Politics
Two arguments against the Arizona approach
It's essential to keep in touch with immigrants to fight crime and control disease. The Arizona approach would jeopardize this.
Jordan Royer
Jordan Royer left city government in 2007 to accept the position of vice president for external affairs in the Seattle office of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, where he currently works rep
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Seattle casts a lonely dissent on regional transportation planning
There is more trouble in the regional sandbox. Seattle Mayor McGinn has weighed in against a long-term transportation plan heavily favored by other municipalities and elected officials.
What will parks smoking ban actually accomplish?
The rule won't be enforced. Removing ashtrays will create more litter. And, isn't smoking a legal activity?
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Waterfront rumble: Where new Seattle confronts old Seattle
Can the industries that built Seattle survive in the new Seattle with its push for an upscale new urbanism? We better hope so, but Seattle's working class roots could easily slip away.