 | Democratic candidate for Whitman County Commissioner is making a strong race against a two term Rebublican incumbent.
He actually won in the primary by 223 votes. There hasn't been a Democratic Commissioner in Whitman County since the late 80s And only two in the entire [...]
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Blue Gal (slightly bowdlerized)… Am I the only leftist radical out there who thinks, okay a little tongue-in-cheek but still, "what is all this sh*t about The Weathermen being bad people?" Since you asked, no. [...]
Posted: October 13, 2008, 11:45pm
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Number of comments: 5 It’s tomorrow in Europe!
The Chancellor will move to take control of the Royal Bank of Scotland today by injecting £20 billion of taxpayers’ money.
The Government is also expected to take over HBOS in the most dramatic extension of state ownership in the British economy since the war. The [...]
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Dino Rossi is on offense, speaking to top voter concerns, offering himself as a common sense problem solver: Christine Gregoire isn't doing that. She's on defense, against those RGA ads we've already discussed. Meanwhile, her other ad is playing small... [...]
Posted: October 13, 2008, 9:09pm
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A fair amount has been said already about the comparative effectiveness of BIAW/ChangePAC versus Evergreen Progress. It's on display right now. Neither side makes their ads emedable, but they are viewable at their respective websites: The two ads featured at... [...]
Posted: October 13, 2008, 9:06pm
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Today, Washington ranks fourth, after New York, Alaska and Hawaii in unionization, at 20 percent. Many union members contribute financial and with support to local politicians. [...]
Posted: October 13, 2008, 9:00pm
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The financial crisis and a deepening economic downturn are threatening to delay efforts to deal with another pressing global crisis: climate change. [...]
Posted: October 13, 2008, 9:00pm
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An effort to restore salmon habitat in the Snohomish River watershed has run into opposition from farmers. [...]
Posted: October 13, 2008, 9:00pm
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Newly published research from Oregon State University suggests a way to cost effectively make hydrogen to fuel the cars of the future.
The fuel could be affordable because plain old sewage water is your raw material. [...]
Posted: October 13, 2008, 9:00pm
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On Saturday, five teams began the Escape From Berkeley, maybe the world’s most eco-friendly motor race, driving all manner of alternative-fuel-burning jalopies, roadsters, and even a frying oil-fueled Mercedes-Benz, with a single goal: to complete the race using no petroleum. [...]
Posted: October 13, 2008, 9:00pm
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Many more Americans are seeing food as more than a necessary fuel whose only requirement is that it can be obtained and consumed without much difficulty or cost. Perhaps just in time, we're saying, "Hold the shake," and looking for something more wholesome. [...]
Posted: October 13, 2008, 9:00pm
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One thing is clear about the economic prospects ahead: We need more jobs.
The list of layoffs is already long -- and growing. [...]
Posted: October 13, 2008, 9:00pm
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People who walk in the door of the Interfaith Treasure House in Washougal aren't used to asking for free food.
The Treasure House, which operates a food bank and thrift store as well as outreach progams such as emergency rent and utility assistance, isn't happy either. [...]
Posted: October 13, 2008, 9:00pm
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Some $18 million will be shared this year by senior centers, youth and family counselors, food banks, homeless shelters, job-training programs, and help for victims of domestic violence and sexual assaults.
But County Executive Ron Sims wants to cut community- and health-services funding by 44 percent next year as he struggles [...]
Posted: October 13, 2008, 9:00pm
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Taking aim at one of modern life's biggest frustrations, initiative promoter Tim Eyman is offering a measure that he claims will smooth out traffic jams, from those poorly timed small-town stoplights to the sea of cars on our biggest freeways. [...]
Posted: October 13, 2008, 9:00pm
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A world-renowned urban planner was in San Francisco last week as a guest of the Planning Department, to recommend how the city's streets and sidewalks can be made more enticing to bicyclists and pedestrians. [...]
Posted: October 13, 2008, 9:00pm
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King County is grappling with a 90-million dollar deficit. Executive Ron Sims delivers his budget address today. He has already warned county employees to brace themselves for a substantial number of layoffs and has announced other measures to reduce spending. [...]
Posted: October 13, 2008, 9:00pm
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Why not despair? Because solutions do exist -- and there are those who are leading us to them.
They cannot solve climate change alone or save endangered species single-handedly. But by their example, by their willingness to dedicate themselves to what too many still dismiss as a hopeless cause, these heroes [...]
Posted: October 13, 2008, 9:00pm
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Conservative Leader Stephen Harper and Liberal Leader Stephane Dion will each make last-minute whistle stops in hotly contested Metro Vancouver ridings tonight to woo voters in what pundits are predicting will be a nail-biting election. [...]
Posted: October 13, 2008, 9:00pm
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Rob Butler, the eternal optimist, is worried.
The renowned authority on B.C. birds stands on the shores of the Fraser River estuary in Ladner and speaks of a troubling downward trend in avian populations worldwide.
B.C. is no exception. [...]
Posted: October 13, 2008, 9:00pm
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From Today’s Olympian endorsing Chris Gregoire:
Gregoire is a good negotiator, an innovator, a proven leader and a solid manager. She’s a good governor but a terrible campaigner. She’s bright, but her personality is not warm and charming. She’s an efficient policy wonk running against a slick carnival hawker. [...]
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