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• Facebook message frees NYC robbery suspect

  Thu Nov 12, 2009
  • If makes me wonder what evidence the police had to justify arresting and holding Bradford in the first place. Eyewitness accounts? Physical evidence? This looks like a case of guilty until proven innocent.

• Would you buy a Chevy Volt electric car for $40,000?

  Tue Aug 11, 2009
  • The military cost of policing the Middle East shipping lanes should be factored into the price of fuel. Think how much we could save on military spending if we didn't use any Middle East oil.

• Would you buy a Chevy Volt electric car for $40,000?

  Tue Aug 11, 2009
  • If the government can afford to pay $4,500 to clunker owners to upgrade to a standard cumbustion vehicle, it should certainly provide at least that much subsidy for the Volt, which will save much more fuel.

• What should be the minimum age to hunt without adult supervision?

  Tue Jul 21, 2009
  • The fallacy of letting parents decide when a child is ready to hunt unsupervisedis that the parents aren't the ones held legally accountable if a child kills someone. The kid in Washington mentioned in the article received a 30 day sentence.

• Poll: Public concerned about size of deficit

  Mon Jun 8, 2009
  • Everyone who has benefits or pays their medical bills directl is already subsidizing the poor. Hospitals, particularly non-profit hospitals, write-off significant amounts of charges for indigent care or for people who can't afford it. They don't make it esay to get free care, but they do do it.

• Investigators comb ocean for crash evidence

  Sun Jun 7, 2009
  • Can someone answer this question: Why does the airline industry rely on a black boxes instead of streaming the flight and voice data to data centers on land? Physical recording devices carried on-board with no back-up transmission seems very antiquated.

• Thousands stranded at Sea-Tac

  Mon Dec 22, 2008
  • My wife, son,  and I went to Sea-Tac last night to deliver about 20 blankets we had on hand. If blankets had been distributed to stranded passengers, it sure didn't look like it. People were struggling to sleep in every corner, but few had blankets.

• Winter blast strands holiday travelers

  Sun Dec 21, 2008
  • After reading this story and seeing a report on King5, I checked the Port of Seattle web site to see what they were doing about it.   The web site stated that the Red Cross was assisting stranded passengers and that blankets and water were being distributed.  My wife and I decided to …

• GM: bankruptcy not an option for industry

  Wed Dec 3, 2008
  • I asked a GM executive why they didn't sell cars directly to consumers on a made to order basis like a Dell computer.   He told me that auto manufacturers are not allowed by law to sell directly, they must sell through dealers.   They may also fear losing dealers …

• New doctors still too tired for safety

  Tue Dec 2, 2008
  • There is a major conflict of interest in having medical professionals serving on the committee that makes the recommendations for physician work hours.   This is the same as having investment bankers setting the standards for securities regulation.   It …