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Rebuttal To "Angelique Maxson Letter" (By Angelique Maxson, Auburn, WA)
I welcome the opportunity Ms. Falstad provided me to prove why universal healthcare would destroy our republic. Below is a small compilation of evidence to support key statements ... more

Tax Reform Now (By Wendell Brown, Kirkland)
It is time to support the tentative moves that have been made recently in the legislature to reform the tax structure in this state. Specifically, the proposal by Sen. Rosa Franklin ... more

Health Care reform (By Marie Doman, Seattle)
Last week we heard insurance company executives testify before congressional committees that they had to raise premiums because more of the younger healthier pool of customers ... more

Angelique Maxson letter, March 5,20l0 (By Lola Falstad, Seattle, WA)
I agree with Angelique Maxson that we should all contact lawmakers about the health care reform bill. Except for the reason why! Yes, everyone please contact the lawmakers and ... more

Contact Lawmakers RE Healthcare Bill (By Angelique Maxson, auburn, wa)
America is in big trouble. Our lawmakers intend to push the health-care bill into law within the next few weeks, despite knowing that a majority of Americans oppose the bill ... more

So Much for SOLIDARITY (By Chelsea Harris, Seattle)
My dearest editor, So much for solidarity. In a protest at UW promoting student solidarity and marching a route that was wheelchair accessible (for, you know, solidarity) ... more

Public Art or Public Nuisance? (By bryon ziegler, seattle)
I'm a HUGE supporter of art in the public realm...but not at all costs. On Capitol Hill's Broadway the art installation of dancing steps has become a public nuisance, not because ... more

IRS Op-Ed from Commissioner Shulman (By David Tucker, Seattle)
On February 18th, a small plane was intentionally crashed into an office building in Austin, Texas where almost 200 IRS employees work. This wanton act of violence took the life ... more

Haiti perspective needed (By Richard Pelto, Kenmore, Washington)
Haiti should be seen as a metaphor for where we are headed. It is overpopulated, and consequently is an ecological disaster having been stripped of almost all of its trees, and ... more

Protection for Adults. (By Kimgene Nguyen, Seattle)
Dear Editor, I'm writing to inform people about House Bill 3082. This bill would lower the age requirement for a Concealed Pistol License to 18. I am 18 years old, and cannot ... more

Why we are in Afganistan (By James A. Rymsza, Seattle)
Remind me again just why we have our military in Afghanistan. Is it because of 9/11? No, if that were so, we would have captured and killed Bin Laden years ago. He has instead ... more

"Blame the Poor" (By Marty Zupan, Seattle)
"In hard times, American's blame the poor." Of course we do. Who else are we going to scapegoat for our misery? The rich and powerful? Just because they rigged the system to their ... more

��Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009" (By Grace Angus-Amersbach, Oak Harbor, WA)
As a Registered Nurse currently working in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit in Seattle, I am writing to you because I am concerned for the safety of myself and my coworkers as we ... more

Back to the Future (By Martin Douge, Lynnwood, WA)
To the Editor: Seattle P.I., We argue daily about our country, our present and our future, and yet again and again forget about the past and how we got here to begin with ... more

RCW 19.275.030 Prohibits Pyramid Schemes and Yet Our Governor Operates the Largest Pyramid Scheme in the Country (By James Vaughn, Orting)
RCW 19.275.030 Prohibits Pyramid Schemes and Yet Our Governor Operates the Largest Pyramid Scheme in the Country The last time our country experienced a true recession was the ... more

"Chosen Insanity" (By Marty Zupan, Seattle)
A clock in every room. Why is it I need to have a clock in every (except the bathroom) single room of my house? Two telephones. Two televisions. Too much coffee, from having too ... more

Heritage Center is great opportunity for legacy (By Sam Reed, Olympia)
Lawmakers in Olympia have a rare opportunity this session to give a green light to the Washington State Heritage Center, creating much-needed jobs, generating sales tax revenue ... more

Senate Bill 6562 (By Blake Barnett, Seattle)
Dear Editor, I am writing to clarify the University of Washington�s stance on Senate Bill 6562, which would grant temporary tuition setting authority to the University�s Board ... more

It is Time to Protect Our South Seattle Community (By Tiana Nizamic, Seattle, WA)
About two years have passed since Robert McClure and Colin McDonald wrote their article �A River Lost? Decision time on the Duwamish� for the Seattle Post Intelligencer. They ... more

"Domestic Terrorist's (By Marty Zupan, Seattle)
George W. Bush ordered the torture of "suspected" terrorists. Barack Obama looked the other way. George W. Bush ordered the illegal wire-tapping of American citizens. Barack Obama ... more

Hope�.Who is the Real Danger? (By Cecilie Miller, Seattle)
February 18, 2010 Dear Editor, I am writing this letter in response to �Hope is a Dangerous Thing�. Personally, I am so tired and quite frankly done with listening to the ignorant ... more

Letter to the Editor: Vets, Climate Change, and National Security (By Barry Boone, Seattle, WA)
Dear Editor, Last Friday, February 12th, a few military veterans visited Seattle as part of a 16 state bus tour to talk about the links between climate change and national security ... more

RANGER WOLF: wolves pushed as park stewards (By Kathy Stewart, Worley, ID)
Who are you kidding?? I can't believe the rediculous ideas some people come up with. Neuter the wolves, shock collar them!!! For heaven's sakes, I can't believe what I just ... more

Individual perspective on the Cost of doing nothing (By Edward Singler, Seattle)
In response to the article on "Mixed GOP response to WH health summit", I want to express my concern that progress on health care reform has stalled. If we let Washington gridlock ... more

A Harassing Waste of Taxes (By Roger W Hancock, Auburn, WA, Washington)
Our Senator Patty Murray is blatantly wasting our money. Murray has been sending mechanized phone messages from our Nation�s Capitol. The message is either informational or political ... more

Tunnel attact (By HOWARD BARNES, KENT)
My opion: What the hell? After these two girls have been fighting with each other for two years, all of a sudden the mother comes out and says that the reason her daughter ... more

Republicans Dont Get It. Solar Power. (By martin nix, seattle)
There is a real why the USA is now in an economic depression. Republicans hostile attitude towards solar and renewable energy. Bluntly, these fossils don't want it. During the ... more

Poll Tax? Nonsense. (By John Watt, Seattle WA 98103)
Editor, Seattle PI: The letter February 9th contending that the stamp required on her mail-in ballot is a form of "poll tax" suggests that the writer doesn't know much about ... more

op-ed submission (By Jennifer Weiss, Brooklyn, NY)
Public libraries all across the country are in danger of being closed down or having their services reduced and Seattle�s branches are no exception. Like most public institutions ... more

"Hope is a Dangerous Thing" (By Marty Zupan, Seattle)
"Hope is a dangerous thing." Who could ever forget that line from Red (Morgan Freeman) in Shawshank Redemption. Red was talking about hope that has no basis is reality. I think ... more

DAVID HORSEY