Eying long-term boosts for water-quality protection, environmentalists seemed to have a straight shot to getting the legislature to hike a tax on petroleum products. Then, industry lobbying turned the tide.
War, terrorism, the great recession? Sure. But the past decade also taught us a new understanding of the physical systems that support our metropolitan regions.
The irony of the coming election is that Speaker Chopp's majority will shrink but his power will rise.
King County is in a fix, with a tunneling machine immobilized 300 feet beneath Lake Forest Park. Executive Constantine has just signed off on a Plan B, switching contractors in mid-tunnel. Hold your breath.
Gov. Gregoire's infuriating new tax is enough to get one's metaphors knotted, not to mention bringing about the end of the American dream.
