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This week's rhymes for the times
Putting on the Doggerel: A few thoughts on Proposition 1, or would it have been so hard to add a new basketball arena?
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This Week's Rhymes for the Times
Putting on the Doggerel: The curtain parts, a hush falls on the crowd, and stepping center stage are businessmen, dancing the intricate "Shuffle Off to Oklahoma City" with their lawyers as partners. It's time for another performance of ...
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This week's random rhymes for current times
Putting on the Doggerel: Ted Stevens, the WASL, Ken Burns, and Jane Hague.
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Putting on the Doggerel: All the news that's fin to print
What do Paul Allen, a gray whale, and the Washington State Ferries have in common? They all displace a lot of water. Or two of them are running out of gas, and one of them is all gas. You decide.