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posted on
May 23rd, 2012
from
Sound Politics
based in
Olympia

Hope and Change

A coalition of Washington state public school advocates, including the historically pro-establishment tax-and-spend League of Education Voters, has filed a charter school initiative for the Novembe ...

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posted on
May 22nd, 2012
from
Sound Politics
based in
Olympia

Your public safety dollars at work for you

"Seattle firefighter caught with meth still being paid, faces new charge"A Seattle firefighter recently convicted on a drug charge is now accused of violating a protection order secured by a former ...

posted on
May 21st, 2012
from
Sound Politics
based in
Olympia

Armey's Army

After reading that very interesting letter from Professor Radnitz, I thought some of you might like to read this old post of mine. (And I suppose I should add that the old post is just an appetizer ...

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posted on
May 20th, 2012
from
Sound Politics
based in
Olympia

Is this what passes for scholarship at the UW these days?

A letter to the editor in this week's The Economist: ... one thing we can objectively assess is the likely effect of the Republican Party's policies if put into action: a government that does not i ...

posted on
May 11th, 2012
from
Sound Politics
based in
Olympia

WA: We're #37!

In a much more realistic accounting of the quality of business opportunities in Washington State than the 7th best spot Forbes offers, ChiefExecutive.net named Washington the 37th best state for bu ...

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posted on
May 11th, 2012
from
Sound Politics
based in
Olympia

Sometimes he forgets

President Solyndra O'Foodstamp brought his traffic-scrambling entourage into Seattle today for a $35,000 brunch with the 99% and a $1,000 per ticket Dave Matthews concert for the other 99% of the 9 ...

posted on
May 10th, 2012
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

If Obama Were Trying To Maximize Seattle Traffic Problems, How Could He Improve Today's Fund Raising Visit?

Fortunately, I don't have to pay much attention to Seattle's traffic problems — but those who do have my sympathy — so I will pass this question on to readers who do. His fund rai ...

posted on
May 8th, 2012
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Because paying more money to subsidize inefficiency is good for you

Seattle City Light, with the support of Mayor McGinn, is proposing to raise electricity rates 4.7% annually over the next 6 years, a cumulative 32% compounded hike. Businesses, who will be on the h ...

posted on
May 7th, 2012
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

The Seattle Times Takes One Small Step Toward Fiscal Sanity

In this timid editorial, they begin by recognizing that we have a problem. Here is the problem. For four years the federal government has run a deficit of at least $1.3 trillion. The federal ...

posted on
May 7th, 2012
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Hacked for America

Long time Sound Politics reader and commenter Bill G (Palouse) points me to a story on Powerline which features his own experience with a fraudulent credit card charge from Obama for America....