Governor Christine Gregoire officially proclaimed today "Blue Friday" in honor of the Seahawks and Mike Holmgren -- but mostly in honor of the fans, their noise and the 43 consecutive sold-out home games. Some may criticize the Governor for spending time and money on something so frivolous, but we would argue that there's nothing frivolous about elevating the pride of the citizenry. Go Hawks! Official, signed proclamation after the jump.........

Glory be! Is this the year all our wishes come true? It wasn't but yesterday that we asked whether a decision would be made on the Viaduct this year. Well, Chris McGann of the P-I asked Governor Christine Gregoire about it. And look!"It's coming down in 2012. I'm taking it down. That's the timeline. I'm not going to fudge on it. And if we don't have some alternative by then, boy are we going to......

Earlier in the week it looked as if Mayor Nickels' plan to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel had run out of time. Olympia lawmakers wanted him to present a funding package by April 1, an almost impossible task given the project's 3 to 4 billion dollar cost. Yesterday, the state House approved a plan that would give Governor Christine Gregoire until January 1 to decide the future of the viaduct. The plan......

The Super Bowl is two days away, and it's time to think happy thoughts. Though the Steelers are favored, there are plenty of folks who think the Hawks will win Super Bowl XL. Madden '06 players. Snohomish Slew, a frog (who also predicts six more weeks of winter). Mike Scanlan, a student at Cleveland's John Carroll University. Governor Christine Gregoire says Hawks 24-17. Football Outsiders (stat geeks) on Fox Sports. Shawn Windsor of the Detroit......

With the Seahawks' first Super Bowl three days away our local politicians have started wagering with Pennsylvania's elected officials on the outcome. And the stakes are high. Governor Christine Gregoire is putting up a bushel (which we think is two more than an acre) of apples vs. Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell's box of hot dogs with Heinz condiments. Along with all of the food, a Hawk win would compel the Quaker Staters to fly......