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State of Emergency: Protests over Armenia’s dubious election leave eight dead.
State of Perfunctory: Russia to vote for shoo-in candidate.
State Visit: Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iraq.
State’s Rights: Judge considers ballot title on “assisted suicide.”
States Left: Obama leads 46% to 45% in Texas; Clinton leads 47% to 43% in Ohio.
Live from New York: Clinton and Giuliani appear on SNL.
Dead in Gaza: Israel kills 54 more people.
Dead in the Water: Palestine ends peace talks with Israel for the obvious reasons.
Deal in Kenya: Kofi Annan brokers pact.
Don’t They Know Marijuana Makes You Gay? Jamaica considers legalization.
Fairview Fanny: “Our city is changing rapidly, and not necessarily for the better.”
Naw, marijuana doesn't make you gay. It just gives you big tits.
What the fuck was that Fairview Fanny editorial all about? They go on about encouraging more affordable dense communities, but then bemoan the loss of single-family homes in Seattle. You get one or the other; take your pick. The demand issue isn't going away.
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Is Patrick Fitzgerald starting a trial this week?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/us/politics/02rezko.html?em&ex=1204606800&en=65b20c6a6b77841a&ei=5087%0A
Seattle not changing for the better ...
Seems to me the wrong solution is more million dollar condos and low-density zoning maintained inside Seattle.
Which, of course (drum roll), means we need to seriously look at zoning and constructing inexpensive residential rental apartment buildings near transit hubs, of the order of 40 to 100 stories tall, with parkland/greenspace adjacent to them.
Changes like this sneak up on you. We are at an inflection point - and now is the time of decision for the future.
Will,
I like the idea of density near transit hubs, but the idea of towers in a park (or surrounded by parkland) has some troublesome side-effects. Have you read "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" by Jane Jacobs? I think you'd appreciate it.
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