The Bumper Connection with Charles E. Brown
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The Times' Charles E. Brown shares your traffic-related concerns.
Thursday, January 8, 2009 - Page updated at 02:01 a.m.
Gregoire's budget:
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Gov. Chris Gregoire talks to The Seattle Times' editorial board about the austere state budget she unveiled Thursday morning. Listen to the interview about $3.5 billion in cuts:
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Orting: Residents who were filling sandbags had to stop and help a driver who became stuck in the thick mud as he tried to pull in to retrieve his load of sandbags Wednesday. Read story
Washout: Unprecedented flooding forces evacuations, closes highways
Unprecedented flooding caused officials to urge the evacuation of nearly 40,000 people and disrupted travel for thousands more Wednesday...
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Bikes and cars: Who gets the right of way?
We asked for your questions, and your response was overwhelming — more than one expert could answer. In addition to Seattle Police spokesman Jeff Kappel, we've asked Chris Cameron, of the Cascade Bicycle Club, and Peter Lagerwey, Seattle Transportation Department's bicycle-program manager, to help us field a few of the hundreds of questions you asked.
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