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It's because we didn't, see? so stop with the angry divisiveness and get on board, join hands and sing kumbaya, and "we are the greenest city in the world, and we love diversity!" ps -- if you're on the East Cost you might want to drop by Boston, I hear Greg Nickels is teaching them how to have density, how to build a full rail system and how to remove snow.
Extra Fizz: McGinn’s 520 Plan Could Allow Eight Lanes of Traffic « PubliCola 2010
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Mallahan's message was more "Nickels is fine, but his relationship with the Council and Legislature sucks, and I want to fix that". Soapboxin '
It is Not Helpful That the Mayor Makes Such a Statement « PubliCola 2010
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Also, as Mud Baby pointed out earlier, you can't really compare starting salaries (and yes, for several people with no prior experience, aka, the jobless skoolkidz) to those of people who worked in Nickels 'office for eight years, and some who had even longer tenure with the city.
McGinn Staff Received Salary Increases While Mayor Froze Salaries in Other Departments « PubliCola 2010
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Mayor Greg Nickels is calling on residents, schools and businesses to sign up and participate in Spring Clean 2008, combining the energy and enthusiasm of the community with city resources to make Seattle's neighborhoods beautiful.
Archive 2008-03-01 2008
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Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels is looking for people aged 18-29 interested in making a difference through public service.
Archive 2008-03-01 2008
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Nickels is trying to grab a pile of RTID money to enrich his base (unions, developers).
Sound Politics: Seattle City Clowncil votes to prolong Viaduct indecision 2007
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It's almost as if Nickels is having aspirations for Governor, and this is a domestic-violence smackdown within the state Democratic party ...
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And as the side show barker shouted: "You ain't seen nothin 'yet!" considering Nickels is attempting to get his beloved deputy - Tim Ceis - appointed as port director.
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Nickels is trying to grab a huge chunk of the RTID money for the tunnel.
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The way Nickels is trying to pull off this grab is have Seattle-only voters vote on this, even though the whole region's taxes would go to pay for it.
Sound Politics: Seattle City Clowncil votes to prolong Viaduct indecision 2007
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