The Times must be getting early access to all that free pot. This is about a fifth of the subscription price that we already pay to the NY Times BUT the New York Times does have content, the Seattle Times is only useful if I want to read press releases from the UW Huskies, the […][...]
Archive for January, 2014
January 28th, 2014 - 3:13 am § in America, The Ave Scene
The Seattle Times Wants $52 a Year to Read Their Thin Treacle?
January 27th, 2014 - 4:24 pm § in Misc.
No Taxes for NFL
NO TAXES! The NFL is not for profit! With a commissioner Roger Goodell paid $29.5 million to run the organization, the NFL gave away went to the NFL Hall of Fame! That is “charitable donations” of $2.3 million out of $255 million in 2012. Richard Friedman reports that “thank[...]
January 27th, 2014 - 2:15 pm § in The Ave Scene
SUPERBOWLS: Who pays for the bras?
Seattle’s issues with the superbowl! THE SEAGAL PROBLEM WHO PAYS FOR THEIR HEALTH CARE?????????? WHY ARE THERE NO TRANGENDER SEAGALS ? WILL THEY GET SEATTLE’S MINIMUM WAGE?? ARE PROSTITUTES BETTER PAID? Next Sunday my wife wi[...]
January 27th, 2014 - 6:38 am § in America
PRESIDENT ROMNEY: Preparing for the 2016 debates
Faced with a challenge from his own party not seen since McCarthy and Bobby Kennedy challenged Lyndon Johnson, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus has expressed a desire to change the debate process before President Romney and his Republican challengers meet in debate. “We [...]
January 27th, 2014 - 4:30 am § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
UPDATE: A Response to OpEds on GWU
Public-University Group Offers Alternative to Obama’s College-Rating Plan This article in The Chronicle raises the very important issue of standards. Sadly, while this debate is being focused n universities tha[...]
CHINA: What the wealthy eat
From the Gobal Post: At a restaurant in Burma, a Chinese waitress points to three creatures, balled up in metal cages on the pavement. She describes the balled up animals as “pangolin” ..a delicacy only the wealthy can afford. According to the International Union for Conservation o[...]
O’Reilly and Hannity : Without “Colbert Report,” They will run free>>>>????
Or so says Salon![...]
January 26th, 2014 - 2:52 pm § in Misc.
How Is It That Lawyers Are Never Charged With Perjury?
More than one corporate lawyer I know has told me that they appear in court and take stands that they know are based on false facts. One such attorney told me that she represented the tobacco companies and knowingly lied to the court about facts. I have also had similar conversations with divorce [...]
January 26th, 2014 - 11:45 am § in Misc.
WISCONSIN: Can Republicans Govern?
Scott Walker’s Impressive Record in Wisconsin Keep an open mind! The state of Wisconsin’s unemployment rate is falling and Governor Scott Walker ended the year with a $912 million state surplus. Now Walker is proposing tax cuts to spend the surplus. Of course Walker is being lauded by t[...]
SOUTH CAROLINA: THE Ave may win an assault rifle!
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