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Click bait: Here are two cute photos of foxes
I'm click baiting you with that title. You couldn't help but click it. It's an ugly Thursday and I can feel everyone out there being in a bit of a funk. So here are two adorable photos of foxes taken by Russian photographer Ivan Kislov.
12 years ago
Jason Rantz
Seattle’s anti-cop activists will be dangerous after Ferguson
Seattle is bracing for potential violence after the grand jury decision on whether or not to indict Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown. The activists who may commit the violence are anti-cop partisans and need to be called out as such.
12 years ago
GMO activists and their misguided attack on Starbucks
Activists are taking issue with Starbucks for being associated with a group suing over a GMO labeling law in Vermont. These activists base their position on bad science.
12 years ago
Sen. Patty Murray’s dishonest call for gender equality
Senator Patty Murray argues we need a Congress that better reflects the gender diversity of this country. This is dishonest. What she really means is she wants more females in office that identify as Democrats.
12 years ago
Stephanie Klein
Kshama Sawant wants Internet in Seattle tent cities
Councilmember Kshama Sawant wants a portion of the potential $100,000 set aside in the city's proposed budget for Seattle's homeless encampments to outfit tent cities with Internet access.12 years ago
Jason Rantz
Paseo crowdfunding an awful idea
The crowdfunding push to reopen Paseo is lazy and unnecessary. Want to reopen the business? You should use your own money.12 years ago
Jason Rantz
Do progressives care more about great sandwiches than workers?
Normally, Progressives aren't so understanding of those accused of crimes, but apparently their values can be pushed aside for a good sandwich from Paseo.12 years ago
Jason Rantz
Progressive Seattle leaders ignoring crime issues
When I walk the streets of Seattle during the day or at night, with the exception of Pioneer Square and parts of Belltown, I almost always feel safe.12 years ago
Jason Rantz
Seattle is not a city for the poor
For a city with leaders who often decry how expensive it is to live in Seattle, they sure do like taxing us, don't they? And the residents directly impacted don't seem to care either.12 years ago
Jason Rantz
Why you should be worried about the passage of I-594
Now that, as polls predicted, Initiative 594 passed, you should actually be concerned. But not for the reason you may expect.12 years ago
Jason Rantz
Rev. Jackson’s hypocritical, illogical attack of Amazon
The Reverend Jesse Jackson and his activist group, Rainbow Push, is mad at the place I use to buy bulk toilet paper, off-brand iPhone power cords, and 24 packs of Zevia Cola.12 years ago
Josh Kerns
Expert says Marysville teen gunman fit killer profile
While many people remain stunned that popular Marysville-Pilchuck student Jaylen Fryberg could be capable of the mass shooting that killed three of his friends and critically injured two others, one expert says Fryberg more than fits the killer profile.12 years ago
Jamie Skorheim
Seattle City Councilmember wants millions more to fight homelessness
Will an additional $5 million on top of the $35 million in Seattle Mayor Ed Murray's for homeless services help make a bigger dent in the number of people on the streets?12 years ago
Jason Rantz
Why is SDOT minimizing the number of drivers into Seattle?
KIRO Radio's Chris Sullivan scored an interview with Scott Kubly, the director of the Seattle Department of Transportation. And, predictably, Kubly said there is no war on cars in the city of Seattle.12 years ago
Seattle Times gun column misleading, missing some facts
There's this movement happening in Western Washington after the tragic events at Pilchuck High School with folks demanding that gun owners be charged when their kids (or other kids) gets their gun. These critics say there are no laws on the books to cover this issue. Those critics are wrong.
12 years ago
Seattle may be getting whiter, but racial diversity isn’t all we lack
If you didn't think it was possible for Seattle to get even whiter, think again.12 years ago
Westlake businesses need parking, not bike routes, to stay afloat
Bicyclists ride through a busy parking lot on Westlake in Seattle and it's dangerous, so naturally, rather than tell bicyclists to take a safer route, the city wants to take away a significant portion of parking spots that help keep businesses afloat, reports KING 5.12 years ago
SDOT apathy on Mercer will hurt us all
SDOT's apathy and unequal treatments of cars in Seattle will end up severely hurting our economy. Unfortunately, they just don't care.
12 years ago
SPU doesn’t get to decide what is too violent
There's an online petition circulating by students at Seattle Pacific University and it's calling on the local television networks to end their public disclosure requests to get video footage of part of the attempted mass shooting on campus in June.12 years ago
SDOT to blame for awful commute into Seattle
I don't think folks get in a war room with the precise desire to make our commutes miserable, but it's subconscious and it's inevitable when you all have this shared idea that you want people out of cars.12 years ago
Jason Rantz
Does paid sick leave work? You should fact check that
The Stranger proudly proclaimed the success of Seattle's paid sick leave ordinance. Only the ordinance hasn't been enforced effectively.12 years ago
You can’t just make panhandling illegal
Marysville is starting to crack down on panhandlers in their community, so I read an Everett Herald article with interest wondering if this will be the next Washington community coming under fire for going after the problem of panhandlers.12 years ago
New structured recess for Edmonds students sounds suspicious
If you're a family living in the Edmonds and you have kids in the Edmonds School District, you're going to start hearing stories from your son or daughter that their recess is being structured a little differently than it has been in the past.12 years ago
Josh Kerns
Seattle Italian-Americans launch ad campaign to combat Indigenous People’s Day
Seattle's Italian-American community is running a full page ad in The Seattle Times Monday as part of its new effort to counter the city's newly created Indigenous People's Day.12 years ago
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