en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/303954 Comments by User1234 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Initiative-may-call-for-revision-of-seattle-sports-arena-plan--161514665.html#IDComment396555816 The biggest problem with that idea is that the freeway access you speak of is terrible. That section of 405 and the interchange with 167 can't handle the traffic it has already. Fri, 6 Jul 2012 05:13:28 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Initiative-may-call-for-revision-of-seattle-sports-arena-plan--161514665.html#IDComment396555816 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/State-high-court-upholds-private-liquor-initiative-155939425.html#IDComment371468845 I said the liquor distributors were behind THIS SUIT which is entirely true. There was nothing wrong with the wording, just your interpretation of it. T Fri, 1 Jun 2012 02:40:12 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/State-high-court-upholds-private-liquor-initiative-155939425.html#IDComment371468845 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/State-high-court-upholds-private-liquor-initiative-155939425.html#IDComment371137326 "The people" are the ones who file the lawsuits and appeal decisions to the supreme court. The courts don't/can't just decide to get involved in something like this on their own. Thu, 31 May 2012 15:53:20 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/State-high-court-upholds-private-liquor-initiative-155939425.html#IDComment371137326 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/State-high-court-upholds-private-liquor-initiative-155939425.html#IDComment371131653 It was actually the liquor distributors that were behind this suit. Up until now, there was a state mandated middleman in liquor sales, and now stores can go straight to the producer and the distributors, rightly so, will be cut out of a lot of the sales. Thu, 31 May 2012 15:42:09 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/State-high-court-upholds-private-liquor-initiative-155939425.html#IDComment371131653 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Prosecutors-Drug-money-the-motive-for-Shelton-double-murder-155848355.html#IDComment371128650 You just said, above, that the thieves who stole your tools pawned them to buy beer, and now you are saying that the guys who broke into your truck were arrested in the pawn shop parking lot buying pot. Are these two separate thefts? If not your story doesn't add up because they never would have had a chance to buy the beer. Thu, 31 May 2012 15:36:31 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Prosecutors-Drug-money-the-motive-for-Shelton-double-murder-155848355.html#IDComment371128650 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Hansen-launches-website-for-supporters-of-proposed-Seattle-arena-155530795.html#IDComment369976136 Safeco is paid off, and Century Link has 8-9 more years. The financing package for Century Link Field had to also cover the debt that was remaining from the Kingdome construction - which was not insignificant. Wed, 30 May 2012 03:27:20 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Hansen-launches-website-for-supporters-of-proposed-Seattle-arena-155530795.html#IDComment369976136 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Whistleblower-to-State-Auditor-UW-workers-falsified-overtime-149188005.html#IDComment349022207 What can we expect. Its the modern union shop mentality. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:32:47 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Whistleblower-to-State-Auditor-UW-workers-falsified-overtime-149188005.html#IDComment349022207 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/DOT-sends-out-first-batch-of-fines-for-ignoring-bridge-tolls-146912675.html#IDComment336824999 I wouldn't suspect that those particular neighborhoods rely too heavily on customers from the eastside. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:36:54 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/DOT-sends-out-first-batch-of-fines-for-ignoring-bridge-tolls-146912675.html#IDComment336824999 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Small-change-adds-up-to-fund-big-projects-in-cancer-research-146909635.html#IDComment336821549 What is unbelievable is that most of the money goes toward breast cancer research, and breast cancer is one of the easiest to detect early and has very good survival rates(which is no doubt the result of having had such good funding for so many years). Pancreatic and ovarian cancers,for example, get tiny amounts of funding, but are generally detected too late and have low survival rates. