@1 I think some of the "editorial disagreement" was related to more arts/music and less politics. Hence you have a button to get only arts and music Slog but no button for "no arts/music" Slog.
Who knows, maybe it's a move to push strangertickets further (as mentioned in this interview) and pull back on local politics. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-shin…
@3 - Actually I believe it was more about Goldy's desire to call TNC's as he saw them (illegal) and The Stranger's reluctance to put themselves at risk when he did so.
Who knows, maybe it's a move to push strangertickets further (as mentioned in this interview) and pull back on local politics.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-shin…
I like this comic.