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balio:

if we just had more hydrogen economy in our suburban property tax solutions this would have turned out better.
2
Poor, poor Goldy! Didn't get his hockey team. Waaaaah! Didn't get his arena. Waaaaaah! Does this mean there'll be no check in the mail from Chris Hansen? Waaaaah indeed!
3
Who names an arena after slang for masturbation anyway?
4
The proper analysis for Glendale is how much they would lose WITH the team and how much they would lose WITHOUT the team, factoring into each equation the secondary effects, such as sales tax, property tax, etc. You need to do that analysis, otherwise the City Council's decision won't make sense. (I do agree that the Seattle-Hansen deal is sweet, but Seattle is not Glendale, and our councilmembers are full-time professionals.)
5
Great article Goldy. It's nice to know that when the NBA and NHL return it will be on Seattle's terms, not because the city caved in to extortion.
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This is Arizona we're talking about. Jan Brewer is their governor, after all.
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Our governor is Jay Inslee, who is every last bit as stupid as Arizona's.
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@9- Yes, we all remember how you bet on the losing ticket last November. No need to rub it in your own face.
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@2 & @7 I see you figured out how to override the parental controls set on your browser.
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Goldy, thanks for the diligent continuing coverage of the Coyotes saga. As much as I'd love to see the resurrection of the Seattle Metropolitans, I have a soft spot for the Coyotes. Just the whole idea of hockey in the desert. And just what plucky overachievers that team has been under Dave Tippett.

And yet, I'm not delusional. It's obvious the Glendale location is not sustainable. The city should have never built a pro-sports arena in that far-flung location. The team should have never left downtown Phoenix in 2003. They had a solid following prior to the move. (They'd have a far more lucrative following with an arena in Sodo, just because Seattle's a better market.)

Which brings me back to the other part of this saga that has so fascinated me. There's something to be said for good urban planning--for putting major cultural venues in central locations accessible by transit. There's a reason the NBA's Nets went from being a box-office bust in the Meadowlands to a box-office smash in Brooklyn. And even that remaining New Jersey team, the Devils, plays in Newark, not the exurban swamps of North Jersey. (Yes, I'm aware the Giants and Jets still play in that wasteland. Ten or so games a year on a Sunday is a different logistical decision for a sports fan.)

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