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Archive for July, 2015
July 18th, 2015 - 7:46 pm § in Misc.
Of course you can make gasoline from seawater!
All you need is a ship with a big nuclear reactor and someplace to drive the car. (Click here for story.)[...]
July 18th, 2015 - 6:28 pm § in Misc.
Sawant and the mysterious “no address.”
Where does Sawant get her money? 61 % of her contributions comes either from “no address” or outside Seattle. Out of almost 1300 contributors, only 200 live in District 3![...]
July 18th, 2015 - 3:58 pm § in Misc.
Florida trailer park manager threatens to evict elderly resident for accepting food from church
Pearl Jones, 81, has lived at Caryln Estates Mobile Home Park for 31 years. She owns her trailer, but pays rent for the space. The trailer park was sold last year, and the new owners imposed this rule: If you accept food donations from a church or food bank, you’re out. So Jones, a widow w[...]
July 18th, 2015 - 2:18 pm § in Uncategorized
Rick Perry shouldn’t be president
Actually, there are lots of reasons, and Mother Jones details some of them here. Among them: He’s been indicted, his administration is marred by scandals, and he’s allowed hundreds of executions, including his disturbing handling of the Cameron Todd Willingham case. In 2011, he slashed h[...]
July 18th, 2015 - 10:37 am § in Misc.
Eid el Fitra Mubarack … عيد سعيد
The Empire State Building is lit in green July 17, 2015 in New York City to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday that marks the end of Ramadan. (AFP PHOTO/BRIGITTE DUSSEAU)[...]
July 18th, 2015 - 10:33 am § in Misc.
Dissing an American Hero
Trump On McCain’s War Record: ‘I Like People Who Weren’t Captured’[...]
July 18th, 2015 - 10:26 am § in The Ave Scene
An Architect From San Francisco Comments of the Unforseen Consequences of Seattle’s Housing Policy.
Maureen Bean Ui Lassig There is FAR more to the issue than just supplying additional dwelling units per acre. The situation here, in the SF Bay Area, is analogous to Seattle’s. We are hemmed in by the coastal hills on one side and the water on the other. All the economically feasible areas hav[...]
July 18th, 2015 - 8:22 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene
Ed Clark: A Dialog about Seattle and Neighborhoods
We are afraid that the quality of life of Seattle single-family neighborhoods will be destroyed. Edward Alan Clark I just heard the most asinine comment in a KUOW discussion about why single-family home owners don’t want duplexes and triplexes built next to them: ‘they think it will [...]
July 17th, 2015 - 8:12 pm § in Misc.
Boeing warns lithium-ion batteries can destroy planes
Boeing has warned airlines against carrying bulk shipments of lithium-ion batteries, used in cellphones etc., because they “can cause fires capable of destroying the planes.” The FAA agrees the batteries are a fire risk. Click here for story. Guess what missing Malaysian Airlines MH370 h[...]