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Op-Ed: Seattle Arena Proposal Beset by Paid Nabobs of Negativism
06 Jul 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, Politics, SportsOp-Ed: Savor Our Waterfront Streetcars, Don’t Sell Them
27 Jun 2012 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, TransportationTop 5 Reasons Why the New “Sonics” Stadium is Safe for Seattle
18 Jun 2012 by Michael van Baker in News, Politics, SportsBallmer and Nordstrom Brothers’ New Triangle Offense May Get NBA’s Attention
13 Jun 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, SportsJay Inslee on Seattle’s Latest Mass Murder: *Crickets*
01 Jun 2012 by Michael van Baker in Crime, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsNick Licata’s Costly Car-Towing Battle Set for a July Joust
15 May 2012 by Michael van Baker in News, Politics, TransportationSeattle City Light’s Strategy is to Jack Your Rates Even More Strategically
09 May 2012 by Michael van Baker in News, PoliticsCity Council Votes to Bring Library Levy to Voters in August
10 Apr 2012 by Michael van Baker in News, PoliticsNew Stadium Notion Leaves Port, the Ms Feeling Congested Even Before Tunnel Toll
05 Apr 2012 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, TransportationIn Seattle, Parking is the Best of Times & Worst of Times
28 Mar 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, Real EstateSeattle Weekly Tries Soft-Pedaling the Whole Juvenile Prostitution Thing
27 Mar 2012 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics“What’s the Plan for Tsunami Debris?” You Ask
26 Mar 2012 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Seattle Street Food
22 Mar 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, Politics, Real EstateCan “Troy Davis: The Human Face of the Death Penalty” Change Your Mind?
13 Mar 2012 by Michael van Baker in Announcements, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsSeattle to Waterfront Architect: Please Think Small, Narrow, and Cheap
08 Feb 2012 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsSenator Murray Applauds Komen Reversal, Asks for Vigilance in Defense of Women’s Health
04 Feb 2012 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsAmid Celebration, Gay Marriage in Washington State Could Be Delayed by Referendum
02 Feb 2012 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsIn Seattle, President Carter Asks U.S. to Correct Course on Human Rights
01 Feb 2012 by Michael van Baker in News, PoliticsWashington Federal’s Roy Whitehead on Banking, Public Trust, and Regulations
17 Jan 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsCan Tim Burgess Help Seattle Police Take the Fight Out of Crime?
10 Jan 2012 by Michael van Baker in Crime, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsAfter 7 Years, Governor Gregoire “Gets” Gay Marriage
05 Jan 2012 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsCraziest Budget Cut by Washington State Legislature in 2011?
29 Dec 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, TravelWashington’s Unemployed Get Two Months to Turn Economy Around
27 Dec 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsOp-Ed: Do We Really Need a City Council?
20 Dec 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, PoliticsGregoire to Feds, on Medical Marijuana: Reclassify It!
30 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in Health, News, PoliticsSeattle Bubble Commenters Explain the State’s Budget for You
29 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsWashington’s Unemployment Rate & Economic Outlook, October/November Edition
18 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, Real Estate175-Foot Waterfront Ferris Wheel Gets City Approval
18 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, Real EstatePer SPD Advice, Colbert Tests Pepper Spray on 10-Year-Old
17 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, PoliticsSPD Provides Pepper Spray Boost to Occupy Seattle’s Popularity
16 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsMake the Bus Suck Less–Advice for Seattle’s New Transit Riders Union
15 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, TransportationOp-Ed: Plastic Bags are Public Enemy #1, Says City Council
14 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, PoliticsProp 1 Didn’t Fail, the City of Seattle Did, for Decades
10 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, Politics, TransportationProhibition Ends in Washington! Where’s My Booze At?
09 Nov 2011 by Seth Kolloen in News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsMore Reports of Salmon Virus Found in Canadian Waters
07 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, ScienceTsunami Debris Field Floating to West Coast Landfall (Photo Gallery)
04 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, PoliticsJames Corner Field Operations Fills in Details on Seattle’s New Waterfront Design
03 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, Real Estate, TransportationThe War on Running People Down in the Street
26 Oct 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, TransportationSustainable 520 Coalition NIMBYs Their Way to Support of Eyman’s I-1125
17 Oct 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, Politics, TransportationOccupy Seattle, Saturday Afternoon Edition (Photo Gallery)
15 Oct 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, PoliticsHordes of Journalists Occupy Westlake Park, Disrupting “Occupy Seattle” Protesters
06 Oct 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsCity Council Unveils Tent-City Plan to End Homelessness
04 Oct 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsSeattle’s Angry White Elephant in the Room: Magnuson Park
23 Sep 2011 by RVO in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsWashington State Economy’s Upside and Downside Risks Grow
20 Sep 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsLooking for a Fix on Third Avenue
02 Sep 2011 by Michael van Baker in Crime, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsHow Long Until Gay People Can Give Blood?
