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Archive for July, 2017
July 21st, 2017 - 8:30 am § in The Ave Scene
WHY I OPPOSE PROP 1
If Prop. 1 were a character in a novel, the genre would be picaresque, like “Don Quixote” — lurching from one misadventure to another toward its fate. .. Seattle Times Proposition 1 is on our ballot. It would add a .1% sales tax and use that money to “support the arts.” That so[...]
July 21st, 2017 - 8:27 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
Israel/Palestine: What Might Have Been
The Arabs’ Historic Mistakes in Their Interactions with Israel by Fred Maroun We Arabs managed our relationship with Israel atrociously, but the worst of all is the ongoing situation of the Palestinians. Our worst mistake was in not accepting the United Nations partition plan of 1947. Perhaps [...]
July 21st, 2017 - 1:52 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: 7/21
Steve Bannon:Once dubbed ‘The Great Manipulator,’ Trump’s senior adviser steps back in bid to save his job. Palestinians killed as Al-Aqsa protests rage One in eight people Trump voters want to change their votes! Is China afraid of Liu Xiaobo’s legacy? Poll: Clinton’s [...]
July 21st, 2017 - 12:59 am § in The Ave Scene
Identity Politics
My wife and I just paid our annual dues at a Jewish liberal group. New to the form was a request that include our “pronouns.” I think the choices were He, She, or They,. I guess It is out? OK, I see that people have all kinds of rights to choose an identity, but the […][...]
July 20th, 2017 - 8:09 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Wastate to halt all state construction?
Negotiations collapse, $4B construction budget unlikely as Washington Legislature enters final day[...]
July 20th, 2017 - 1:39 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: 7/20
32 Million More Would Be Uninsured Under The Latest Senate Health Care Bill On the 75th anniversary of the detention of more than 13,000 people at the Vélodrome d’Hiver (Vél d’Hiv) in Paris, Macron underscores France’s guilt for WWII roundup of Jews Tomb of King Tutankhamun’s wife�[...]
July 20th, 2017 - 1:14 am § in Misc.
This ain’t governing!
TRUMP TO THE ORIGINAL AMERICANS: FU This exchange is between Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) and Michael D. Weahkee, acting director of the Indian Health Service (IHS), about IHS’s budget which, like other federally-funded human services, is facing cuts under Trump. Read story here.[...]
PHOTOGRAPHY: Lady in the Paddy
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