Initiative mogul Tim Eyman says that his new ballot measure, I-985, is all about fixing traffic congestion. But unlike, say, meat, there is no U.S.D.A. inspection for ballot initiatives. Initiatives’ marketing claims aren’t monitored by the Better Business Bureau. No truth-in-advertising restraints apply.
Kristin Kennell argues for Initiative 1000 from a number of mistaken viewpoints (Auburn Reporter, Oct. 1).
Will the new owners of Chicago Willy’s restaurant on Auburn Way North please paint a more appropriate color. They are attracting attention, which I assume is what they wanted, but it is very negative attention.
After watching the recent Dave Reichert-Darcy Burner debate, I was struck by the attitude of both incumbent and challenger.
I am puzzled at how, after Auburn native Chris Gregoire was elected, Republican Dino Rossi hid, only to resurface earlier this year to run again for governor.
I will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked, nor will I advise such a plan.
I attended the Oct. 6 Auburn City Council meeting with the intention of informing the public of future lane-mile restrictions and the problems of wholesale residential development of the Auburn downtown city center.
All of us eventually grapple with the ethics, morality and compassion surrounding the end of someone’s life. Usually someone we love. Here’s my story.
Cascade Water Alliance represents Bellevue, Redmond and other Eastside communities for the purpose of supplying water to that area.
When I was a teenager, I remember watching TV at Dean Cartmill’s house.
At the request of 28 suburban cities and in a strong show of solidarity, the Board of Directors of the Suburban Cities Association has voted unanimously to oppose I-985, the latest initiative sponsored by Tim Eyman.
When one brings up the notion of sustainability, immediately you can almost sense the reaction from people wary of environmental extremism. How do HUMANS fit in to this idea?
King County is facing the largest budget shortfall in its history. As the budget leadership team for the King County Council we believe there are several belt-tightening moves we can take now to help close that gap – the same tough choices that are being made by millions of households nationwide.
Auburn is being discovered after 30 years of work.
In the early 1980s, the Chamber of Commerce and a group that led to the development of the Auburn Downtown Association was working on an economic development effort focusing on Auburn’s downtown. That effort was adopted in full by the City of Auburn in 2001 as the citizens’ 2001 Auburn Downtown Plan.
The other day, I noticed that the laptop computer I use for writing this column was behaving differently. The words were repetitive and repetitive; the writing had occasional mizpelings – and many of the paragraphs ended in mid-senten.
In 2007, with the support of Mayor Pete Lewis, other Council colleagues and King County Councilmember Peter von Reichbauer, I was pleased to take on as a personal Council project and challenge the Auburn International Farmers’ Market.
It’s not about price, it’s about value.
That’s the second law of economics (the first is, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch”). It’s why a lot of parents put off vacations, nicer cars and nicer furnishings to make sure their children get a college education.
Last week, a semi-trailer truck clipped a corner of the historic downtown Pioneer Square pergola in Seattle.
How long is the average traffic light? It seems like a long time, but it is usually 30 seconds, sometimes more. If you don’t get through in one cycle, it could be a minute or more?
If politics were boxing – and sometimes it certainly seems that way – then we have finished with the sparring, and it’s now time for the main event. In other words, the general election will be nothing like the primary.
