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Re: Jail Changes Could Cost County $5 Million or More a Year

Albert — Mon, 21 May 2012 02:49:47 -0000

some people do silly things to go to jail so that they can get free meal and place to rest.

Re: State Could Release Inmates Months Early, Cut Probation Oversight

Amber_62439 — Sat, 19 May 2012 18:21:58 -0000

I completely agree set the inmates free that have served most their time and made it through the steps in the programs required of them while in prison. That opinion doesn't pertain to killers or sex offenders.

Re: The Fizz is Dead. Long Live the Fizz.

anotherneighborhoodactivist — Sat, 19 May 2012 16:20:54 -0000

What does "progressive"ness have to do with this item (or with almost any other item where you use the term)? What's the last time you looked something up before spewing?

Re: PubliCola 2009-2012; Look for Us on Crosscut.com

Pridge Wessea — Sat, 19 May 2012 08:29:27 -0000

So in your case, life has crushed your dreams and you take it out by ranting about "progressives" (cute scare quotes!) PubliCola.

Good for you sweetie. Keep aiming high!

Re: The Fizz is Dead. Long Live the Fizz.

Pridge Wessea — Sat, 19 May 2012 08:23:42 -0000

I think getting other people's money is vital to a successful business.

You must hate capitalism. I'm sorry, most liberals I know are fans (while also understanding that it has downsides). Maybe you should try hanging out with some.

Re: The Seattle Times vs. the Free Market, Take 2

Juno-Jupiter — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:17:33 -0000

You aren't a freeloader if you already pay taxes. The city has no right to double dip.

Re: Dear ORCA: You Are Not Worth an Extra $5 a Month

xXRedBeanzXx — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:28 -0000

Why has metro started using These orca cards?? i cant find any answer anywere.

Re: Women Sue McKenna Over His Opposition to Health Care Law

kaitlyn — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:46:54 -0000

Well written post.I appreciate your writing skills.Its
great.You have made really a great job by sharing this post with us.I like this
& would like to read your more updates.Keep in touch with us in
future too.

Re: Sen. Keiser Wants to Use Tobacco Settlement Money to Fund Health Care

Hugh Tyzack — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:11:48 -0000

Well written post.I appreciate your writing
skills.Its great.You have made really a great job by sharing this post with
us.I like this & would like to read your more updates.Keep in touch
with us in future too

Re: Addressing the Biggest Hurdle to Bike-Sharing in Seattle

WIAP — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:33:52 -0000

Here is my two cents. I crashed on my bike one day. No car involved. I ended up with 4 broken ribs and a collar bone broken in two places. My helmet was broken in five places and my head sustained no injuries whatsoever. My two cents worth.

Re: The Fizz is Dead. Long Live the Fizz.

Butch — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:51:23 -0000

They couldn't figure out how to turn into a non profit and milk the city fast enough.

Re: PubliCola Picks Luis Moscoso for State Rep., Position 2, 1st District

Iconogasm — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:38:53 -0000

As far as I know he has lived in the area for the last 30 years at least. He's running here because he lives here, works here and has raised a family here.
Your suggested skeletons are total fiction, unless you can actually come up with something concrete to accuse him of.

Re: The Fizz is Dead. Long Live the Fizz.

Gomez — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:28:13 -0000

Best of luck at Crosscut. The end of this is the beginning of something else... hopefully for the best.

Re: PubliCola 2009-2012; Look for Us on Crosscut.com

gdog — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:42:51 -0000

How is that being a dick? Its common knowledge. She shop lifted the pooty. Can't take the public humiliation over a series of year? Don't do the crime.

Re: Why More Women Don’t Ride

Tom Smith — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:18:05 -0000

Studies have shown that off-street cycle infrastructure increases the risk of crashes at intersections. The safest place for cyclists in an urban environment is on the road where motorists can see them.

On the subject of 'timidness', an unpublished TfL study has asserted that women are more likely to obey red lights than men and therefore are more likely to be crushed by trucks when the lights change. A certain degree of assertiveness is desirable when riding a bike.

