PubliCola Archives | May 2011

May 31, 2011

Opinion Why the urban agenda gets short shrift in an urban country. read more →


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The C is for Crank Imagine seeing the headline "Knife stabs man on street corner," or "bicycle runs into pedestrian." Imagine how the headlines would be different if the man who broke the girl's legs with his SUV had done so with his bare hands. read more →


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Jolt The day's winners and/or losers. read more →


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Opinion And the award for best lobbyist goes to... read more →


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City Hall Longtime city council clerk Theresa Dunbar has succumbed to cancer. read more →


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City Hall The city council signs off on city attorney Pete Holmes' challenge to the anti-tunnel initiative. read more →


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On Other Blogs Washington's 2012 gubernatorial race is already getting national attention. read more →


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On Other Blogs Slog has a good follow-up on Conlin blog flap. read more →


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Driver Hits 9-Year-Old, Flees In Stolen Car

News SPD: On May 30th at approximately 5:08 p.m. a uniformed patrol officer in a fully marked Seattle police car was on patrol near 5th Avenue and Broad Street when he observed the suspect vehicle, a green 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser, traveling at an elevated rate of speed.  The suspect’s driving caught the officer’s attention and [...] read more →


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Guitars, Xbox Taken In Capitol Hill Home Invasion

News SPD: On May 29th at approximately 9:00 p.m. officers responded to a residence in the 300 block of 13th Avenue East to investigate a home invasion robbery (this incident was not reported to police until over two hours after it occurred).  Preliminary investigation indicates that the victim opened his door to the two male suspects because he recognized [...] read more →


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The Tuesday Morning Burglary Report

News Let’s ease back into things with this week’s burglary map. Looks pretty evenly distributed. So that’s good news, I guess. read more →


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Morning Fizz Tuesday Edition: Confessions, awards, predictions, and progress reports. read more →


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