PubliCola
- 'No Matter How Many Moats You Have.'[Mar 10, 09:16 PT] [Image] 1. Remember the uproar over the surveillance cameras when former Mayor Greg Nickels proposed installing them in four Seattle parks? Update: City council staff say the cameras'which cost the city just over $400,000 to install'have actually ...read more PubliCola
- Amazon Drop-Kicks Colorado Affiliates[Mar 9, 11:02 PT] [Image] Yesterday, Amazon.com gave Colorado the boot from Amazon’s Associates program'a program that lets local online retailers earn a share of the revenue when it refers customers to Amazon. Here’s why Amazon dropped its Colorado ...read more NPI Advocate
- Low-performing schools face tough love[Mar 8, 12:09 PT] What's not to love about President Obama's focus on turning around our nation's lowest performing schools? Most Americans would agree that a good education makes us better workers and citizens. Our future labor force and voting public need strong ...read more Seattlest
- Good News, Bad News[Mar 7, 13:00 PT] [Image] First, The Good News: A Yakima County deupty is, amazingly, unhurt after being fired on more than a dozen times. A bill curtailing the shackling of pregnant inmates in Washington state who are in their third trimester or giving birth passed ...read more howieinseattle
- "Student Protests" (with video/audio)[Mar 6, 08:38 PT] [YouTube Video] Darryl, with video from The Young Turks (05:14): Today it felt like I was in Madison in 1970 again. From my fourth story office at the University of Washington I could hear chants, bullhorns, cheers, and boos. Apparently, it happened ...read more The Rambling Taoist
- Pushed Around[Mar 5, 11:18 PT] There is a story coming out of Eastern Washington that a recently arrested 17 year old high school student had been plotting a Columbine-like massacre at Chelan High School. As is too often the case in plots and actions of this sort, the youth ...read more Boise Guardian
- Fraud Alert To Educators'Xpress Flex[Mar 1, 16:54 PT] We are posting this memo sent to Nampa School District employees as a public service to alert others who may do business with Xpress Flex. No word on the scope of the damage, but certainly not good news to folks who thought they were making a wise ...read more NPI Advocate
- House Democrats release revenue proposal[Mar 1, 14:34 PT] It's been a long, pot-holed road to get to here, but with today's release of the House Democrats' revenue plan, the Washington legislature now has the tools it needs to create a supplemental state budget that will sustain core services. The Senate ...read more morialekafa
- Without Fidel - book[Feb 28, 22:33 PT] Without Fidel A Death Foretold in Miami, Havana, and Washington, by Ann Louise Bardach (Scribners, N.Y., 2009). Ann Louise Bardach is an award-winning investigative journalist who has covered Cuba and Cuban politics for almost twenty years. In this ...read more
Seattlest
- The Zoo's Night Exhibit Orphans Need Your Help![Mar 9, 12:15 PT] The Woodland Park Zoo forever closed their popular Night Exhibit on March 1, 2010, part of a series of cost-savings measures to reduce annual zoo expenses by $800,000 to $1 million. While some of the nocturnal animals were shuffled to other ...read more Seattle Transit Blog
- Signaling on MLK (II)[Mar 9, 10:26 PT] [Image] "Waiting to cross", by Oran Here are some miscellaneous questions and answers from my interview with SDOT Senior Engineer Darlene Pahlman. For the most part, these words are paraphrases. See also Part I of this report. What can ...read more HorsesAss.org
- Tim Burgess Makes the Case for Districts[Mar 9, 08:00 PT] Tim Burgess is pushing a measure to outlaw panhandling near ATM’s, or parking meters. One of the reasons he says that people from the rest of the city and elsewhere are afraid to come downtown. "The visitors do not feel comfortable walking ...read more Seattle Transit Blog
- More on the License Fee Amendment[Mar 8, 15:33 PT] [UPDATE 8:45pm: The legislation page says the Senate has officially "refused to concur" with the House amendments, which moves the bill to a conference committee back to the House, where it can "insist" or not.] If you’re interested in why the ...read more The Daily Score
- Industrial Strength Stormwater Fix[Mar 2, 10:10 PT] Editor's note 3/9: This profile is now available in PDF format here. [Image] On Seattle's 8th Avenue South in the Georgetown neighborhood, empty school buses and recycling trucks rumble by. Semis squeeze past each other. Cars are parked on the ...read more 5/17
- school bus ad bills dead[Mar 1, 20:28 PT] A while back I noted a few legislators' novel idea to raise revenue: ads on public school buses. Today, Slog reports that both such bills died in committee, and will not be resuscitated. (The initiative to legalize pot is still clinging to life ...read more Politics Northwest
