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Longview coal port: a big plan well hidden: http://crosscut.com/2011/02/17/environment/20644/Longview-coal-port:-a-big-plan-well-hidden/

The rising blue ball represents the Antarctic Station. The bouncing red ball is the Mauna Loa Station. And the tiny balls are from other locations on Earth shown by latitude. Once the year 2009 appears, wait a moment for the … Continue reading →

I think that the 4th Congressional District will be more disrupted by congressional redistricting than any other district in the State. Westside districts must swoop over the Cascades or up the Columbia Gorge to capture more than 140,000 people from … Continue reading →

Who lobbied against the DREAM Act? The Overseas Chamber of Commerce lobbied the Senate for its overseas clients that paid the Chamber to prevent the closure of a corporate tax loophole that only applied to them. Lobbying activity is disclosed. … Continue reading →

There is a rule of thumb that one private sector job will be lost for every public sector job that is cut because the direct and indirect reductions in demand trickle throughout the local economy. The City Council meets this … Continue reading →

Clearly, it was unconscionable to pay for tax cuts with borrowed money. The tax cuts were understood to be a bad idea from the start. Republicans used reconciliation to bypass a filibuster and the Vice-President was called upon to break … Continue reading →

Have you heard a single national Republican candidate say where he would cut spending? I haven’t. Do you know that The Heritage Foundation has a list of spending cuts? It’s an interesting list. You won’t find Defense Department cuts or … Continue reading →

At last you can view the debate between Jay Clough and Richard “Doc” Hastings that was held in Pasco at the Columbia Basin Community College two weeks ago. Go to http://www.youtube.com and search for jay clough. The debate should appear … Continue reading →

Hastings called for eliminating the constitutional guarantee of citizenship for everyone born in the United States. This is according to his answer to a questionnaire that you can find at http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-washington-4th-district-race.html

Initiative 1098 is an uncommon form of income tax. In my case my state income tax would be zero, my reduction in state property tax would be in the low hundreds and my savings on B&O would be zero.  I … Continue reading →