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Friday, December 30, 2005
Five to remember from 2005 in Seattle news
Tim Ceis
The powerful Seattle deputy mayor ran a very organized, tight ship at City Hall. He's returning for Mayor Greg Nickels' second term. How long will he stay?
Dick Falkenbury
After five votes and years of passionate arguments, the former Seattle cabbie remains the man who came up with the idea for the expanded Seattle monorail system voters ultimately killed in November.
Judge John Bridges
The Chelan County Superior Court judge oversaw the contentious GOP challenge to the election of Gov. Christine Gregoire. Bridges upheld Gregoire's victory, rejecting all Republican challenges. Gregoire's final victory margin over Dino Rossi was 133 votes out of 2.8 million cast -- the closest governor's race in the nation's history. Bridges said the chief principle governing elections court cases is judicial restraint: "Unless an election is clearly invalid, when the people have spoken, their verdict should not be disturbed by the courts."
Carolyn Edmonds
The King County councilwoman was defeated by fellow council member Bob Ferguson. Edmonds was one of the casualties when the council shrank from 13 to nine members.
George Benson Waterfront Streetcar
The little trolley line became a political football during the City Council elections. No matter, the line shut down during construction of the Seattle Art Museum outdoor sculpture area. Will it return?
And five to forget ...
Joel Horn
The head of the Seattle Monorail Project resigned this summer after details of the multibillion-dollar financing plan shocked the city.
Alfoster Garrett Jr.
The chronically late Seattle NAACP president called it quits this year.
Stefan Sharkansky and David Goldstein
The right-wing Shark and left-wing Goldy have dominated the local political blogosphere, which during the governor's race controversy sounded like a schoolyard shouting match.
Smoky bars
Love 'em or hate 'em, Initiative 901 drove the smokers outside.
Big-money initiatives
Initiatives to repeal the gas tax increase and change medical liability laws were backed by big-money interests. They were all rejected.
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