| This is a selection of recent popular blog articles from | | | | noon-5 Thur-Sun) through November 30th. |
| Seattle IAM where you will find the best blogs from | | | | Texas to Test Dawgs Tonight |
| Seattle, WA as well as video uploads, social | | | | The Seattlest brings us an update on the tonight's |
| networking, rumors, and blog authoring | | | | NIT semifinal between the Huskies and Texas |
| Ferry Problems Escalate | | | | A&M. Blogger Seth reminds us that the Aggies |
| Blogger John Gillie over at Biz Buzz asks readers if | | | | are still a little steamed due to “that whole |
| the latest ferry problems will slow down or speed up | | | | Seahawks/12th man dispute. (Texas A&M has a |
| new ferry construction. The four ferries pulled from | | | | 12th man tradition too, they said the Hawks were |
| service last night by the Department of | | | | infringing on it).” Tonight’s game will be |
| Transportation are badly in need of replacement. | | | | a good test for Jon Brockman, Husky forward, |
| “The Legislature and the department have | | | | “who's dominated against both small… and |
| been trying for four years to build four new ferries | | | | unathletic… front lines this season.” The |
| to replace the 80-year-old Steel Electric class | | | | Aggie’s front line is neither small nor unathletic |
| boats.” The issue has been caught up in | | | | with All-American candidate Joseph Jones and future |
| politics, though, between the state and Tacoma's | | | | NBA lottery pick DeAndre Jordan up front. |
| Martinac Shipbuilding. | | | | The blogger’s post also states that |
| Gillie explains in his post that the state “tried to | | | | “the backcourt is a bigger question,” |
| award the contract to Seattle's Todd Shipyards two | | | | with the Aggies loss of point guard Acie Law to the |
| years ago… saying Martinac was unqualified | | | | NBA, replaced by “lockdown defender |
| financially.” Martinac appealed the decision, | | | | Dominique Kirk,” who’s, fortunately, not |
| essentially blocking the award. Then, early this fall, the | | | | the scorer Law was, although “wing Josh |
| department and shipyards involved “reached a | | | | Carter has picked up the scoring slack… |
| deal in which all three shipyards would share in the | | | | averaging 16 points a game.” A&M also |
| construction.” But in light of the urgency to | | | | has a new coach, Mark Turgeon. “Hopefully |
| get the boats back in service, will the state chose | | | | the Dawgs can exploit any growing pains that go |
| “make-do” repairs and build new boats | | | | along with learning a new offense.” Still, |
| or will it take another option, “replacing the | | | | they’re a solid team, a great barometer for |
| hulls of the old ferries instead of building new | | | | the Huskies. |
| ones?” To complicate it all, one of the | | | | I-601 Constitutionality Side-Stepped Again |
| shipyards, Nichols Brothers, “has filed for | | | | From Postman on Politics most recent blog, David |
| bankruptcy, putting its participation in the new ferry | | | | Postman informs that “the state Supreme |
| deal in limbo.” | | | | Court agreed unanimously this morning to uphold |
| Peripheral Art | | | | increases in tobacco and alcohol taxes approved by |
| A recent post in Slog, The Stranger’s blog, | | | | the 2005 Legislature.” The problem, however, |
| Jen Graves announces a unique art installation, and | | | | is that the court side-stepped important constitutional |
| collaboration between Seattle artists Thom Heileson | | | | issues, specifically whether the 1993 voter-approved |
| and Wyndel Hunt, “in which | | | | Initiative 601 was constitutional. “In 1994 the |
| buildings—and sounds—stretch to the | | | | court declined to rule on a challenge to |
| point of disappearance.” Appearing at SOIL, | | | | implementation of the law, saying the plaintiffs could |
| Free Dissociation combines Hunt’s sound art | | | | not yet show any harm from the measure.” |
| with Heileson’s imagery of construction sites | | | | Currently, two justices wrote clearly that they think |
| around Seattle. | | | | I-601 is unconstitutional, while two others disagree. |
| The post describes the piece, explaining that | | | | The post reports that “Chambers and |
| “by the time Heileson’s photographs | | | | Alexander say that 1993's I-601 violates the state |
| make it to the screen, their surroundings have been | | | | Constitution because it requires a public vote for the |
| washed out.” The half-constructed buildings | | | | Legislature to raise taxes above limits set by the |
| are barely intelligible as they “float by, on the | | | | initiative,” an intrusion, they claim, into the |
| wave of Hunt’s heavy drone | | | | Legislature's constitutional powers. We can avoid |
| composition.” The projections appear on three | | | | dealing with the question, states Postman, but we do |
| sides, creating a sense of “constantly missing | | | | have the power to make a decision, and |
| something that’s being projected right in front | | | | “answering the underlying question is principled, |
| of you.” The exhibit is open at SOIL (open | | | | is definitive, and will serve the public good. |