Monthly Archives: November 2008

Oak Harbor’s dirty little secrets

  Retrieved this from the Teamster’s website tonight. Peter Dreier writes in the Huffington Post about Oak Harbor Freight Lines long-awaited plans to break the union, and how low they’ll go to see it happen. Does anybody really need any … Continue reading

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No matter what your political leanings might be…

…we all have something to be thankful for. First and foremost for me is that we all live in the greatest democracy in the world. Not flawless by any means, but that’s part of the beauty of it. American citizens … Continue reading

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King was right…

  (A warning to the reader: while I am a strong believer in some level of decency and decorum when writing a post, sometimes the subject matter requires that exact quotes be used, regardless of how offensive they may be to … Continue reading

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Good news from YPAC

Yakima Public Access TV (YPAC) will soon be providing their video coverage of local government meetings to the internet! This means you will be able to go to the City of Yakima website and select a meeting to view and … Continue reading

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The Other Side on TV show #12

Wow! 12 shows already. One more and we’ll have done a complete season. Jim Winkenwerder and I taped our most recent show on Wednesday, Nov. 12th. It airs Sunday, Nov 16 at 4:00 PM on Charter Cable Channel 21 and: … Continue reading

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Election Shows Growth of Yakima & Spokane Democratic Parties and Rise of Tri-Cities as Hot Spot for Republicans

Sure, Yakima County delivered 11,145 more votes for Governor Gregoire this election than it did in 2004 – still Republican opponent Dino Rossi won every county in Eastern Washington plus six on the West Side to dominate the county scoreboard … Continue reading

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Election Shows Growth of Yakima & Spokane Democratic Parties – & Rise of Tri-Cities as Hot Spot for Republicans

Sure, Yakima County delivered 11,145 more votes for Governor Gregoire this election than it did in 2004 – still Republican opponent Dino Rossi won every county in Eastern Washington plus six on the West Side to dominate the county scoreboard … Continue reading

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International opinion from a local perspective

Hi gang! I’ve just returned from a 7 day cruise to Mexico during the election week and judging by the enthusiastic reaction on board and on shore, Obama’s landslide victory bodes well for the rest of the world as it … Continue reading

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