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Creating 'people places'
An architect and former City Council member argues for compact urban design, but not at the expense of livability. Density doesn't have to be a dirty word.
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The freaky economics of a ride to Sea-Tac Airport
Because of fuel prices and out-of-sync regulatory bodies, it's actually cheaper right now to take a taxicab to or from Sea-Tac Airport than a shared van, which until recently was always the cheaper choice. But cab fares, too, will be going up, on Oct. 1. Here's how airport transportation pricing wor
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When Burner was Palin
Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin isn't the only one suggesting that her civilian service gives her a kind of military cred. And I'm not talking about Hillary Clinton's imaginary ducking of sniper fire with Sinbad [http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2008/03/hillarys_balkan_adventures_par.
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Sausage Links, Caddyshack edition
The Oregonian reports that a popular driving range in Oregon is asking golfers to cast their "swing votes" by aiming practice shots at 8-feet-tall metal likenesses of John McCain and Barack Obama [http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2008/09/nothing_but_swing_voters_at_tu.html]. Whil
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Chop, chop
As Mayor Greg Nickels moves to close a tree-cutting "loophole," it's time for a complete rethink of Seattle's rules and regulations regarding trees. And we better act fast.