 Feel free to feed the deer[Mar 9, 13:48 PT] OLYMPIA -- Want to share your lunch with Bambi? Nobody will stop you, though some members of the state Legislature had wanted to try. House Bill 1885 would have put in place a law that told people not to feed "potentially habituated wildlife," ...read more NPI Advocate
- Eric Liu ends challenge to Adam Kline[Mar 9, 10:53 PT] Looks like State Senator Adam Kline won't have to worry about facing a serious challenge from a fellow Democrat this year: Author and activist Eric Liu, who declared his intention to run against Kline in the 37th District (and was to be to Kline's ...read more The Daily Score
- WA Approves First Copper Brake Pad Ban[Mar 9, 09:37 PT] [Image] Washington is now the first US state to restrict the amount of copper in brake pads used in cars and trucks. On Monday the state Senate approved the final version of the legislation (SB 6557, with analysis here), which now goes to Gov. Chris ...read more Politics Northwest
Life as a Republican in Olympia[Mar 8, 14:02 PT] Ask Washington Senate Minority Leader Mike Hewitt what it's like to be a Republican in Olympia and his answer is simple: "It's not very much fun." [Brightcove Video] Hewitt leads a caucus of 18 senators, a slim number compared to the 31 Democrats. ...read more The Daily Score
- Myths and Realities of Cap and Trade[Mar 2, 20:30 PT] Worries about 'gaming' or market manipulation often crop up as objections to climate and energy legislation. While these concerns are understandable, they are not warranted ' and they can be addressed in a well-designed system. So let's look at some ...read more |
BlueOregon
- Desperate much?[Mar 10, 08:47 PT] Matt Davis at Blogtown: Oregon Republicans Using Robocalls To Find CANDIDATES Classic. They're running in two districts, one in Portland, one in Eugene, confirms Bob Tiernan, chairman of the Oregon Republican Party. Here's what they say, according ...read more RoguePundit
- In Search of Liability[Mar 10, 01:10 PT] The following was a horrifying accident, and it's obvious that the family couldn't afford the resulting medical bills. But, it also explains some of the "legitimate" inflation in insurance rates. Six years ago, Diana Yuleidi Loza-Jimenez, now 14, ...read more BlueOregon
- Filing Day: All the news that's fit to break[Mar 9, 10:05 PT] OK, rather than overwhelm the site with a gazillion posts, we'll be updating filing day news here. Let's kick it off with a big one: 9:50 a.m.: Former State Treasurer Jim Hill has filed to run for his old job. He was first elected State Treasurer in ...read more Blogolitical Sean
- Remembering Ben Westlund[Mar 8, 23:00 PT] Portland, Oregon-- I think it was Ben Westlund's enormous humanity and the openness with which he shared his feelings, his sincerity, that made him larger than life, so widely respected and so effective as a legislator and as a public servant. I ...read more The Daily Score
- Bisphenol A Ban Passed in WA[Mar 5, 07:44 PT] [Image] Washington lawmakers this week passed a ban on bisphenol A, or BPA, in baby bottles, sippy cups, food and beverage containers for children under 3, and sports bottles. The state becomes the second in the US to ban BPA from sports bottles, ...read more
Isaac Laquedem
- Ted Wheeler becomes the state treasurer[Mar 9, 09:02 PT] It's official: Governor Kulongoski has appointed Ted Wheeler as state treasurer, in place of Ben Westlund, who died this weekend. Mr. Wheeler is the chair of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners. The political jockeying for position now has ...read more Jeff Mapes on Politics
- Kitzhaber wins AFL-CIO endorsement[Mar 5, 15:24 PT] Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber picked up the endorsement of the Oregon AFL-CIO in his bid to reclaim his old office. Kitzhaber and his chief Democratic primary rival, former Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, will now battle Saturday to win the ...read more WashBlog
- Hearing on state bank held 3/2[Mar 3, 02:59 PT] Front paged: NM Hearing on the state bank bill HB 3162 (HJR 4224) 3-2-2010 Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee Presentation by Rep Bob Hasegawa (D-LD11) Reasons for establishing a state bank * Better access to capital for small businesses ...read more BlueOregon
Behind the OEA Endorsement[Mar 9, 19:40 PT] By Julie Fahey of Eugene, Oregon. Julie is a business consultant and a member of the 2010 class of Emerge Oregon. She observed the OEA convention as a member of the public (not as a member of OEA). The OEA-PIE convention was held on Saturday in ...read more Blog Town, PDX
- Steve Novick, Jeff Cogen For County Chair[Mar 9, 09:51 PT] With the filing deadline at 5pm, the race to replace Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler is on. Steve Novick's fanpage is off and running, while County Commissioner Jeff Cogen is also in the running, according to Big Jimmy Pitkin at WW—who ...read more Boise Guardian
