New food banks pop up in unexpected place: the UW The idea of college students living on cheap Ramen noodles has become a trope. But officials on the UW campus say a surprising number are struggling to balance costs, and flocking to a new food-bank program. By Claudia Rowe Seattle Times staff report[...]
Archive for November, 2016
November 20th, 2016 - 1:31 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Quotes of the Founders
“The American states have gone far in assisting the progress of truth; but they have stopped short of perfection. They ought to have given every honest citizen an equal right to enjoy his religion and an equal title to all civil emoluments, without obliging him to tell his religion. Every interfer[...]
November 20th, 2016 - 1:10 am § in Misc.
Call Paul, Support Obamacare
Paul Ryan is conducting a phone poll on the ACA (Obamacare), hoping to hear overwhelming popular opposition to it. If you would like to express your support for the Affordable Care Act, call (202) 225-3031. Press 2 to weigh in on the issue. You’ll hear a brief recording about HR-3762, Paul Rya[...]
November 19th, 2016 - 11:49 am § in America
Gettysburg
THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS: Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great Civil War, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived an[...]
November 19th, 2016 - 10:55 am § in The Ave Scene
WWSD AFTER TRUMP
Afer campaigning for a year against Mrs. Clinton, Seattle Trotskyite City Council person … wants us to boycott Trump’s election[...]
November 19th, 2016 - 9:20 am § in Misc.
The Battle of Mosul
IRAQI TROOPS FACE STIFF RESISTANCE FROM IS IN EASTERN MOSULMOSUL, Iraq (AP) – Iraqi troops faced stiff resistance Saturday from Islamic State militants as they pushed deeper into eastern Mosul, backed by aerial support from the U.S.-led international coalition, a senior military commander said[...]
November 19th, 2016 - 9:05 am § in America, Donald Trump
AFTER TRUMP: Hamilton Cast Stands Up To Trump/Pence
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November 19th, 2016 - 4:06 am § in Misc.
Susan Goding on Proportional Voting
Howard Dean’s Oped in the NY Times Promotes Ranked Choice Voting. The headline makes it seem like a proportional voting is a narrower issue than it really is. Proportional voting would create more partisan and racial diversity on city and county council and school boards. District elections ma[...]
November 19th, 2016 - 1:20 am § in Misc.
The Bigger Threat to Labor: ROBOTS
Foxconn has deployed 40,000 robots in its factories in mainland China as it aims to reduce the number of workers at its plants creating digital devices. Dai Chia-peng, general manager of the automation technology development committee of Foxconn, said during an interview with local Chinese media tha[...]
November 18th, 2016 - 9:29 pm § in Misc.
Our Nonfunctional City Council 2
Jordan Royer FACEBOOK (Oct 10) Fantastic day celebrating the dedication of the new building for the Seattle Maritime Academy in the heart of Ballard. The Academy is part of the Seattle Central College and supported by $20 million from the state. College President Sheila Edwards Lange was there as w[...]