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January 25th, 2016 - 8:46 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene
PORK: what King County did With $28 million in left over funds
The Kingdome might be gone, but the $28.4 million in excess tax money raised to build a new roof of the now-imploded stadium will be nobly called … “Building for Culture” legislation: • Investing for Youth: $1,631,500 — Providing the resources needed to develop the audien[...]
October 29th, 2015 - 12:24 pm § in Misc.
Bikers Endorse Prop 1.
If you were engaged in shaping the recent update to the Bicycle Master Plan — which took two years and included lots of multimodal analysis — I know what you’re thinking: Another transportation plan in Seattle? How many of these do we need? “This is a plan about how we integrate all t[...]
April 3rd, 2015 - 8:30 pm § in Politics
Beyond the rhetoric: Good deal or path to a bomb?
Let’s start with the premise that Sen. Tom Cotton (a) doesn’t know what he’s talking about, and (b) is a saber-rattling warmonger. In short, a dangerous loose cannon. Those are safe bets in almost any debate, and especially this one. I’m not a nuclear expert; but neither is [...]
March 7th, 2015 - 3:19 am § in America, The Ave Scene
Bringing Northwest Art Back Home to the Northwest
How do you mail a 37-foot totem pole? With a flatbed truck – and your help! Take part in our effort to bring a remarkable story pole back to the Northwest by making a donation today. Visit our project page at Power2give.org or by copying and pasting this link: http://bit.ly/p2gburke. Thank y[...]
February 13th, 2015 - 12:51 pm § in The Ave Scene
THE Ave Challenge: Who is Seattle Center Named For?
It is now four years since there was a proposal to honor our origins as a city by building a longhouse at Seattle Center, nothing has happened! Meanwhile, the statue of the Chief sits in Downtown Seattle, under the monorail. Four roads intersect around the micro plot of land beneath the statu[...]
January 6th, 2015 - 11:12 am § in Misc.
KEYSTONE XL .. the mythic new jobs
Dwight Burke on Facebook: “A Journal called “Penn Oil News ” reports that the Canadian company involved with the construction will be using Canadian Subs for at least the major portion of construction. “Oil and Gas Journal” is reporting that the steel pipe, pressuriza[...]
November 16th, 2014 - 4:08 am § in America, The Ave Scene
Seahawks Logo Found in Maine Museum!
Mask that likely inspired the Seahawks logo discovered in Maine museum Shortly after publishing the blog post, “Searching for what inspired the Seattle Seahawks logo,” the Burke Museum at UW was contacted by the Director of the Hudson Museum at the University of Maine. She informed us that [...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Bishops to Pope: FU
The only way this Pope is going to fix the Roman Catholic Church is by 1. using his ability to speak for God. 2. Appointing better people as Cardinals and Bishops. Pope Francis needs to do more. At 75, Pope Frank is likely to die and the current college of Cardinals will replace hiumn with anot[...]
October 17th, 2014 - 4:07 pm § in Politics
Walker Slips In New Wisconsin Poll
In Wisconsin’s high-profile governor’s race pitting GOP incumbent Scott Walker against Democratic challenger Mary Burke, the respected Marquette Poll, which had Walker leading 50% to 45% two weeks ago, now shows the candidates in a dead heat at 47% to 47%. This is good news for Burke b[...]