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RANDOM LINKS FOR 7/11/11

July 11th, 2011 by Clark Humphrey

The city’s looking into bringing back theÂ soda tax, repealed in a state initiative last year.
And our desperate-for-quarters city leaders have decided to extend paid-parking hours until 8 p.m. in just about all of greater downtown, including Belltown and the ID, plus the U District.
But drivers in Seattle will get $3 million worth of pothole-fixin’, funded by the city selling a vacant lot on lower Aurora Avenue to the state.
Another day, another 787 Dreamliner delay.
AddictingInfo.com has a list of popular public services that anybody who claims to hate “socialism” should detest, in order not to be hypocriticalâ€”the post office, public schools, parks, etc. The thing is, some of the purist libertarians infiltrating the GOP do overtly hate these things.
The Atlantic Monthly, that reliable source on all things rockin’, proclaims the new way for bands to become famousâ€”remain as anonymous and obscure as possible.
Michele Bachmann’s “doctor” hubby: He’s not an MD, just an unlicensed “therapist.”