en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/266065 Comments by Enigma http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Panel-New-NBA-NHL-teams-would-overload-fans-finances-162292996.html#IDComment400731390 Something else is going on here. This arena deal is a taxpayer dream compared to The Kingdome, Safeco Field, Key Arena, etc. More private money, less taxpayer risk than any of those other projects. So why the endless questioning about it? Fan base? Good thing they didn't use the Mariner's attendance history as a qualifier when approving Safeco, or it would never have been built. Did Mariners, Seahawks, Storm attendance go UP when the Sonics left? No, didn't think so. Methinks some politicians are still butt-hurt over so much of this plan getting worked out without their prior approval. Way to support the community. Fri, 13 Jul 2012 02:27:55 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Panel-New-NBA-NHL-teams-would-overload-fans-finances-162292996.html#IDComment400731390 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Winthrop-seniors-prank-a-job-weld-done-151943095.html#IDComment362320987 If it's a good weld they should all get As. Thu, 17 May 2012 22:59:20 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Winthrop-seniors-prank-a-job-weld-done-151943095.html#IDComment362320987 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/EWU-student-arrested-after-pulling-gun-on-police-151173685.html#IDComment358793779 Having lived in Cheney for four years I'm suspicious of anyone who thinks they need to carry a concealed weapon anywhere in town. Compared to Seattle or Spokane there is NO crime here. Maybe too much urban paranoia. Fri, 11 May 2012 23:24:38 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/EWU-student-arrested-after-pulling-gun-on-police-151173685.html#IDComment358793779 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Ore-flash-mob-scatters-when-clerk-grabs-bear-spray-149426905.html#IDComment350880551 Flash-mobbing has a new name, but it's nothing new. It was done in the 50's and 60's too. The big difference is the police and media didn't report it back then because they knew it would just give more people the same idea. Don't mention it and it stays rare, spread it through the media and it spreads like wildfire. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:23:35 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Ore-flash-mob-scatters-when-clerk-grabs-bear-spray-149426905.html#IDComment350880551 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Lawyer-for-Afghan-killings-suspect-to-visit-him--143270056.html#IDComment319342051 Nothing says "guilty and I know it" like being represented by John Henry Browne. ;) Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:05:58 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Lawyer-for-Afghan-killings-suspect-to-visit-him--143270056.html#IDComment319342051 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/New-sports-arena-proposed-for-hosting-NBA-NHL-teams-139470698.html?clmob=y#IDComment294370451 New arena in SoDo? NBA and NHL? Now if they would upgrade and expand the monorail into SoDO my personal sports/entertainment dream would come true. ;) Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:48:06 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/New-sports-arena-proposed-for-hosting-NBA-NHL-teams-139470698.html?clmob=y#IDComment294370451 http://www.komonews.com/opinion/kenschram/Schram-Dont-derail-such-a-momentous-milestone-for-same-sex-marriage-139234978.html#IDComment292289613 A big reason we have Representatives in office is to protect small groups from the voting power of the majority. Few of us realize how many of the "rights" we enjoy might go away if they were put up to a "vote of the people." And as messed up and inefficient as you think the government is now, fear what it would be if everything was determined by popular vote. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:52:38 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/opinion/kenschram/Schram-Dont-derail-such-a-momentous-milestone-for-same-sex-marriage-139234978.html#IDComment292289613 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Anti-gay-church-to-protest-Powell-boys-memorial-service-139022314.html#IDComment288133723 The only good thing about Westboro Baptist Church is that the counterprotests against them often bring together groups that usually stand opposed to each other. P.S. WBC doesn't care about their message anymore. They choose sites to visit based on how likely it is they will be prevented from "demonstrating" so their full-time "First Amendment" lawyer can file another lawsuit. When they are allowed freedom of movement they frequently end up not showing. If you restrict where they can go, they'll show up and file a lawsuit. It's been a consistent pattern for at least the last three years. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:40:49 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Anti-gay-church-to-protest-Powell-boys-memorial-service-139022314.html#IDComment288133723 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Washington-state-lawmakers-pass-gay-marriage-bill-138972754.html#IDComment287950025 How can people shout about this bill having been a waste of time, then in the next sentence demand it end up on the November ballot? THAT is a waste of time. Why? Look at Prop 8 in California. If this were to get overturned in the November election it would end up getting constitutionally challenged and eventually the vote would be thrown out. If it seems bad that a "vote of the people" could be thrown out, remember why the Constitution is necessary in the first place ... we are not good at doing the right thing. Sadly, we need the Constitution to protect us from ourselves. Our founding fathers were very wise in understanding that. This is an issue that has no direct effect on the majority of the population, so the majority should not have say in which way it goes. If you feel your marriage is somehow diminished because gays can marry, then your marriage was diminished before that. