-box revenue projections. You’ve got to wonder where they get their faith in financial estimates.