The Seattle Model of involving neighborhoods is emulated in much of the world, but it fell from favor here over recent years. Even after making a smart hire for a Neighborhoods director, Mayor McGinn faces big decisions.
This town couldn't be another NOLA and wouldn't want to, but maybe it can learn something about life and living from the battered Big Easy.
In Seattle, a populist mayor suffered through unpopularity, the school system looped back through a new round of crisis, the police ran into more troubles apparently caused by a few officers, and the state's congressional delegation grew in power just as the entire system turned dysfunctional. Any a
Children change the character of a place for the better, but downtown Seattle lacks an essential ingredient for serving families with children: schools.
When you consider the recent GOP debates, IT seems like a dream. Two serious Republican candidates squared off over a vital issue of liberty and security. The whole world was listening, and Oregon determined the outcome of the national party race.