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:38:56 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Washington-state-lawmakers-pass-gay-marriage-bill-138972754.html#IDComment287950025 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Snow-falling-across-northern-Western-Washington-137346338.html#IDComment264485198 "Snow was falling across parts of Western Washington Sunday." Sunday? KOMO is reporting future events! Dear KOMO, please report Wednesday's lotto numbers on Tuesday, kthx. ;) Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:27:07 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Snow-falling-across-northern-Western-Washington-137346338.html#IDComment264485198 http://www.komonews.com/sports/Wulff-fired-as-head-football-coach-of-WSU-Cougars-134693018.html#IDComment230238916 Wulff's teams have made him look like a better coach than he is. At Eastern he had some award-winning players, a few who went to the NFL, and training facilities provided by the Seahawks when they were training in Cheney. He managed good records there, but not as good as the talent would have been expected to deliver. You can blame injuries for a bad season, but you can't keep playing that card for four years. Oh, and ditto what someone else said, lose the grey. The helmets look like they were bought at Costco and had the WSU emblem slapped on them. ;) Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:32:23 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/sports/Wulff-fired-as-head-football-coach-of-WSU-Cougars-134693018.html#IDComment230238916 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/133514723.html#IDComment219648994 Without going into all the details, I would suggest a Problem Solver get onto one of these unlocked, idling trains and actually try to take it somewhere. This isn't 1990 anymore, you won't get as far as you think. What is the security around a tanker-truck on the freeway carrying hazardous materials? How many of those are on the highway at any given moment? The railroad is still the safest and most efficient form of moving cargo we have. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:25:21 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/133514723.html#IDComment219648994 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/133328108.html#IDComment217955304 Can't quite tell in that picture how high those shoulder straps go up, but maybe the police don't suspect abduction because the belts were still buckled (although the story doesn't mention anything about that possibility), making them think the child wiggled out and left the vehicle. Perhaps mom didn't think she was going to be gone more than a couple minutes. In a well-secured seat a two-year old shouldn't be able to get out, but in most seats they can if they try hard enough. If a passerby noticed a child in an abandoned car and took them to safety, you would think they would have gone to authorities by now. The darker possibility, that I come to from watching too much television, is that the child was never in the vehicle. Something happened at home, the parents panicked, and staged a "disappearance." Mon, 7 Nov 2011 03:09:23 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/133328108.html#IDComment217955304 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/132851603.html#IDComment214447147 All other criticisms aside, it is nice to see this project in a "doing" phase and not just a "talking about it" phase. Now if it can keep moving and not turn into another "ramps to nowhere" project like we saw hanging over I-5 for so long before the connection to I-90 was finally completed. Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:46:08 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/132851603.html#IDComment214447147 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/131387968.html#IDComment204886285 It's her life and her private story. Unlike cases of convicted criminals who profit from selling the story of their crime, in her case I see nothing wrong with her, if she ever tells her story, to want a big fat check in exchange for giving the media something that's really none of their business. Her story is a product they want, sell it to the highest bidder. Sat, 8 Oct 2011 18:23:18 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/131387968.html#IDComment204886285 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/129695178.html#IDComment192791398 They probably have a good strong-arm position because no one else wants to come teach in the Tacoma school district. ;) Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:28:36 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/129695178.html#IDComment192791398 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/128822763.html#IDComment188561878 If he's here to announce the return of the Seattle Supersonics, I'll vote for him in '12. ;) Thu, 1 Sep 2011 00:29:05 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/128822763.html#IDComment188561878 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/127258453.html#IDComment181343763 A politician speaking at a group called "the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action" saying he doesn't like nukes. Doesn't sound much different than any other politician. When someone is scouring the nation looking for a place to move where they might get elected that says more about them than anything they might say about themselves. Mon, 8 Aug 2011 21:15:40 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/127258453.html#IDComment181343763 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/127093963.html#IDComment180982243 If you expect to always be protected from everything then "hike" on the treadmill in your garage. Nature can be dangerous. Sun, 7 Aug 2011 19:45:46 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/127093963.html#IDComment180982243 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/126298093.html#IDComment179121778 Like some others have said. If it was a young hot girl would they have asked her to cover up or leave? Mon, 1 Aug 2011 16:41:35 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/126298093.html#IDComment179121778