Crosscut, David Brewster (excerpted) : ……… a neutral-to-sympathetic portrayal of terrorism through the centuries,………….something no other American city has had the vision or moral courage to do, at least yet. There would be hands-on weapon-building instruct[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Seattle Scene’
December 11th, 2011 - 11:32 am § in The Ave Scene
Seattle Center Proposes Experience Terrorism Center
Has WASTATE benefited from its tobacco money?
Cutting-edge research is whittled by state Over at Crosscut, John Stang bemoans the fact that less money than expected has gone into Chris Gregoire’s Life Sciences Discovery Fund. grew out of the tobacco settlement with big hopes for promoting health and jobs in Washington. Stang’s ar[...]
November 23rd, 2011 - 11:05 am § in The Ave Scene, UW
Anyone at the UW know who David Frockt is?
King County Council unanimously appoints David Frockt to be Scott White’s successor … NPI Advocate Seattle’s 46th legislative district has a state senator again! Following last Thursday’s joint meeting between the 46th District Democrats and the King County Democrats, where Repr[...]
November 21st, 2011 - 6:42 pm § in The Ave Scene, UW
Ana Mari Cauce .. new UW Provost
Ana Mari Cauce is. among more important things, the author of the title of this site .. “The AVE” was her idea. I remember Ana Mari suggesting that we use a name that combines the idea of a physical place, “The Ave,” with the idea of a venue for public discussion! That sp[...]
John McKay: The residual remnant of the rational republicans
Is John McKay the remnant of promise in the Republican Party? The Seattle Weekly has a long paen of praise for John McKay, mostly centered around his support for regulated but legal sales of pot. The article, however, says something else. Nina Shapiro describes something quire important, a rationa[...]
Report claims Boeing paid no taxes over past three years
Readmore at the PI.[...]
November 1st, 2011 - 7:42 am § in The Ave Scene
FREE FOOD Tomorrow
Marination Mobile/Station is celebrating Nov 2 as Aloha Customer Day. That means a free taco or slider for you. I recommend this: get oine free and buiy a bottle of their new sauce for $8 to get naother one free! Goodies at the truck, parked in Fremont at 160 North Canal Street.[...]
October 23rd, 2011 - 6:10 am § in Politics, The Ave Scene
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: A good deed for today!
UPDATE: Repost of a post on the UW AAUP listserv by Ed Clark, Prof. of Immunology Although the AAUP has expressed support for the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement, unfortunately only a few of us have been able to show up at rallies behind the AAUP banner has been. Most of us are very busy, yet[...]
Send a Pizza Pie to Westlake!
What are YOU doing? I am not a crowd person. In the 60s my involvement in civil rights was a small role with SNCC, I was skeptical about all the marches. I was wrong. However, I did what I could to support the movement from off of the streets. We may be returning to the sixties, […][...]
Why is a degree less valuable in Seattle then in Boston?
There is something wrong here. Seattle is #2 in terms of unemployment but #7 in terms of education ? Readmore at WSJ. [...]