With his fresh victories, attention will turn to the Republican candidate's selection of a vice president. As with Obama, expect Romney to move intelligently, perhaps recruiting Paul Ryan for a "clear choice" campaign.
Counterbalance Park, on lower Queen Anne, is the last work by architect Robert Murase. It deserves better than a clunky intrusion of sculpture meant to honor a donor.
A new biography gives Slade Gorton's version of events. He contends that Mayor Nickels, who played a courageous role, got a lot of unfair blame, while Speaker Chopp largely avoided the boos he richly deserved.
It's entirely possible for a trail and an active rail line to work together. But that seems to be a challenge to some on the Eastside as they and the Port of Seattle work on using a longtime rail line as a trail.
It took decades to get a law enacted. But if we're going to rethink the federal role here, should we also stop having the feds favor companies with tax breaks?
