Slog - Comments on Mayor Nickels Hates Kids! http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/mayor_nickels_hates ...I'm kidding, but Team Nickels accused the Stranger edit board of just that when we came out against their $117 million Family & Ed levy back in 2004. We weren't convinced that spending on non-core functions for the school district was the right use of our tax dollars—when basics were going unmet. We wrote: This is a $116.8 million property tax levy that, its supporters claim, will fund programs that "support academic achievement." In other words it's a huge package that will pay for shitloads of small-bore measures. The Stranger Department of Homeland Security is urging a "no" vote because... Copyright 2007 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:43:42 -0800 Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:30:31 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Peter Steinbrueck I am officially here and now supporting I-87, for all the reasons Josh so astutely lays out-- Right on Josh!!

cheers,

Peter Steinbrueck

]]> Peter Steinbrueck http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/mayor_nickels_hates#c372301 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/mayor_nickels_hates#c372301 Politics Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:06:29 -0800 Comment by Peter Steinbrueck I am officially here and now supporting I-87, for all the reasons Josh so astutely lays out-- Right on Josh!!

cheers,

Peter Steinbrueck

]]> Peter Steinbrueck http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/mayor_nickels_hates#c372303 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/mayor_nickels_hates#c372303 Politics Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:06:37 -0800 Comment by Absolutely Not Peter Steinbrueck
Since when does the Stranger have any interest in education or children? C'mon, Josh, get back to your core values: Darcy, Darcy, Darcy!

]]> Absolutely Not Peter Steinbrueck http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/mayor_nickels_hates#c372312 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/mayor_nickels_hates#c372312 Politics Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:11:08 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage Kids. Who needs 'em.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/mayor_nickels_hates#c372833 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/mayor_nickels_hates#c372833 Politics Mon, 19 Jun 2006 22:19:39 -0800 Comment by StrangerDanger Josh,
The issue in not sharing a ballot with another tax increase. The lawsuit is about the fact they are using the city to levy the taxes. That would be like Nickels using money meant for schools to pay police salaries. They are two seperate governments and need to raise money within their own authority.

]]> StrangerDanger http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/mayor_nickels_hates#c372871 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/mayor_nickels_hates#c372871 Politics Mon, 19 Jun 2006 22:32:50 -0800 Comment by Biff "Throwing money at the wrong problems will only make matters worse."

Yes, that is why we should oppose welfare for the Sonics or the tunnel. Thanks Team Nickels!

]]> Biff http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/mayor_nickels_hates#c376732 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/mayor_nickels_hates#c376732 Politics Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:12:44 -0800 Comment by Bad Taste Nickels doesn't hate kids - he actually eats them.

]]> Bad Taste http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/mayor_nickels_hates#c376921 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/mayor_nickels_hates#c376921 Politics Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:30:31 -0800