Re: Why More Women Don’t Ride

Tom Smith — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:58:13 -0000

What a horribly insulting and sexist thing to say.

Re: Transportation Director: Sound Transit Shouldn’t Kick Freeloaders Out of Its Parking Lots

TukwilaStationNeedsGarage! — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:37:08 -0000

I found this page because I wanted to find information as to whether Sound Transit planned to build a parking garage at te Tukwila Light Rail Station. I got to the station at 7:30a, drove in cicles with 8 or so other commuters looking for a parking spot. I typically take MT bus route 129 to/from the rail each day; however, I needed to go into work early today so I could get off early to make it to my son's baseball game. I ended up driving back home and running to catch the last bus to getback to the rail. Route 129 is a commuter/weekday only bus that runs mornings and evenings only. The next closest bus is a mile away which isn't a bad walk in decent weather, but we rarely see a full week of sunshine even in July! So now that the route is ending, I either have to walk 2+ miles each way, circle the lot in hopes that I find a spot, or drive to work and pay $17 per day for parking. I have a son in elementary school otherwise I'd just leave for work at 6 so I could be sure to get a parking spot. Anyhow, I'm obviously frustrated and rambing on, but I just thought I should second what 'theleftmakesmegag' posted in that the Tukwila station is crazy busy at all times as it is also used a park & ride for those taking the bus as well as the rail.

Re: What Do Women Want?

Fred — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:21:30 -0000

In Seattle, yes.

Re: The Fizz is Dead. Long Live the Fizz.

Jim — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:12:30 -0000

So how much is the loss in this venture? It is tough to make money from a
website, which is what this all boils down to, unless you are selling
porn.

Re: The Times’ Truth Needle Only Half True on Parking

Brandon1978 — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:59:57 -0000

You're falling into the same traps as The Times did. You're extrapolating figures improperly.

The 16% figure applies to Seattle *as a whole*. The elimination of minimum parking requirements doesn't apply to Seattle as a whole--it applies only to designated urban villages, where the car ownership rate drops drastically. (For example, the percentage of car owners in Capitol Hill--a designated urban village--is only 29.5%.) Hence, it is inappropriate to cite a citywide car ownership figure to criticise a policy applying to districts which have a far lower figures.

The point Erica and others are making is that you can't cite countywide or citywide statistics to attack a policy that doesn't apply to the entire city or county. Within most of the areas the new requirements are intended to apply, the majority of people *don't* drive.

Re: The Fizz is Dead. Long Live the Fizz.

NotFan — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:06:41 -0000

It'd = It would

But, you see, I wasn't outside, smoking dope, during English class, like you were.

Note: Some NotFan messages are faked by a “progressive” imposter. Click on the avatar. If there's a profile attached, it's genuine. If there's only "activity" listed, it's a “progressive” fake.

Re: The Fizz is Dead. Long Live the Fizz.

aDad — Sat, 12 May 2012 13:49:42 -0000

You have been an important source of journalism for local and state government issues in particular. I hope your investigative skills will continue to be seen at crosscut.

Um, does this mean you at giving back the money you raised for Publicola just a month or so ago? I thought you met your goal, but now you're closing?

Re: The Fizz is Dead. Long Live the Fizz.

JimB — Sat, 12 May 2012 09:55:43 -0000

Publicola was a perfect example of liberals' inability to survive without a never ending supply of other people's money.

Re: What Planned Parenthood Cuts Would Mean For Washington State

pregnancy after miscarriage — Sat, 12 May 2012 03:40:15 -0000

According to my point of view I want the state would pay for you and your spouse.

Re: Inslee, Seizing McKenna’s Opposition to Rail, Urges Light Rail Foes to Drop Suit

Anandakos — Sat, 12 May 2012 02:45:02 -0000

Frankly, who gives a rat's ass WHAT you're "concerned" about?
Except maybe your kids.