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PRO or CON?

In a landslide vote, Stranger readers overwhelmingly endorsed the continuation of the PRO or CON column, registering a whopping 273 votes pro to a pathetic 19 votes con. And while we were tempted to pull a city council-style complete rejection of voters' wishes, we've decided to honor our readers with a fifth and final installment of the freakishly popular PRO or CON.

As concerned citizens are aware, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services division is quietly carrying out a plan to gas several thousand geese in the Northwest area. Now it's time for you to decide.

GOOSE-O-CAUST:

PRO or CON?

1. There are 25,000 resident geese in the Puget Sound area, each of whom dumps up to three pounds of poop daily in and around our lovely lakes, turning them into stinking shitholes of swimmer's itch. Gas 'em.

2. Gassing geese is unpleasant and mean, and whoever supports such a procedure should be charged with murder.

To register your vote, call 323-7101, ext. 3099, after 5:30pm.

Previously in New Column!

PRO or CON?

PRO or CON?

Last week, Stranger readers overwhelmingly called for the death of That Guy, with a murderous 385 votes con to a friendly 126 votes pro.

This week, the ever-popular Pro or Con column enters what might well be its final week, as readers determine its fate. PRO or CON:

PRO or CON?

1. Pro or Con is a fascinating peek at the hearts, minds, and morals of Seattle's urban community. Keep it going!

2. Pro or Con is a ridiculous space-filler from a paper that's obviously run out of ideas. Kill it, and let there be no funeral.

To register your vote, call 323-7101, ext. 3099, after 5:30pm.

From the Jun 22 - Jun 28, 2000 issue

Last week, Stranger readers came out swinging for rent control, which received a commie-rific 200 votes "pro" to a paltry 128 votes "con."

This week, the "pro or con" battle heats up as we ask you about:THIS GUY:

PRO or CON?

1. This guy looks nice and I wish he were my friend.

2. This guy looks like a dick and I wish he were dead.

To register your vote, call 323-7101, ext. 3099.

From the Jun 15 - Jun 21, 2000 issue

Last week, Stranger readers revealed themselves to be thoroughly against the famously deaf and blind author Helen Keller, who received a whopping 136 votes "con" to a scant 40 votes "pro."

This week, the "pro or con" battle continues, as, in the midst of Judy Nicastro's historic Renters' Summit, we posit the question:RENT CONTROL:

PRO or CON?

1. Rent control is a necessary and vital strategy for maintaining an economically just, racially diverse urban environment.

2. Rent control is Satan's brainchild, and if you can't wrap your stupid pea-brain around that fact, you should haul your ass to Havana, you Castro-rimming pinko.

To register your vote, call 323-7101, ext. 3099.