UPDATE. WE GOT YOUR ESSAYS, BUT NO ONE ANSWERED THE QUESTION. FOR EXAMPLE, YES GREEN DAY IS POLITICAL, BUT MUSICALLY SPEAKING THEY’RE A BIT RETRO. THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT UNPRECEDENTED MUSIC INSPIRED BY THE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES. YOU’VE GOT 24 MORE HOURS. We have one more pair of Bumbershoot tickets to give away. Enter this week’s essay contest.
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Sound Off on 20-Year Transportation Plan – Seattle
Where: King County Public Health Chinook Building (Room 115), 401 5th Avenue, Seattle
When: Friday, September 3 at 12:00 PM
What:
When: Friday, September 3 at 12:00 PM
What:
The draft version of the 20-year Washington Transportation Plan (WTP 2030) is out, and the Washington State Transportation Commission wants to hear what you think of it. This will be the only public comment meeting for the WTP 2030 held in the King/Pierce County area.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Tiffany Vu
Some Murray Earmarks Even Rossi Could Support
Dino Rossi’s critique of US Sen. Patty Murray’s knack for scoring earmarks just got trickier.
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Morning Fizz
We Simply Do Not Have the Luxury of Being Purists
Your daily Morning Fizz—Caffeinated News & Gossip. Today: McGinn; “job killing” cap and trade; a “true friend to the animals”; Rick Larsen gets an important endorsement; and more!
More »Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Tiffany Vu
On Other Blogs Today
On other blogs today: We check in with the Seattle Times, the Spokesman-Review, and Seattlecrime.com.
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Erica C. Barnett
City Revenue Forecast: Worse Than Ever
The city’s budget shortfall next year will be even worse than previously predicted, thanks to the sluggish economy, Mayor Mike McGinn said today.
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Erica C. Barnett
McGinn and Holmes Correct the Record on Pot Arrests
Mayor Mike McGinn says that, contrary to recent reporting, arrests for marijuana possession are not becoming more frequent.
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Josh Feit
Quote of the Day
Democrats go after Rossi’s relationship with corporate lobbyists. Again.
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Erica C. Barnett
McGinn Clarifies City’s Taser Policy
Mayor Mike McGinn explains why Seattle Police Department officer Ian Birk was not equipped with a Taser when he shot and killed John T. Williams, a Native American carver, at the corner of Boren and Howell two days ago.
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Josh Feit
The Civil Rights Issue of Our Time
Video of Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer and Rep. hopefuls Suzan DelBene and Denny Heck. Heck steals the show with his stump speech on the economy.
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Josh Feit
Nerd Hour!
The Cola’s first ever Nerd Hour was a blast. Thanks everybody for coming. And thanks to the Five Point Cafe for letting us take over half your bar.
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Dan Bertolet
Car Capacity Is Not Sacred
There can be no meaningful progress on alternative transportation until we stop acting as if car capacity is sacred. The time to starting breaking the vicious cycle is now. Yep. Bertolet, AKA HugeassCity, is back.
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Morning Fizz
“It’s Not Going to be Fine for a Little Bit of Time to Come.”
Wednesday Fizz: Out of town guests—U.S. Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) and House Majority Leader U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (pictured) hit town for their respective party prospects. Also: Corporate logos and Chief Diaz on a “potentially lethal weapon.”
More »Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Josh Feit
Afternoon Jolt
Filing this from the Cola’s first Nerd Hour at the Five Point Cafe where Seattle Transit Blog’s Martin Duke and Transportation Choices Coalition’s Bill LaBorde are talking about the Cross Base Highway. Anyway, the folks here came up with today’s Winner & Loser.
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