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By Bryce McKay at 5:14 pm

PubliCola Adds Life 1) Your daily Morning Fizz. 2) Erica on KUOW re: Nickelsville. 3) Georgetown residents met to discuss the relocation of Nickelsville to their neck of the woods, and they made a list of questions for the mayor. 4) Mayor McGinn says that he's lobbying for the removal of the cost overruns provision on the tunnel. So where's he at so far? Nowhere. 5) Erica cranks on the city's obligation to fix "high-priority" (read: dangerous) intersections. 6) Our daily roundup: On Other Blogs Today. 7) Erica was on-site in Bellevue for a high-stakes transportation meeting; read her report here. 8 ) Initiative proponent Tim Eyman says tolls on 520 must be approved by the state legislature. read more →

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By Bryce McKay at 2:16 pm

Politics A packed roundup today starring the News Tribune, the Seattle Times, Cascade Bicycle Club, Sightline, the P-I, the Puget Sound Business Journal, and Seattlecrime.com. read more →

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By Bryce McKay at 2:09 pm

City Hall, Politics, This Washington Mayor Mike McGinn says the deep-bore tunnel is his top priority in Olympia. But the Seattle-area delegation says they haven't heard from him. read more →

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By Bryce McKay at 6:15 pm

Last Night Last night: The Seattle Shakespeare Company's production of "Hamlet" gets a mixed review. read more →

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By Bryce McKay at 5:55 pm

PubliCola Adds Life Take a sip. Links after the jump: 1) Your daily Morning Fizz. 2) In a curious turn of events just four weeks before the election, Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray heaps praise on GOP U.S. Rep. Dave Riechert at the WCV annual breakfast fundraiser. 3) Enviro think tank Sightline releases a report: Biking isn't doing so hot in Seattle, compared to other Northwest cities. 4) Another No-Brainer: PubliCola Picks Joe Fitzgibbon in the 34th Legislative District. 5) Rossi raised $4.4 million this quarter. 6) Parking Rates are going up to $6 in San Francisco. Erica's Take? Chillax, Seattle. 7) Erica is on a rampage. Soda is bad. If Bloomberg wants to ban food stamps from buying soda, then make it so! 8 ) Yesterday, we had two losers. Today: two winners. Your daily Afternoon Jolt. 9) Another No-Brainer: PubliCola picks Charlie Wiggins for state Supreme Court. 10) One city union ratifies COLA reduction. 11) Our daily roundup: On Other Blogs Today. read more →

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By Bryce McKay at 3:53 pm

2010 Election, Politics, This Washington State budget cuts to Medicaid has put seniors in a bad situation, and according to senior citizens' advocacy groups, the ballot initiatives that reduce state revenue will make the situation even worse. read more →

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By Bryce McKay at 12:34 pm

Politics Robert Mak with KING 5 takes down an ad released by the opponents of liquor privatization. read more →

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By Bryce McKay at 6:12 pm

Politics The Tacoma News Tribune, Crosscut, the Everett Herald, and Jezebel— defending Dan Savage—star in today's roundup. read more →

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By Bryce McKay at 1:37 pm

2010 Election, PubliCola Adds Life Tomorrow night. 9:00PM. Town Hall in the wine bar Lounge. I-1082 Debate. Come with questions. Get some answers. read more →

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By Bryce McKay at 4:43 pm

Politics Starring in today's roundup: The Everett Herald, Sable Verity, The P-I, and the Seattle Times. read more →

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By Bryce McKay at 3:00 pm

Politics Federal Judge Robert Leighton rules that a nurse's homosexuality does not affect her unit's readiness or morale, and that she must be reinstated. read more →

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By Bryce McKay at 1:20 pm

That Washington This morning, comedian Stephen Colbert took the mike at a House immigration subcommittee hearing to testify on behalf of migrant farm workers. Wait, what? read more →

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