- Bruneau Dunes Could Be Abuzz with ATVs[Mar 9, 08:15 PT] During the Vietnam War an Army officer explained a village had to be burned 'in order to save it.' [Image] Idaho Parks Director Nancy Merrill finds herself in that same situation today as she considers allowing dune buggies to chew up the tallest ...read more RoguePundit
- Selfishly Avoiding Protests[Mar 9, 00:10 PT] I'd begun to think that most major media outlets had given up covering protests. Ahhh, but campus protests bring fond flashbacks to many who are now part of the establishment. However, the following is from a somewhat more acerbic take on the ...read more BlueOregon
- The task of finding Oregon a new State Treasurer[Mar 8, 15:08 PT] Those of us who closely follow Oregon politics and policy are deeply saddened by the death of Oregon State Treasurer Ben Westlund. He was a kind, giving man whose independent spirit and dedication to our state will be greatly missed. Unfortunately, ...read more Preemptive Karma
- Intel Forgot To Leave Oregon Too[Mar 7, 09:24 PT] Via Kevin in the comments of the last missive, it's clear that Intel doesn't understand they're supposed to cry and leave Oregon either: The potential $25 billion Intel will spend upgrading its Hillsboro and Aloha facilities will be spread over the ...read more Seattle Examiner
- State senate leader talks taxes - again[Mar 4, 18:19 PT] [Image] Senate Majority Leader, Lisa Brown (D-Spokane) Photo: Leg.Wa.Gov Well it would appear that State Senate Majority Leader, Lisa Brown is at it again. In a blog post publish today, the Spokane Democrat, with less than two weeks remaining in the ...read more RoguePundit
- Not So Smart Growth[Mar 3, 01:40 PT] Advocates don't label something "smart" if they're trying to invite in-depth analysis of what they're selling. A comprehensive study of per capita emissions in Australia based on household consumption of all products and services appears in the ...read more 43rd State Blues
- Who's running for Dist. 19 Senate?[Mar 9, 07:07 PT] Kevin Richert posted an interesting item about Boise's District 19 on his Idaho Statesman blog yesterday (and it ran in this morning's print edition). Apparently Nicole LeFavour intends to return to the House, and wants Rep. Brian Cronin to run for ...read more The MountainGoat Report
Do They Endorse Violence?[Mar 5, 11:40 PT] Who could vote against condemning a terrorist attack on U.S. soil? Two U.S. Congressmen did. One is coming to Idaho in three weeks. Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on a resolution condemning the terror attack by suicide plane on ...read more Boise Guardian
Mayor Hotline February 20 ' 26[Mar 5, 07:41 PT] DOGFIGHT WITH F-35, TRASH TALK, PHOTO OP AT REDLIGHTS, SNEAKY SMOKERS Dan Buerstetta 5473 S. Broad Wing Way Boise, ID 83716 336-4464 F-35: I attended the meeting that the government put on regarding the F-35, I've read articles,and I'm very much ...read more Boise Guardian
- ITD Workers Apparently Broke Secret Rules[Mar 4, 12:34 PT] Despite the best efforts of the GUARDIAN, the alleged violations on the part of 22 Idaho Transportation Dept. workers for "misuse of equipment" remains a secret. The Daily Paper broke the story earlier this week. We were initially impressed with ...read more Ridenbaugh Press
- Priorities[Mar 4, 12:06 PT] Money decisions are where your priorities hit the road. Talk is cheap; when you decide how money is allocated, you’re putting something closer to your true self out there. That seems to be hitting home with Idaho state Senator Nicole LeFavour, ...read more IdaBlue
- I have a dream[Mar 4, 07:18 PT] This is how our Idaho Republican party rolls. They take care of their own personal issues to the detriment of the people of the State of Idaho. Two examples. As Governor, Jim Risch jammed through a shift of taxes from property to sales. This was his ...read more The MountainGoat Report
- He Googled It![Mar 3, 05:52 PT] As others have pointed out, in a week full of hilarity at the Idaho Statehouse, this has to be one of the most hilarious statements made by an Idaho Legislator. This week, that's saying something. It comes courtesy of the Idaho Press-Tribune and ...read more The Political Game
- Season Opener & the NL East[Mar 2, 20:14 PT] (Editor's Note: I can't seem to bring myself to work on a certain writing project and I am completely disappointed in the Idaho Legislature today as I've watched their votes grow increasingly more dumb by the hour (the voter ID bill yesterday and ...read more IdaBlue
- Inconsistency in Wingnuttistan[Mar 2, 06:42 PT] Of course, that's nothing new. Mike Moyle's bill to require voter ID has passed the House and is headed for the Senate. I suspect it will probably become law. This statement in Betsy Russell's report is telling: Moyle said there's no way to know if ...read more The Political Game
