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Friday, October 24, 2008

This Week in the News

posted by on October 24 at 16:56 PM

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In this week’s paper: Jonah Spangenthal-Lee talked to a one-woman crusader against military recruiting at Seattle parks facilities; I busted a prominent Democratic consultant for doing work for Republicans on the side; Eli wrote about your election fears; and I took a closer look at the “nonpartisan research group” that’s been blasting light rail (their board is made up exclusively of—surprise!—Republicans).

On Slog:

• I did an analysis of Metro’s proposed cuts to bus service on Rainier Ave. S (which I also wrote about in detail here).

• Eli Sanders took a look at the college-degree-related accusations and counteraccusationsflying back and forth between the Burner and Reichert camps, and concluded that no one came away from the silly debate unscathed.

• Except maybe the Seattle Times, which I charged did everything it could to make Reichert look good and Burner look bad.

• I reported on the mismatched debate between Kemper Freeman and Greg Nickels over Proposition 1, the light-rail measure (and laughed at a campaign flyer that was probably only funny to me).

• Eli reported on some poll numbers that look good for Gregoire, bad for other Washington State Dems.

• Dominic Holden reported on the failure of the 37th District Democrats to endorse Prop. 1, which would fund new transit access in their district.

• I reported on some help Democratic candidate Reuven Carlyle’s been getting from two big-business organizations.

• Dominic wrote about an innovative project by the developers who did the buildings housing Cafe Presse and Osteria La Spiga.

• Jonah Spangenthal-Lee reported on the death of a concrete ramp used by skaters at the Wall of Death, an art installation on the Burke-Gilman Trail.

• Dominic got all hot and bothered about the defacing of a historic downtown building, which could be replaced by yet another tower.

• Nudity: OK indoors, not OK in the great outdoors.

• Jonah wrote about some drunk dumbasses (or dumb drunkasses?) who played golf in the street and got arrested.

• I posed the timeless question, “What the hell is wrong with South Dakota?”

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Posted by John Bailo | October 24, 2008 5:39 PM

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