My thanks to Bill Hirt for his insightful letter (East Link system not rapid transit) in the August 26 Bellevue…
I read Walter Backstrom often and there is always a nagging question afterward – “What kind of guy is he?…
Mr. Hirt seems to miss the fact that “rapid transit” is a generic term not to be used in arbitration….
Mr. Lee’s comments regarding light rail’s future benefits is right when he compares East Link to the effective rapid transit…
I recognize that Mr. Hirt has strong personal feelings on preferring more buses to additional rapid transit rail system lines,…
In his article “A health reform plan that actually works” John Carlson promotes two models for health care reform. Neither…
Walter Backstrom’s recent column, “Three balls and two strikes,” was outstanding. It was very articulate, plain-spoken, and tremendously needed, After…
John Carlson misses the moral of his own column (Bellevue Reporter 8/19/09). The woman with government sponsored health care (Medicare)…
The King County Council should reject the County Executive’s proposal for a “transfer-of-development-rights” scheme, Code Chapter 21A.37. The proposed scheme…
I would have thought that Mr. Gillis, with two masters degrees from Stanford dealing with transportation issues, might recognize the…
In all due respect and in my professional and personal opinion, I must take exception with Mr. Hirt’s opposition to…
I’m a Christian dad who lives with my intact family in Bellevue, and I really appreciate Water Backstrom’s columns. I…
I really hate to disappoint recent letter writer Bob Givin, but he is definitely wrong, together with Susan Hutchison, a…
August 17 marks the annual Cost of Government Day for Washington state. This means that Washington citizens work for nearly…
I enjoy reading and agreeing with many of Walter Backstrom’s columns and the last one, “I’m mad as hell,” was…
I heartily support Harvey Gillis, who recently wrote to express opposition to Kemper Freeman’s ill-conceived lawsuit to block light rail…
I urge every Eastside resident to support the Eastside Transportation Association’s suit to block Sound Transit East Link, a $4…
Paul Sutton’s comments in response to John Carlson’s articles about racial misunderstandings regarding Dr. Gates anger about racial profiling were…
I just learned, to my surprise, from a recent letter in The Bellevue Reporter (from a former Republican?) that I…
In response to the Aug. 1 letter, “Keep diatribes out of paper” by Dick Chapin, who should be more welcome…