Monthly Archives: June 2008

For Doc, it was politics….For Senator Murray, it was about effectiveness

The Wenatchee Valley Medical Center was featured in the New York Times today. According to the article: “Senator Patty Murray of Washington, a member of the Appropriations Committee and the Senate Democratic leadership, secured a special dispensation to help Wenatchee … Continue reading

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The End Of The Filing Period…

Here’s who’s filed for the legislature in Central Washington…. Legislative District 8 (Benton*) State Representative Pos. 1 Partisan office (2 Year Term) Rick Jansons (Prefers Republican Party) PO Box 5749 Kennewick  WA  99336 (509) 430-9988 6/2/2008 Brad Klippert (Prefers Republican … Continue reading

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Patty Murray For VP?

I seem to not be able to focus on anything but Presidential Politics lately. I will go back to local issues and campaigns soon. I noticed that the Tacoma News Tribune is speculating that our own Senator Patty Murray is … Continue reading

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McCain Speech Universally Panned…

Like a man sitting in his underwear on his porch telling kids to get out of his yard, John McCain ranted his way last night into what is now a two person race for the Presidency. I don’t usually quote … Continue reading

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Challenger Takes A Tough Stance On SPI Bergeson’s Track Record On Education

The race for Superintendent of Public Instruction will be a real referendum on the state of our public schools in Washington State. It is a non-partisan race that will be on the ballot statewide in August and November. The Tacoma … Continue reading

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Westsiders notice Democrats have some game in Central Washington

Crosscut, an online news digest/blog/newspaper based in Seattle, has a nice feature on the work to elect Democrats in Central Washington. From the article: Several reasons are cited by Paul George, Yakima County Democratic chairman, beginning with huge (for his … Continue reading

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Any enterprising reporter….

…want to ask local GOP officeholders and candidates whether they agree with the new GOP platform which says that babies born to illegal immigrants should not be citizens?

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