By Nick Licata, Seattle City Council
Ed. Note: This piece originally appeared in Nick Licata's newsletter, "Urban Politics."
The City Council voted 5-4 April 19 to approve the aggressive solicitation ordinance (C.B. 116807).…MORE
Opinion
The panhandling ordinance would create a false sense of security
Thu, 04/22/10
The City Council voted 5-4 Tuesday, April 19 to approve the aggressive solicitation ordinance (C.B. 116807). In my previous Urban Politics #289 I gave a lengthy description of it: http://licata.seattle.gov/2010/04/08/panhandling-legislation/…MORE
Frieda Bowker's Swiss bread would cheer anybody up
Mon, 04/19/10
MEET FRIEDA BOWKER
This long time friend was born and raised in a 200-year-old farmhouse in a tiny village called Mengesdorf, near Bern in Switzerland.
She heard Elsbeth was feeling krank so she baked a loaf of Swiss bread and…MORE
Is there anything good in education in South Puget Sound?
Sat, 04/17/10
There have been a few comments about my column suggesting that I seem to always present a rather negative view of education.
In this column I will present some positives that I have learned recently and then compose some “articles” that…MORE
PANHANDLING VOTE THIS MONDAY
Sat, 04/17/10
This Monday, April 19th, the Full Council will vote on CB 116807, the Aggressive Solicitation Ordinance. In my previous UP #289 I gave a lengthy description of it: http://licata.seattle.gov/2010/04/08/panhandling-legislation/
At the Public…MORE
Safer streets, less punishment
Wed, 04/14/10
By Tim Burgess, Seattle City Council
Ed. Note: This column originally appeared in Tim Burgess' "City View" newsletter.
Can we have less crime and less punishment at the same time? I think we can.
The Seattle City Council will…MORE
Are there any “Bad Schools” in Washington?
Tue, 04/13/10
Parents beware!
Are there any “Bad Schools” in Washington?
If you were to listen to school administrations in this state you would think that there were not! The Obama administration has now required all states to identify the…MORE
Communication or Captivity?
Mon, 04/12/10
Am I the only one who thinks that the advances in communication technology, which were supposedly attempts to create better communication, have actually made communication and relationships exceedingly worse?
See if any of this rings a…MORE
Des Moines mayor develops a China connection
Mon, 04/12/10
When a percentage of sales and real estate taxes are the primary public revenue resource in a city of about 30,000 souls and the community spending economy is in the dumps, what's to celebrate?
Des Moines Mayor Bob Sheckler answered these…MORE
Dugoni sets his novels at Three Tree Point and Tin Room in Burien
Mon, 04/12/10
Somehow I got hooked on Nero Wolfe mystery novels. That's strange because if I envisioned my own crime fiction series, my protagonist certainly wouldn't be a fat guy who rarely leaves his house, lives with two men and tends orchids in the attic…MORE
