After only a couple of years, the U.S. strategy on biofuels and climate change has a clear record: dramatically higher food prices and an increase in greenhouse gas emissions.
Government programs have encouraged farmers to use marginal…MORE
Opinion
Better design could come at homebuyers expense
Mon, 07/28/08
It's about time Seattle leaders do something to address the thoughtless design of some developments that have been sprouting up in our neighborhoods the last several years, especially when there are no signs of the trend abating.
Mayor…MORE
Op-ed: Mayor ignores firearm rights
Mon, 07/28/08
Mayor Greg Nickels, behaving more like the would-be ruler of a city state than the chief official of a public municipality, has decided to ignore Washington State's long-standing firearms statute regarding the legal carry of concealed handguns by…MORE
Better design could come with a price
Mon, 07/28/08
It's about time Seattle leaders do something to address the thoughtless design of some developments that have been sprouting up in our neighborhoods the last several years, especially when there are no signs of the trend abating.
Mayor…MORE
Is it wrong to hire a PR person?
Mon, 07/21/08
It is usually a good idea to find and hire a professional to guide a business or a political candidate, but not always.
A few weeks ago, longtime KING-TV political analyst and reporter Robert Mak was hired by Seattle's mayor to be his…MORE
Unreasonable permit waits
Mon, 07/14/08
It is good that we have so many new restaurants and that many of them have outdoor eating areas on sidewalks and courtyards, but what caught our eye our story about these areas was the horror businessmen must go through to get a sidewalk caf/…MORE
A streetcar not desired
Mon, 07/14/08
Streetcars are romantic to some, unnecessary to others, even considered menaces to some bicycle riders whose tires get trapped in grooves.
But suddenly at least one City Council member sees them in the city's future.
MORESummerFest was a real blast
Mon, 07/14/08
With all this talk of recession and the reality of gas prices at a level even an oil sheik might resist, we wondered how West Seattle's annual big party would turn out. By all estimates and reports, it was a roaring success.
The planning…MORE
Metro Transit needs overhaul
Mon, 07/07/08
Metro Transit is sick and in need a total overhaul if it is to take on the ever more serious role of supplying the city and surrounding metropolis with efficient transportation.
Not only do too many buses not go the way people need to go,…MORE