- Smorgasbord Saturday[Feb 27, 17:37 PT] Did you know that there is a Peeps Diorama Contest? Not only is there such a thing, this year will be the fourth annual contest! Seriously. I couldn't make this up if I tried. As a follow up to Thursday's post regarding an ISU campus protest, I ...read more |
Blog Town, PDX
- I'm Uncomfortable With Bikes Plan Kickstart[Mar 10, 10:35 PT] Mayor Sam Adams has this morning requested just 15 minutes from council to discuss his plan to redirect $20million in funding from the Bureau of Environmental Services to kickstart his $600million Bicycle Master Plan. News reporter Sarah Mirk has ...read more Jack Bog's Blog
- The chefs at Cafe Creepy[Mar 10, 08:25 PT] Sam Adams is at it again -- telling a totally preposterous story, hoping no one will notice how patently absurd it is. Today he's babbling that although he wants $20 million immediately diverted from the sewer bureau (a.k.a. Bureau of Environmental ...read more Progressive Alaska
- The Drummond Resolution - AR No. 2010-91[Mar 9, 17:18 PT] Submitted by: ASSEMBLY MEMBER Drummond For reading: March 23, 2010 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA AR NO. 2010'91 A RESOLUTION OF THE ANCHORAGE MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY TO AUTHORIZE ENGAGING THE SERVICES OF INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL TO REVIEW AND REPORT TO THE ASSEMBLY ...read more PubliCola
- Oil Industry: 'No Deal.'[Mar 9, 13:26 PT] Yesterday, we wrote about a "deal" on the proposed hazardous substance tax, a plan environmental lobbyists are pushing to increase the existing voter-approved tax on toxic materials, like petroleum, that contribute to water pollution. Initially, ...read more HorsesAss.org
- The strange case of Eric Massa[Mar 9, 12:51 PT] Rep. Eric Massa, D-NY, who just resigned yesterday amidst charges of sexual harassment, and who went insane on a New York radio station over the weekend, is supposed to appear on the Glenn Beck cable television show today. Some righties think this ...read more Jack Bog's Blog
- Revolving door keeps turning[Mar 8, 17:47 PT] Hey, guess what! State Senator Rick Metsger wants to be the new state treasurer. Mildly amusing, especially in light of his position on a bill in the recent regularly scheduled "special" session of the legislature, which would have forbade the ...read more Outside The Interzone
- E-Mails From An A-Hole[Mar 8, 12:19 PT] I participate in a discussion group with some of my old high school classmates; mostly politics, but other stuff too, from time to time. Earlier, one of the posted a link to the site E-mails from an Asshole. Said A-hole lures in unsuspecting victims ...read more Boise Guardian
- All Public Records Should Remain PUBLIC[Mar 7, 11:35 PT] Freedom of Information in Idaho is being attacked by some of the people who have taken an oath to uphold the constitution and the laws of Id aho–coppers. The police bill approved last week by the senate state affairs committee would allow ...read more Outside The Interzone
- Hopeful Horse Pies[Mar 5, 13:37 PT] I just opened my afternoon update email from The NYT, and this is the lead story: Jobless Rate Holds Steady, Raising Hopes of Recovery By PETER S. GOODMAN and JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ The economy in February shed 36,000 nonfarm jobs, fewer than forecast, ...read more Ridenbaugh Press
- The semi-remembered past[Mar 5, 13:16 PT] I was involved once with a political campaign in which the candidate had a long history of newspaper columns. One of the first jobs out of the launch: Review them all. Who knew what ticking time bombs might await? In that case, as it happened, there ...read more Seattlest
- Made In Seattle: Orange Box Jewelry[Mar 4, 15:30 PT] [Image] [Image] [Image] [Image] [Image] [Image] Lots of people make jewelry. Krissy Maier makes jewelry - necklaces, rings, earrings, hairpins - by rescuing discarded and/or broken vintage pieces, folding in ...read more The Daily Score
- The Real Cost of Cap and Trade[Mar 3, 16:01 PT] [Image] We're finally starting to see results from the first year of RGGI -- the economy-crushing, job-destroying carbon cap-and trade-program in the northeast US: ...said David Littell, commissioner of the Maine Department of Environmental ...read more RoguePundit
- Smog Versus Climate Change[Mar 3, 13:11 PT] While folks have long eyed turning cow manure into methane and using it to produce energy, most continue to struggle with how to make it cost effective. It generally takes a large scale and/or threat of significant environmental penalties--plus of ...read more The Daily Score
