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Opinion: Why you can’t bribe your way to a low fixed span bridge

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|Date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Opinion: Why you can’t bribe your way to a low fixed span bridge

Joe Cortright argues that the Coast Guard is unlikely to approve the IBR’s proposed 116-foot fixed span, ...

Joe Cortright argues that the Coast Guard is unlikely to approve the IBR’s proposed 116-foot fixed span, citing longstanding navigation requirements and past conflicts over river clearance. ...

Monday, November 24, 2025
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Opinion: Boondoggle bridge blocks waterway, bribes required

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|Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Opinion: Boondoggle bridge blocks waterway, bribes required

Lars Larson criticizes plans for the Interstate Bridge replacement, citing low clearance, high costs, and ...

Lars Larson criticizes plans for the Interstate Bridge replacement, citing low clearance, high costs, and growing public opposition. ...

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
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Letter: Interstate Bridge Replacement Program – incompetence or corruption?

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|Date: Monday, November 17, 2025

Letter: Interstate Bridge Replacement Program – incompetence or corruption?

Bob Ortblad argues the IBR is overstating timber pile risks and misusing ground improvement testing on Ha ...

Bob Ortblad argues the IBR is overstating timber pile risks and misusing ground improvement testing on Hayden Island, raising concerns about competence and transparency. ...

Monday, November 17, 2025
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Opinion: Interstate Bridge: $273 million on consultants for ‘basically the same project?’

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|Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025

Opinion: Interstate Bridge: $273 million on consultants for ‘basically the same project?’

Joe Cortright questions how the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project has spent more than $273 million on ...

Joe Cortright questions how the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project has spent more than $273 million on consultants for what he calls “basically the same project” as the failed Columbia River Crossi ...

Thursday, November 6, 2025
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Opinion: $1.8 trillion for nothing

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|Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025

Opinion: $1.8 trillion for nothing

Randall O’Toole argues that despite $1.8 trillion in taxpayer funding since 1991, transit use has decline ...

Randall O’Toole argues that despite $1.8 trillion in taxpayer funding since 1991, transit use has declined, delivering little public benefit for massive spending. ...

Thursday, November 6, 2025
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Opinion: A Commie in Gotham City

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|Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Opinion: A Commie in Gotham City

Lars Larson’s latest column criticizes Democratic victories across the nation, highlighting what he views ...

Lars Larson’s latest column criticizes Democratic victories across the nation, highlighting what he views as troubling trends in liberal politics from coast to coast. ...

Wednesday, November 5, 2025
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Opinion: Democrats vote for hungry bellies among the poor

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|Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Opinion: Democrats vote for hungry bellies among the poor

Lars Larson criticizes four Northwest Democrat senators for voting against funding that would prevent mil ...

Lars Larson criticizes four Northwest Democrat senators for voting against funding that would prevent millions from losing food stamps, calling it a political move to “starve the poor.” ...

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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Opinion: The IBR guts transit ridership projections by 84 percent and O&M costs by over half

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|Date: Monday, October 27, 2025

Opinion: The IBR guts transit ridership projections by 84 percent and O&M costs by over half

John Ley writes that the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program has slashed its projected transit ridershi ...

John Ley writes that the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program has slashed its projected transit ridership by 84 percent, raising questions about accuracy, leadership, and the need for costly light ra ...

Monday, October 27, 2025
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Opinion: IBR’s problems are much deeper than its leadership

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|Date: Monday, October 27, 2025

Opinion: IBR’s problems are much deeper than its leadership

Joe Cortright of City Observatory says Greg Johnson’s departure from the Interstate Bridge Replacement Pr ...

Joe Cortright of City Observatory says Greg Johnson’s departure from the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program won’t fix its systemic issues, calling the IBR a costly repeat of the failed Columbia Riv ...

Monday, October 27, 2025
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FBI arrests 34 in NBA, poker gambling probe involving crime families

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|Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025

FBI arrests 34 in NBA, poker gambling probe involving crime families

Federal authorities arrested 34 people, including NBA coach Chauncey Billups and player Terry Rozier, in ...

Federal authorities arrested 34 people, including NBA coach Chauncey Billups and player Terry Rozier, in a sports betting and poker fraud probe involving crime families and insider information. ...

Thursday, October 23, 2025
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