I wonder if this event means something to the Repugnant Peribl;ican 2012 Presidential Campaign? Wouldn’t it be fascinating in Mitt or Newt “saw the light?”[...]
Archive for February, 2012
February 3rd, 2012 - 9:47 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Komen Foundation Rejoins Women’s Movement, Will Support Planned Parenthood
February 3rd, 2012 - 8:30 am § in Misc.
Of Fairy Tales and Medical School
from the NY Times OPED by VALERIE GRIBBEN TODAY, after four arduous years of examinations, graduating medical doctors will report to their residency programs. Armed with stethoscopes and scalpels, they’re preparing to lead the charge against disease in its ravaging, chimerical forms. They carry wi[...]
February 2nd, 2012 - 2:24 pm § in Misc.
California, while broke, spends $308,000,000 per execution!
from Huff Post California has rarely executed convicts since the death penalty was reinstated there in 1978, but the state has managed to spend $4 billion taxpayer dollars on capital punishment since then, according to a new cost analysis. The study, conducted over three years by a senior federal ju[...]
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:03 am § in Misc.
The Bad News From The Presidents
Last Night at the Forum. Some quick impressions Attendance from the UW was PITIFUL. Few if any students showed up and, if there were any UW faculty, I did not recognize them. This made me ask myself why was this event happening? Bruce Shepard (WWU), described the “biggest shock” fo[...]
February 2nd, 2012 - 2:14 am § in The Ave Scene
China: Seattle style
In celebration of the arrival of the Year of the Dragon, a variety of restaurants such as Fuji Bakery and Fu-Lin Ramen House will be offering $2 dishes at the Second Annual Lunar New Year Food Walk this Saturday from 11 am. While you are there … try the incredible dumplins at Shanghai Gardens [...]
February 2nd, 2012 - 1:47 am § in Politics
The Euro Bubble
The eurozone cannot survive in its current form – that is the alarming prediction of top economists and politicians of all political hues, among them the former Chancellors Alistair Darling, Nigel Lawson and Norman Lamont. READ MORE at The Independent.[...]
February 1st, 2012 - 5:00 pm § in Donald Trump, The Ave Scene
John Carlson returns to KVI
Carlson is back on the radio. update of a post from 2012 Carlson is old news now, but John Carlson once ran for governor of our state. Back in 2000, Carlson got trounced by Gary Locke, %8% to 40% in an era when one might imagine a Republican retaking the mansion in Olympia. The question […][...]
February 1st, 2012 - 10:10 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene
Literate in Seattle
By Bob Minzesheimer, USA TODAY For the second consecutive year, Washington, D.C. , is ranked as the most literate city in the country, according to an annual statistical survey to be released today. Here is the top 10 for 2011, as ranked by Central Connecticut State University President Jack Miller,[...]
URGENT: Presidents’ Mtg tonight at Town Hall
WA State Presidents Promote Higher Education Funding in Washington Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 7:00 – 9:00pm Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue. $5. I spoke with a reporter who will be attending this tonight. He asked me a lot of questions … more about areas of controversy than about the[...]