- Sixty or Fifty?[Mar 2, 11:20 PT] [Image] 60 or 50? So much depends on those numbers. The news went barely noticed a few weeks back: almost every school district in the state of Washington that put a levy or bond measure on the February ballot won voter approval. Despite the worst ...read more Boise Guardian
- Eagle Mayor Quits Amidst Controversy[Mar 2, 06:58 PT] After the GUARDIAN provided a forum for critic Saundra McDavid’s revelation that Eagle Mayor Phil Bandy was holding two government jobs the legacy media picked up on the issue and Bandy suddenly resigned his position as mayor Monday. ...read more PERRspectives Blog
- The Bunning Linguist[Mar 2, 01:05 PT] [ComedyCentral Video] As the lone objector standing in the way of a bill extending unemployment benefits for Americans hard hit by the recession, Kentucky Senator Jim Bunning may at this moment be the most hated political figure in the United ...read more Chad Lupkes' Soapbox
- Bill Phillips and I had some fun![Mar 1, 17:15 PT] I am the very model of a modern Junior-Senator [Pirates of the Senate] I am the very model of a modern Junior-Senator I know the rules of filibuster and adore the mainstream media Now should I talk some Baseball you know I am quite historical From ...read more The Rambling Taoist
- Wen Tzu - Verse 156, Part I[Feb 28, 14:31 PT] from Verse One-Hundred Fifty-Six Laws are originated to assist justice; to take laws so seriously that justice is abandoned is to value the hat and shoes while forgetting the head and feet. ~ Wen-tzu: Understanding the Mysteries ~ [Image] In modern ...read more Ft. Boise
- The alternate universe[Dateline Unknown] [Image] Good column by Paul Krugman today, debriefing the end of Jim Bunning's one-man show in the U.S. Senate. "[W]hile the blockade is over, its lessons remain. Some of those lessons involve the spectacular dysfunctionality of the Senate. What I ...read more
Blog Town, PDX
- Good Morning, News![Mar 10, 08:51 PT] Actor Corey Haim (not Corey Feldman!) is dead at the age of 38 of a possible drug overdose. Updates to come. Americans polled about health care still like Obama, but really detest Congress. German Catholics launch a sexual abuse investigation... ...read more howieinseattle
- Grayson and Obama on HC (with video)[Mar 10, 07:46 PT] [YouTube Video] Rep. Alan Grayson: Vote Now on the Public Option, video (05:35):This is Rep. Alan Grayson arguing for a vote for HR 4789, a bill to allow anyone to buy into Medicare. Obama: 'Bounty Hunters' Will Help Fight Health Care Fraud With ...read more Seattlest
- Can't Miss It: Wednesday[Mar 10, 06:00 PT] [Image] "Orson Welles 1937.jpg" by Carl Van Vechten ME AND ORSON WELLES: Early on in the Prodigal Sons, we learn that the director, Kimberly Reed, was once known as Paul, a star quarterback in high school before her sex-change operation. Reed's ...read more HinesSight
- Jim Huffman out of touch with Oregonians[Mar 9, 21:35 PT] I doubt that our senior senator here in Oregon, Ron Wyden, is losing sleep over Jim Huffman's announcement that he's seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Wyden next November. At least, I assume Huffman is running as a Republican. ...read more Outside The Interzone
- Costa Rushbo[Mar 9, 14:31 PT] I had seen this bit at EB Misfit's place, where her attitude was "call Fatso's bluff on this one." She didn't point out, until responding to a commenter, that Costa Rica, where dimbulb is threatening to relocate if the health bill is passed, also ...read more blatherWatch
- The no. 1 best reason to pass healthcare...[Mar 9, 10:10 PT] [Image] I'll just tell you this, if this passes and it's five years from now and all that stuff gets implemented ' I am leaving the country. I'll go to Costa Rica. ~ Rush Limbaugh, 3-9-10 Too bad Rush never does what he says he'll do. howieinseattle
- "The Source of Obama's Trouble"[Mar 9, 06:49 PT] Bob Herbert:The Obama administration and Democrats in general are in trouble because they are not urgently and effectively addressing the issue that most Americans want them to: the frightening economic insecurity that has put a chokehold on ...read more The Left Shue
- 2009-2011 WA Budget - What would you do?[Mar 8, 13:36 PT] With just over a week to go before the scheduled close of the 2010 legislative session in Olympia, proposals for balancing the 2009-2011 biennial budget are flowing at a frantic pace - as is the rhetoric surrounding those proposals. I wrote just the ...read more Seattle Examiner
- 2009-2011 WA Budget - What would you do?[Mar 8, 12:16 PT] With just over a week to go before the scheduled close of the 2010 legislative session in Olympia, proposals for balancing the 2009-2011 biennial budget are flowing at a frantic pace - as is the rhetoric surrounding those proposals. I wrote just the ...read more RoguePundit
