I must admit that a last-minute settlement was the last thing I expected in this case after watching the two sides fight it out viciously over the past two weeks. After arguing that there was no monetary value that could be assigned to the intangible worth of the Sonics, Mayor Greg Nickels, Deputy Mayor Tim Ceis and others sold it for a cool $45 million and perhaps $30 more if they don't acquire a team by 2013.... Go to original article ...
aggregated: 26 weeks 4 days ago | topics: nba, sonics
It is little secret that many conservatives - including a vocal portion of the Sound Politics readership - loathe public subsidies for sports facilities benefiting private enterprise. Moreover, it's difficult not to argue with detractors who criticiz...
13 views | aggregated: 25 weeks 5 days ago topics: politics
We (Juvenal) don't disagree with Eric's argument that telling the audience of the day what it wants to hear ( Save the Sonics! ) is an effective campaign strategy. At the same time, Eric would seem to be affirming our thesis that......
16 views | aggregated: 25 weeks 5 days ago topics: campaign, politics
The new OKC team --formerly your Seattle Sonics -- dropped its first summer league game, 95-78, to the Indiana Pacers on Monday at the Orlando Summer League. Now do you hope the new OKC team loses? wins? or are you indifferent? Let me know....
