Lunch with Mayor Greg Nickels
Are you confused why Mayor Greg "Seattle Way" Nickels, who ran as the liberal "good guy" Dem against contentious conservative Mark Sidran, governs like a pushy big-city mayor? Maybe it's because he's the first mayor in recent memory committed to actually getting something done around here. Anyway, ask him yourself over yummy, yummy lunch in his office at city hall!
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Lunch with the Mayor's Staff
Sit down with the gang we like to call Team Nickels. These are the folks who pass threatening notes to council members, spin the media, and keep Nickels on point. You know, the folks who run the city. (Inside tip: Deputy Mayor Tim Ceis gets all the credit for keeping Team Nickels clicking, but we suggest you spend lunch talking to his lower-profile counterpart, Chief of Departmental Operations Andrew Lofton--the guy who's really calling the shots.)
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Lunch with Nick Licata
Want to promote your plan to redistribute the wealth in Seattle? Think it's high time hard drugs were legalized? Then buy this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have lunch with and bend the ear of the Seattle City Council's leftiest lefty, Nick Licata!
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Bowling with Peter Steinbrueck
Get up close and personal with City Council President Peter Steinbrueck at the Garage Bowl on Capitol Hill. Steinbrueck's opponent in the last election only got 17 percent of the vote--here's your chance to prove Peter's not unstoppable! Plus, 20 bucks says Mr. S. has a dynamite bowler's butt.
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Buy a Seat on the Stranger Election Bowling League
Have you or that certain someone on your list ever fantasized about sitting on an editorial board, meeting with candidates, and making endorsements in an election year? Well, here's your chance: This gift package consists of a seat on the Stranger Election Bowling League, our editorial board. The recipient of this gift won't just get to observe--he or she will help us grill the candidates, take part in spirited debates about who will get our endorsement, and then cast a vote. That's right--the Political Geek Fun Pack comes with full voting privileges. Your opinion--and your vote--will be equal to that of any other member of our editorial board, from publisher Tim Keck to news chief Josh Feit. Will The Stranger endorse Dean or Kerry? Murray or Nethercutt? Sims or Gregoire? You can help decide!
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