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6 stories matching debacl
- The Cow Testing Ordinance Debacle
A local editor slams the city council for proposing an impossible dairy regulation that threatens to leave the town without milk.
- The Great Tax Assessment Debacle of 1887
King County taxpayers find themselves in an uproar as a bungled property assessment, based on a worthless abstract, threatens the city’s financial stability.
- The Great Cow-Milking Debacle of the Seattle Suburbs
A rustic attempt at domestic economy goes hilariously wrong when a young couple faces off against a calf.
- The Skagit Power Debacle
Seattle's municipal power project sits millions over budget and years behind schedule, sparking a bitter blame game between city officials and contractors.
- The Great Hanford Duck Hunt Debacle
A weekend hunting trip in the Yakima River valley goes sideways when a party of 'nimrods' loses their transportation—the mules.
- The Price of Injustice: Seattle’s Jailhouse Debt
A messy legal arbitration reveals how King County’s jail construction spiraled into a financial debacle—and why the city's approach to housing prisoners remained a 'miserable farce.'