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:31:09 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Small-change-adds-up-to-fund-big-projects-in-cancer-research-146909635.html#IDComment336821549 http://www.komonews.com/sports/Mariners-say-new-arena-in-neighborhood-wont-work-146030465.html#IDComment331589167 With the exception of playoffs, the NHL and NBA seasons don't overlap with baseball much anyway. I doubt the Mariners would be impacted much at all. Wed, 4 Apr 2012 15:34:43 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/sports/Mariners-say-new-arena-in-neighborhood-wont-work-146030465.html#IDComment331589167 http://lakecity.komonews.com/news/politics/735437-tonight-public-heraing-proposed-library-levy#IDComment331586411 $17 million a year to head off $5 million in cuts? Seems like a lot of extra money going to a library system that needs to learn to innovate and get away from the expensive brick and mortar model. Wed, 4 Apr 2012 15:29:59 +0000 http://lakecity.komonews.com/news/politics/735437-tonight-public-heraing-proposed-library-levy#IDComment331586411 http://www.komonews.com/sports/Photos-Seahawks-get-a-new-look-145939305.html?abc=Ct9eC0fm#IDComment331331789 Not an improvement on what they had (which I liked just fine). The feather-like stuff down the middle of the helmet looks cheap, the gray one shouldn't be worn...ever, and the sleeves on the blue jersey are just ugly. To make matters worse with those sleeves, they highlight a giant nike logo in a pool of neon green. No thanks. These look like NCAA Division 1b uniforms...or one of the Oregon alternates. Wed, 4 Apr 2012 06:35:21 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/sports/Photos-Seahawks-get-a-new-look-145939305.html?abc=Ct9eC0fm#IDComment331331789 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/Job-seekers-getting-asked-for-Facebook-passwords-143471796.html#IDComment320439376 I have virtually nothing on FB and don't have FB friends who do or post things that would be objectionable to a prospective employer. Even so, I would never give up my personal privacy for a job. I'd refuse to give them the login, and hopefully they would tell me I'm no longer in consideration for the job as a result. I'm not a litigious person, but this is something I would like to make a stand about. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:36:58 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/Job-seekers-getting-asked-for-Facebook-passwords-143471796.html#IDComment320439376 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Many-willing-to-cut-Afghan-shooting-suspect-some-slack--143269456.html?clmob=y#IDComment319308877 I'm not willing to cut him any slack. He wasn't acting on military orders, so as far as I'm concerned, we should have just turned him over to the Afghan judicial system. He's a murderer plain and simple. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 02:48:11 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Many-willing-to-cut-Afghan-shooting-suspect-some-slack--143269456.html?clmob=y#IDComment319308877 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Romney-leading-state-GOP-caucuses-in-early-results-141314683.html#IDComment307539802 But you declared yourself a republican to do so. Sun, 4 Mar 2012 05:04:59 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Romney-leading-state-GOP-caucuses-in-early-results-141314683.html#IDComment307539802 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Romney-leading-state-GOP-caucuses-in-early-results-141314683.html#IDComment307536989 Unfortunately, he is the only one in the pool with any new ideas and a little bit of conviction for what he believes in. The problem is he can't court the mainstream or the crazy right voters. This is one of the worst pools of candidates I've seen. Romney is the only electable one in the group, but he has the substance of overcooked oatmeal. Sun, 4 Mar 2012 04:58:16 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Romney-leading-state-GOP-caucuses-in-early-results-141314683.html#IDComment307536989 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/At-31-Wash-hawk-may-be-the-oldest-in-the-world--141300993.html#IDComment307532953 "At his birthday celebration, Charlie was joined by a falcon and an owl." I love this line - don't know...it cracks me up. Sun, 4 Mar 2012 04:49:23 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/At-31-Wash-hawk-may-be-the-oldest-in-the-world--141300993.html#IDComment307532953 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Both-sides-squaring-off-over-controversial-DNA-bill-139341278.html#IDComment293225018 Fingerprints can tell me who you are. DNA can tell me about you - who you are related to and even what diseases or mental disorders you might have or be at risk for. That is a great deal of information to have access to when a person hasn't even been charged with a crime let alone convicted. Furthermore, I don't think that local police departments have a clue how to manage and secure the sample or whatever information they may take from it. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:32:19 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Both-sides-squaring-off-over-controversial-DNA-bill-139341278.html#IDComment293225018 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Superheated--139144064.html?clmob=y#IDComment289786493 Parents aren't aware that the area around a fireplace can be hot and dangerous????? If someone isn't able to figure this out, they shouldn't be having kids; its bad for the gene pool. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:18:08 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Superheated--139144064.html?clmob=y#IDComment289786493 http://www.komonews.com/sports/Sandusky-says-he-feels-people-have-turned-on-him-139132074.html#IDComment289286423 Well, maybe he shouldn't rape children. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:16:00 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/sports/Sandusky-says-he-feels-people-have-turned-on-him-139132074.html#IDComment289286423