Monthly Archives: December 2007

Toys are a timely subject during the holiday season as these are the gifts we most like to give to kids, especially really young toddlers. But many toys imported from China have been recalled because inspections have shown them to be contaminated … Continue reading →

Governor Gregoire released her budget yesterday. According to the Tri-City Herald: “About $1.2 billion would be left in two savings accounts — one being the hard-to-tap rainy day fund just approved by voters — in the spending plan designed to … Continue reading →

Getting 30 percent of the ballots, Hillary Clinton emerged as the favorite presidential candidate of Yakima County Democrats in an unofficial poll taken Sunday during the group’s holiday party at El Porton Restaurant. John Edwards, with 20 percent, was second … Continue reading →

…for voters in Central Washington to be defined by what we are not. McCranium (our friend and blogger over in the Tri-Cities) asks an interesting question: “So, do we have a “Seattle Chip” on our shoulder? What do you think? … Continue reading →

I was struck by something John Edwards has been saying on the campaign trail. Here’s the quote: I think if my party, the Democratic Party, if we’re not willing to fight for, stand up and show some backbone on behalf … Continue reading →

The people defending Rick Ensey and his wife have tried to drag people down in the hole they are in. Tim Eyman, for example, took the Yakima Herald to task for not printing an editorial by him and called the … Continue reading →

at one time every legislative seat that touched Lake Washington was Republican. This was only 10 years ago. Now, the lone GOP seat left has gone to the Democrats. Fred Jarrett decided that he will leave the Republican party today … Continue reading →

It’s good to see the Yakima City Council move past the rancor of the 2007 elections and the “blog controversy”. The Yakima Herald has a story on some all-in-fun shenanigans involving Ron Bonlender. The council presented a doctored photo of … Continue reading →

We held a straw poll in Kittitas County. Obama won hands down. Didn’t he read about it? Doesn’t he want to meet his true fans? The pass is clear. Come on over. I mean, you’d rather hang out with some … Continue reading →

Joel Connelly at the Seattle PI writes a column about Gov. Gregoire and her efforts to connect with Eastern Washington. He points to her appointing a Supreme Court Justice from Spokane, naming an Eastern Washington Advisory Council, and looking at … Continue reading →