Curt, or someone trying to be Curt, says he was asked to run against Baird: Hmm.I never said I’d run against Baird, or even addressed the issue except to respond to a request to do so…and I said “no.”But thanks for the post anyway. 🙂 That was a comment to this post.
Month: October 2007
Save Our Sounders (Saints)
The arrival of a top-flight mens’ soccer side to Seattle should not be at the expense of a top-flight women’s side. Adrian Hanauer, the current owner of the USL-1 Sounders and one of the three investors in the all but official MLS Soccer franchise, has (or did he?) pulled out of the ownership of the…
Know anything about SJR 8212?
I was embarrassed when I opened up my ballot tonight that I hadn’t heard of SJR 8212, which would open up a larger prison labor program in our state. Here are some links. Legislative historyPro and con argument’s in voters pamphlet It is worth noting that the two Republican lawmakers who wrote the against arguments…
Save Our Sounders
Feels strange that the MLS would ever walk away from a 33-year old local brand name, but just in case, make sure to sign the Save Our Sounders petition. SOS: This effort has grown out of the many rumors surrounding the potential for Seattle being granted a Major League Soccer franchise for the 2009 MLS…
Seat of government in Oly; actual government not so much
The Puget Sound Partnership, a new state agency, will be located in Tacoma. The only part of the division of state government that will actually be located in Olympia is the headquarters: …Governor Chris Gregoire today announced that the Puget Sound Partnership will open an office in the City of Tacoma’s Urban Waters marine research…
speaking of which, Portland is minor league
All the happy talk about Portland maybe joining Seattle in the MLS in 2010 or 2011 should be tempered with the weird behavior of an Oregonian columnist towards the MLS commissioner. Listen to the entire mp3 (really large file warning) (hat tip GS-1) to hear some weird thoughts from an actual sports columnist. I mean,…