Closing Seattle Public Schools: Tragic Shakespearean death scene, part IV

Does anyone else feel like we’re in some vicious, deja vu like maze where the Seattle School District is concerned, specifically with school closures?   How many times have we traveled this road, twice?  Three times?  More like four.   Tonight, Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson announced her preliminary recommendations for this most recent round:   Under …

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The curious case of Seattle's gang related shootings

I’m so exhausted by this situation that I don’t even want to write about it, but it seems that my disgust has just inched past lazy ‘ol exhaustion, so I might as well get it off my chest. Damn near every shooting that happened this weekend in the greater Seattle area has been termed “gang …

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Obama's Chicago lunch: Corned Beef with a side of the American People!

You might have heard that our favorite President-elect, Barack Obama, made quite the commotion today when he stopped by a famous Chicago Deli to pick up some sandwiches and gee, a few slices of pie too.  Huh. Anyway, I’ll give a little squinch of credit to the food for the mid-day jaunt, but after watching …

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The 3 Stooges, the Witch and her Wardrobe

Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire “Maria, Greg, Ron, thanks for coming.  I called this meeting because apparently, endorsing Obama wasn’t enough to give me a comfortable cushion with the voters.” Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels “People genuinely like Dino Rossi.  It was a close one.” Governor Gregoire “Too close.  I need to usher in change across …

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