Monthly Archives: August 2007

Health care is tough for everyone everywhere in the United States. Though, one of the things that makes it tough for rural areas is the lack of doctors. In Kittitas County, we have lost eight doctors over the last nine … Continue reading →

Thanks to Progressive Majority (a great organization that recruits and helps progressive candidates throughout Washington) for pointing this out: Early this year Progressive Majority recruited Maria Osorio for an unexpected open seat on the Toppenish School Board (we had been … Continue reading →

Actually, I’m not sure why King and Pierce County had such low voter turnout for the 8/21 primary but I did rememember that traffic on I-5 was a mess so maybe they didn’t want to drive to the post office. … Continue reading →

“The real question for Republicans in Washington is how low can you go, because we are approaching a level of ridiculousness. You can’t make this stuff up. And the impact this is having on the grass-roots around the country is … Continue reading →

That was a tough headline to write. According to David Postman at the Seattle Times, Slade Gorton is on the short list of candidates to replace Alberto Gonzales. This is the guy who did more than anyone else to divide … Continue reading →

Alberto Gonzales resigned this morning. It was a two minute announcement that said nothing. You can see it here. It would be great if this meant that we were going to find out why all those U.S. Attorneys were fired. … Continue reading →

The Service Employees International Union and Futurewise (a statewide environmental group) have filed a lawsuit against Initiative 960 because it’s too broad and goes beyond the scope of the initiative process. Eyman has failed over and over again in the … Continue reading →

Remember Katrina? Or that bridge in Minneapolis? Someday we are going to look back at our inability to find a way to fund education and realize that we should’ve been making the investments necessary to give our kids a fighting … Continue reading →

I thought that Rossi was the golden boy in Eastern Washington. Did Rossi actually hurt Clements chances to win the special election in the 14th legislative District? Clements got Rossi to endorse him early. Clements even featured Rossi in his … Continue reading →

The Yakima Herald digs a little deeper to find out how Curtis King upset Jim Clements in the race for 14th LD State Senator. They concluded that King’s tenacious doorbelling made the difference. You would think that the “porch dog” … Continue reading →