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Fourth gang murder in Yakima for 2010

While the city mulls over barista’s and red light cameras, the  fourth person to die in Yakima gang violence this year, the second in the past 8 days, has occurred.    Depending on your source of media, its just another murder … Continue reading

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The momentum towards positive change is building.

We are getting closer every minute towards having real quality health care service in America, as more Democrats make the pledge to support reform if it contains the public option. Senators Bennet, Brown, Merkley, Gillibrand, Kerry, Leahy, Franken, Whitehouse, Burris, … Continue reading

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Sen. Entitlement feels the rest of us are not entitled

Today, in an hoped for interview with ABC news, Sen. Jim Bunning R (KY), rejected a question from a reporter when asked why he opposed extending unemployment benefits, including those in his home state. Bunning, who is not running for … Continue reading

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Wow, the President's a liberal again!

OK, maybe just a little bit. But it was refreshing to see him school the obstructionists that want to see the health insurance industry protected while millions of Americans continue to suffer. I was only able to catch the audio … Continue reading

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Special Comment from Keith Olbermann's father

“Last Friday night, my father asked me to kill him.” Keith Olbermann opened his emotional Special Comment on health care Wednesday with the story of his father’s six-month-long hospitalization suffering through a colon removal, pneumonia, kidney failure, liver failure, and … Continue reading

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A bit more about Michell Bachmann and her Republican mind

Bachmann introduced the Light Bulb Freedom of Choice Act, to repeal the ban on conventional light bulbs in favor of compact fluorescent light bulbs. She argued that the government has no business telling consumers what kind of light bulbs they … Continue reading

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PDC levies fines against Ettl, Lover & Rodriguez

Yakima City Council member Dave Ettl was fined $500 by the Public Disclosure Commission. $400 was suspended provided he has no further violations for the next 4 years, leaving $100 to be paid in 60 days. You may remember this … Continue reading

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Tea Party candidates for the U.S. Senate- an angry group of incompetents

Leave it to Washington State Republicans to botch yet another golden opportuntiy to attract moderate and independent voters with a message of fiscal responsibility and strong values by trying to shove another round of super-cons down the throat of the … Continue reading

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The definition is pretty clear

Yesterday, a man in Austin sets his home on fire, reportedly while his wife and step-daughter were still inside. He then proceeds to his local airport, where he steals a private plane, and sets out to fly that plane into … Continue reading

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While I'm not totally gun-shy, I do appreciate safety, respect, human dignity and sharing.

You may find this post aggravating, or it may tickle your ribs, but it does (sort of) embody a paean to gun yahoos and  Second Amendment worshippers. While I myself own guns, I appreciate how they may not understand my … Continue reading

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