[Seattle-editorial] FP: City Council Candidates

[typist at speakeasy.net]

I'd like to propose the following to go up the day after the "Look at Indymedia" piece goes up (if it goes up) -- in an effort to get at least one new feature in the center column everyday:

subtitle:  A CROSS-TOWN COALITION IS FORMED
title:  Putting City Council Candidates to the test

text:  What with "Strippergate” and now Compton’s troubles of ethic violations, the future make up of the Seattle City Council is looking more questionable than ever.  Seattle neighborhoods are getting into the act too with a questionnaire for all city council candidates to find out where candidates stand on neighborhood issues.  Angry at Mayor Greg Nickels for throwing his support to development interests after running on a neighborhood platform, Seattle neighborhoods have formed the Cross-town Coalition with the intent of keeping politicians accountable.  <a href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=32498&group=webcast">Full story.</a> 


Note the link below is to Compton's ethic charges-- will put link in article, but leaving out now for ease of reading:

http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=32356&group=webcast