31 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Health, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsHow Fast Does Seattle’s Green Jobs Garden Grow?
29 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsSeattle Doesn’t Trust Costco to Hold Its Liquor
24 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsBrightwater Tunnel Breakthrough, Courtesy Dow “Kick-Ass” Constantine
17 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsSic Transit? Seattle and King County Councils Weigh Car Tab Fees
16 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, Transportation$80 Seattle Car Tab Fee Unites Greens That Tunnel Split Asunder
12 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, TransportationKing County Council to Okay $20 Congestion Reduction Charge
12 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, TransportationWashington State Economy Needs That Boeing Bounce…And More
11 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsOp-Ed: For Rail, Be Bold (by Mayor McGinn)
11 Aug 2011 by Guest Contributor in News, Politics, TransportationCity Council Blogs: the Missing Jail, “Rubble Yard” Money & $80 License Fees
09 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Crime, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, TransportationOp-Ed: Economists Count the Ways Paid Sick Leave Makes Sense
08 Aug 2011 by Guest Contributor in Business, News, PoliticsAsk an Economist: What’s the Deal with College Tuition?
03 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Education, News, PoliticsSeattle Doesn’t Have a Pothole Problem–It Has a Repaving Problem
03 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, Politics, TransportationWashington State Weighs the Pros and Cons of Coal Exports
01 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsSeattle Times: Unacceptable Delay is Unacceptable
29 Jul 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, TransportationAhem, City Hall: Whose Turn is It to Water the Roof?
28 Jul 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, PoliticsFor Just a Nickel a Day, You Can Feed King County Metro
25 Jul 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, TransportationSeattle Feels Shock of Norway Bombing and Shooting
25 Jul 2011 by Michael van Baker in Crime, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsTim Burgess Speaks Out on Seattle Weekly-Child Prostitution Link
15 Jul 2011 by Michael van Baker in Crime, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsSeattle Rolls Up Its Sleeves
12 Jul 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, Real Estate, TravelThe Challenge: “All the Easy Vaccines Have Been Made”
24 Jun 2011 by Michael van Baker in Health, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsSDOT Commends WSDOT on Adding Facts to Tunnel’s Environmental Impact Statement
22 Jun 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, Politics, TransportationHow Seattle’s Paid Sick Days Requirement Would Work
22 Jun 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, Health, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsSen. Cantwell vs. the Speculator Gang in an FTC Shoot-Out
21 Jun 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, TransportationWhat is the Sound of Washington State’s Economy Treading Water?
17 Jun 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, PoliticsThe DSK Debacle Uncovers a Cultural Divide on Rape
02 Jun 2011 by mindyjones in News, Politics, TravelPacific Place Parking Wants Your Two Dollars
02 Jun 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, TransportationIn Political News, State Dems Apply Lipstick to a Pig’s Anus
25 May 2011 by Michael van Baker in Education, Health, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, TransportationHome of REI, Seattle Wrestles With Urban Tent Cities
16 May 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsWill Control of Tuition Save Washington’s Public Universities?
12 May 2011 by Michael van Baker in Education, News, PoliticsDear Syria, Please Help Find Journalist Parvaz
02 May 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsLicata, Clark, O’Brien Say Keep Pioneer Square People-Sized
22 Apr 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, Politics, Real EstateCity Council to Homeless: Hang in There, Guys!
19 Apr 2011 by Michael van Baker in Health, News, Politics, Real EstateEcotopia Redux: Feds “Warn” Washington on Medical Marijuana Law
15 Apr 2011 by Michael van Baker in Health, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsRising Visa Denials and Delays Keeping Artists and Arts Groups on Pins and Needles
13 Apr 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, TravelOp Ed: Do You Remember Electing a Democrat as Governor?
12 Apr 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, Politics, Transportation1099 Repeal Means One Less Headache for Small Businesses
05 Apr 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsBill Gates ‘Tags’ Graffiti in Quest for Aid Dollars
04 Apr 2011 by Michael van Baker in Health, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsThe Pacific Northwest, Home of Les Misérables
31 Mar 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, Real Estate$231 Million Families & Education Levy Headed to Your Ballot
29 Mar 2011 by Michael van Baker in Education, News, NEWS_FEATURED, PoliticsAfter PALS: Mentally Ill with History of Arson, Murder & Sex Offenses Return to King County
18 Mar 2011 by Michael van Baker in Health, News, PoliticsIt’s High Time, Seattle Times Repeats, for Marijuana Legalization
07 Mar 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, PoliticsBill Gates, at TED, Calls Out States’ Health Care and Pension Costs (VIDEO)
04 Mar 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, PoliticsSeattle Public Schools Trading Frying Pan for Fire, Yet Again
03 Mar 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, PoliticsTunnel Takes City Council Step Forward, Referendum Step Back
28 Feb 2011 by Michael van Baker in News, PoliticsWays & Means Votes on Medical Marijuana Bill This Afternoon
24 Feb 2011 by Michael van Baker in Health, News, Politics
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