What A Long Week

What A Long Week

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Story Published: Aug 16, 2004 at 12:00 PM PDT

Story Updated: Aug 31, 2006 at 1:32 AM PDT

By Ken Schram

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SEATTLE - I was only gone a week.

It seemed like such a brief time, until I started catching up on things.

There was Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels thinking he could starve the homeless into submission by outlawing an evening feeding program.

Someone must've explained what a dumbass he looked like because the mayor suddenly changed his mind.

Meanwhile, tent city packed up and moved from Bothell to Woodinville.

Some Greg Nickels wannabes went to court to try and block that move, claiming the city made a "rash" decision to allow the encampment on public land.

They lost the legal fight, leaving them to go cry on the shoulders of Bothell residents.

Then there are the gun freaks who have their cylinders spinning.

A woman whose husband killed their grandson before then killing himself has suggested a 5-day waiting period for handgun purchases should be extended to include those guns purchased from private sellers.

Of course 2nd Amendment freaks think that's unconstitutional.

But then those kind of people think .38 caliber pistols make great baby shower gifts.

I think changing the law should be a no-brainer, which - given our legislature and the NRA - means that's not likely.

All in all, the week was a lot longer than I first thought.

Want to share your thoughts with Ken Schram? You can e-mail him at kenschram@komo4news.com

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