- Random Nature #253[Mar 8, 04:49 PT] Bowel-Related: Celiac (or coeliac) disease is often referred to as a gluten intolerance, but that needs some clarification. - Glutens are seed storage proteins which are actually composites of starch and two types of protein--gliadin and glutenin. ...read more blatherWatch
- Dori monson vs. widders & orphans[Mar 7, 12:55 PT] [Image] Monson, the mighty mite of KIROFM daytime, keeps trying to out-Limbaugh his own self to perchance attract the kind of mainstream headlines Big Pants gets when he says things that offend great swaths of people. Dori was once the King Of ...read more morialekafa
- Genocides[Mar 6, 22:54 PT] Woman driver shaving her private parts before meeting boyfriend causes two-car crash. Bubblehead: It is comforting to know you are still around and looking after Bush/Cheney and Minnick. As far as Minnick goes, I believe he is basically a Republican ...read more Majority Rules Blog
- Republican Reconciliation Hypocrisy[Mar 6, 14:20 PT] The Republican myth making nonsense that there is something wrong with Obama and the Democrats in the US Senate using the reconciliation process to resolve the health care impasse is finally being challenged. And the Republican mirage is being shown ...read more NewWest.Net Boise
- Utah Gets Uppity[Mar 6, 06:54 PT] Utah's current legislative session is and has been considering a number of bills which would limit the federal government's powers under the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution. To whit: A bill which would allow Utah to opt out of federal health ...read more Shannyn Moore
- Are We There Yet, Senator Begich?[Mar 5, 15:42 PT] Senator Mark Begich arrived back in Alaska Friday afternoon and I had a chance to ask him about Open [Image] Left reporting he was the 50th Senator for reconciliation. "Health care reform has already passed the Senate by a 60 vote super majority. If ...read more WashBlog (Diaries)
- Murray and Cantwell for the Win?[Mar 5, 11:51 PT] PCCC's Public Option Initiative shows us two Senators from the state of Washington are now on the record with their support. This is, well, something at least. Of course it comes on the day that Chris Bowers of Open Left tells us that that Senator ...read more Jesus' General
- The Opinuary Column[Mar 4, 21:30 PT] [Image] The Opinion "While American Christians continue to struggle to come to grips with their rampant homophobia, hypocrisy, and constant judging of their fellow human beings, the real menace to a world that needs aid and assistance is liberal ...read more The SuperSpade
- Empathy is the best policy[Mar 4, 08:17 PT] The Atlantic Monthly chronicle of the long-term effects of unemployment demonstrates why empathy matters in policy. [Image] Losing your job impacts more than just your income. Don Peck’s How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America lays this ...read more Hominid Views
- Time to Threaten Congresscritters[Mar 3, 23:14 PT] There seems to be an element of threat in this: Two senior administration officials said the White House is telling Democrats reconsidering their support for health care reform that they will pay the price for their original vote no matter what ...read more morialekafa
- More Guns[Mar 3, 22:37 PT] Naked Tacoma woman found tied to a tree was part of a 'consensual rendezvous.' I am not opposed to people owning guns, even handguns, although I have real problems with AK 47's, .50 caliber machine guns, and 'anything big enough to be towed by a ...read more The MountainGoat Report
- The Vote That Kills[Mar 3, 18:08 PT] Today the Idaho Statesman reports that Congressman Walt Minnick "would have no trouble being the vote that kills President Barack Obama's health care plan ' if it still doesn't include the aspects he'd like to see." So what exactly are the aspects ...read more Blog Town, PDX
- Headline of the Day[Mar 10, 09:28 PT] NYT: Ex-Congressman Describes Tickle Fights With Aides I prefer the version in this morning's print edition: Congressman Who Quit Says He Had Tickle Fights Ex-Rep Eric J. Massa has admitted to tickling a male congressional aide until the aide ...read more The Stranger Blog
- Headline of the Day[Mar 10, 08:12 PT] NYT: Ex-Congressman Describes Tickle Fights With Aides I prefer the version in this morning's print edition: Congressman Who Quit Says He Had Tickle Fights Ex-Rep Eric J. Massa has admitted to tickling a male congressional aide until the aide ...read more The Stranger Blog
- Who Is Joy Behar's Favorite Gay?[Mar 9, 16:07 PT] It's our own Dan Savage, on the teevee with her AGAIN tonight at 6 p.m. (rebroadcast at 9) on HLN. If you look up "behar" in Merriam-Webster's online, this is what you will find: Main Entry: Cooch Be·har Pronunciation: \k&# 252;ch-b-här\ ...read more Blog Town, PDX
- It's Happening Tonight![Mar 9, 15:40 PT] [Image] HOOPS—In the ever-changing landscape of the Western Conference, teams like the once-laughable Sacramento Kings are now formidable foes for the Portland Trail Blazers. Led by super star-in-the-making Tyreke Evans, the Kings are looking ...read more Blog Town, PDX
