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Matter of Opinion archive for Nov. 20, 2007

TUESDAY, NOV. 20, 2007

Do you like the Riverfront Park rides?

Ever been to the Fun Forest at Seattle Center? That's the area with the old-fashioned carnival rides. Looks like it's history. Which makes me think of the Riverfront Park rides (see photo). Aren't they getting a bit tired, too? The Tilt-a-Whirl? Those airplanes? Still?Do you…

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Taxes, taxes everywhere

From our editorial today:Lawmakers should take this opportunity to undercut Eyman by reducing taxes on most homeowners and renters by slightly raising the property tax rates on those who aren't struggling to pay. Lawmakers could do this and still stay within the overall 1 percent…

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