Monthly Archives: December 2007

On the democratic side: Obama – 32 Edwards – 30 Clinton – 29 On the republican side: Romney – 30 Huckabee – 29 McCain – 15

Fireworks will light up the sky atop Yakima’s Capitol Theater at midnight Monday when 2007 will come to a colorful and nostalgic end along with the political careers of Yakima City Council members Ron Bonlender and Susan Whitman. Also exiting … Continue reading →

In case you missed it, the following was on the Yahoo news and reported on others -  Wonder what might the situation be if we did likewise in the US!! Mexico to track migrations over border Mexico plans to use … Continue reading →

No, I don’t mean that it’s dark and cold. I mean there is a feature story in The Seattle Times with a headline that reads: “Can state GOP find a way to come back?” They do a nice job of … Continue reading →

Yakima City Councilmembers Micah Cawley and Bill Lover were interviewed on a Skip Schoff program on CBY and aired on Christmas night. The three of them were in lockstep with distorted and disjointed conversation! Where to begin? Skip Schoff seemed … Continue reading →

Our own congressman Doc Hastings for being the only member of the Washington State Congressional Delegation to vote to oppose funding access to health insurance for over 100,000 kids in Central Washington. Congratulations, Doc!

The Wenatchee World notes that Senator Patty Murray got federal funding to help Leavenworth create an Amtrak Stop for the Empire Builder Train between Seattle and Chicago.

The FCC decided last week to allow media corporations to control more media outlets and stations. According to the Los Angeles Times: “The ban on so-called cross-ownership of newspapers and TV and radio stations has been in place for 32 … Continue reading →

Let me start by apologizing for the philosophical nature of my latest posts. I would rather respond, react or point out stories that are interesting but there just isn’t a lot going on. So, here’s my question: Why have the … Continue reading →

The Governor met with the Yakima Herald Editorial Board to talk up more of her work to support Central Washington. Here’s a few of the things she’s working on: 1) Reducing Crime About $500,000 is allocated to the police-corrections program, … Continue reading →