- Good Morning, News!![Mar 9, 08:36 PT] WHAT THE EFF??! "Gov. Ted Kulongoski has chosen Multnomah County Chairman Ted Wheeler to be the new Oregon state treasurer, filling the vacancy left by the death Sunday of Treasurer Ben Westlund." [Image] TED WHEELER: HOPEFULLY AS STATE TREASURER ...read more Hominid Views
- Another Gay Conservative Republican?!?[Mar 8, 23:47 PT] It goes without saying that it is okay that this gentleman is gay. In fact, we should celebrate that he no longer has to live pretending to be somebody he isn’t. What is wrong is the sheer hypocrisy: In 2005, Ashburn, like all but one other ...read more The Daily Weekly
- Microsoft Makes Gay OK on Xbox[Mar 8, 14:20 PT] Xbox Live is the online world in which Microsoft owners meet to compete, trashtalk and frag the hell out of each other. It's also, as of very recently, no longer a Don't Ask-Don't Tell comm... Seattlest
- The Amazing Adventures of Michael Chabon[Mar 8, 14:15 PT] [Image] Michael Chabon will be in town Tuesday, March 9, at 7:30 p.m. as a part of the Seattle Arts & Lectures 2009-2010 Literary/Arts Series. Tickets range from $10-70. We've been waiting to see Michael Chabon since last September when we first ...read more Boise Guardian
- Time To Send Legislature Home[Mar 4, 15:59 PT] Silly season has arrived at the Idaho Legislature with the Antichrist Dems voting in lockstep against God of all things. This comes after a resolution to encourage God and English passed the House Thursday on a 50-17 vote, according to a story by ...read more Jesus' General
- Fighting for the God-given right to lynch[Mar 1, 21:36 PT] [Image] Pastor Gary Randall fights for Christians' right to lynch: In a blog post today, Randall attempts to make Christians (a massive numerical majority in the United States) appear to be the objects of intolerance because Miss USA contestant ...read more NPI Advocate
- Coffee Party meetups this weekend[Mar 9, 18:34 PT] This weekend, the recently formed "Coffee Party USA" is holding nationwide meetups around the country to bring Americans who believe in a functioning democratic government (what a concept!) together, face to face. (For readers unfamiliar with the ...read more Ridenbaugh Press
- The available candidates[Mar 5, 21:31 PT] A Dudley greeter at Dorchester, early on/Stapilus There was a tea party and Sarah Palin presence of sorts (the latter being a cardboard cut-out) at this weekend’s Republican Dorchester Conference. But they weren’t in the Necanicum Room, ...read more HinesSight
- "Coffee Party" movement fits my tastes[Mar 3, 14:52 PT] I like coffee more than tea. And I like the Coffee Party movement hugely more than the Tea Party version. The Coffee Party got brewed up by Annabel Park via a status update on her Facebook page. let's start a coffee party . . . smoothie ...read more t.a. barnhart
- Wheeler gets Tea Party-associated opponent[Mar 1, 13:18 PT] Mike Darger of Gresham has filed to run against incumbent Ted Wheeler for Multnomah County Chair. Darger, who apparently sells insurance (I can find no information online) and is either a current or former truck driver, lists "Americans for ...read more The Political Game
- Tar & Feathers of the Tea Party[Mar 1, 00:16 PT] For some time, the discourse emanating out of the local tea party crowd has teetered on the edge of rationality. The more vocal members of the Pocatello Tea Party have written screeds in the local paper, the Idaho State Journal , and many of those ...read more born live love die
- Frank Rich[Feb 28, 07:45 PT] I want to see Frank Rich go toe to toe with George Will on the Sunday morning TV shows. Rich would float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. It would be beautiful. I think that Rich is pretty good with the right cross too. No one knows what ...read more Hominid Views
- Divine Palms[Mar 6, 23:15 PT] Oh…that explains it. Now Sarah Palin is suggesting she was being like God when she wrote talking points on her palm. [YouTube Video] But…would God need a TelePrompTer or graven hands to address a Teabagger convention?!? (Via Political ...read more morialekafa
- Single Issue Voters[Mar 4, 22:59 PT] Swiss condom manufacturer designs small condoms for the 12 year-old crowd. I am wrestling with the problem of single-issue voters, or voters who consider one or two, or perhaps even three issues to override all else. Granted there are many, many ...read more Shannyn Moore
- Knock Yourselves Out[Mar 2, 23:40 PT] Sarah took time to boost ratings for Jay Leno. Yes, the same guy who said John Edwards knocked up Bristol. Satire police need not rush i t…it’s working for her this time. Tina Fey doing Sarah Palin is funny. Sarah Palin doing Sarah Palin ...read more Shannyn Moore
