Politics
To fix the ferry system, sell those boats
The governor's proposal to shift some funding to a local district just moves the problem around. So how about privatizing the system?
Scott St. Clair
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Politics
Election 09: The revolt of the independents
The message isn't being heard in the Seattle area, but elsewhere voters are repudiating party labels and demanding less government and more jobs.
Culture
The classic ferries that got away
The state should have found a way to save its 1927-vintage Steel Electric-class boats, ultimately sold to Mexico for scrap. Sinking one to create artificial reefs for divers, as B.C. has done, was one big missed opportunity.
Equity
Seniority-based layoffs at Seattle Schools may be crumbling
The School District is dodging the issue, while the unions are digging in. What's changing is pressure from parents and signs of impatience from the Legislature
Hang it up, Hearst
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