- Sarah's 17% Don't All Love Her[Mar 1, 02:50 PT] My friend Mudflats put up a post boiling down the latest Palin poll in Alaska: It would appear that it's 17%. That would leave 83% of Alaskans who think that's a bad bad idea. BUT, I would submit to you that I know many progressive Alaskans who ...read more |
Outside The Interzone
- Quake in Turkey[Mar 8, 16:59 PT] [Image] I'm fascinated by how quickly news becomes "olds" these days, and I'm sure you've heard of the 5.9- to 6.0 quake that occurred in Turkey last night. I'm pleased to report that most of the stories I've glanced over are correctly mentioning ...read more Outside The Interzone
- Tsunami[Mar 6, 15:38 PT] Despite my background in geology, like many others I used to picture tsunamis as large versions of standard waves- you know, with the curl and break and so on. It was the swarm of videos that came out in the aftermath of the 2004 Boxing Day ...read more NPI Advocate
- Ring of Fire quakes: An ominous warning?[Mar 3, 22:00 PT] Earlier today, Taiwan was rocked by a 6.4 earthquake. This followed the massive 8.8 earthquake in Chile on February 27th, which was preceded by a 7.0 earthquake off of Okinawa, Japan a day earlier. On January 12th, Haiti was devastated by a 7.0 ...read more The Daily Score
- Cracking the Code[Mar 3, 08:12 PT] [Image] In a post called 'We've Upped Our Standards, Now Up Yours,' I wrote about a great pilot program in Victoria, BC that is taking the first step toward requiring energy efficiency ratings at the point of sale for single family homes. Programs ...read more morialekafa
- What is Newsworthy?[Feb 27, 22:32 PT] Mozambique goat owner demands traditional dowry from two men who had sex with his goat. I think we need to give more consideration to what is 'news.' Here is the definition from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary: 1 a : a report of recent events ...read more
NewWest.Net Boise
- First Grilling of the Season[Mar 8, 09:05 PT] Still digesting the first grilled food of the season. Every time I burp it smells like burnt moth wings. Of course I cleaned the grill, but most of my efforts went into the surfaces the food will be touching. Now that we've got that first grilled ...read more Cliff Mass Weather Blog
- The Big Wet Chill[Mar 6, 21:18 PT] [Image] Well, we were all getting a little smug about this spring . Day after day of warmer than normal temperatures, bulbs and trees blooming roughly a month early, and drier than normal conditions. El Nino winter was here and Seattle City Light ...read more The Daily Score
- Carbon Neutral Caution[Mar 3, 16:44 PT] [Image] There's been a lot of ambitious talk lately about carbon neutrality. It's exciting stuff, but it's worth pausing to consider just how huge that challenge is. And what, precisely, does it mean? Zero emissions, or lots of offsets? I thought it ...read more Seattle Examiner
- The candidates respond: Diana McGinness[Mar 2, 14:19 PT] In my most recent offering I indicated that I had submitted the following query regarding the FY2011 federal budget to all four of the announced candidates for Congress from the 2nd CD. In fact I first submitted this query to Rep. Larsen in writing ...read more Seattle Examiner
- The candidates respond - Larry Kalb[Mar 1, 21:30 PT] In my most recent offering I indicated that I had submitted the following query regarding the FY2011 federal budget to all four of the announced candidates for Congress from the 2nd CD. In fact I first submitted this query to Rep. Larsen in writing ...read more The Left Shue
- Candidates respond: Diana McGinness[Mar 1, 09:56 PT] In my most recent offering I indicated that I had submitted the following query regarding the FY2011 federal budget to all four of the announced candidates for Congress from the 2nd CD. In fact I first submitted this query to Rep. Larsen in writing ...read more The Left Shue
- Candidates respond: Larry Kalb[Mar 1, 08:36 PT] In my most recent offering I indicated that I had submitted the following query regarding the FY2011 federal budget to all four of the announced candidates for Congress from the 2nd CD. In fact I first submitted this query to Rep. Larsen in writing ...read more Hominid Views
- Weekend Read[Feb 27, 22:57 PT] The best read of the weekend comes from Nobel laureate, Al Gore: It would be an enormous relief if the recent attacks on the science of global warming actually indicated that we do not face an unimaginable calamity requiring large-scale, preventive ...read more The Left Shue
- Of bombs, bullets, and compassion[Feb 27, 16:57 PT] On Thursday I watched and listened to the president's bi-partisan conference on his proposal for healthcare insurance reform (as best I could while I was at my day job). While everyone in the room took their own turn delivering their sides' talking ...read more |
