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Archive for February, 2018
February 20th, 2018 - 11:22 am § in Uncategorized
This assault weapon ban didn’t need legislative action.
In less than a week, Scott Pappalardo’s viral video has garnered nearly 17 million views.[...]
Idaho senator berates students for lobbying him
Dan Foreman, an Idaho state senator, berated a group of University of Idaho students who drove 300 miles to meet with him and other legislators about two pending bills relating to birth control and sex education. Instead of listening to them, Foreman angrily ranted against abortion and threatened to[...]
February 20th, 2018 - 8:25 am § in The Ave Scene
More evidence HQ2 for Amazon will be in Philadelphia
Amazon’s movement into healthcare makes the choice of Philadelphia for Amazon’s HQ2 look even more clear. Today’s piece in the Seattle Times about Amazon’s increased investments in healthcare makes my suggestion that the choice for HQ2 will be Philadelphia clear. Amazon[...]
February 19th, 2018 - 1:21 am § in Christianity, Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: The 60th Anniversary of the Death of a Seattle Martyr
Riddle me this .. the founding Governor of our state, Isaac Stephens, wrote in his diary that he knew that putting the indigenes of this land into reservations would kill them off. Governor Stephens was a devout Christian, do you suppose he went to his death (as a civil war hero) knowing he was forg[...]
February 18th, 2018 - 5:09 pm § in Misc.
Rick Gates agrees to plead guilty and testify against Paul Manafort
Rick Gates, a longtime business partner of indicted Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort who also served as deputy chairman of Trump’s campaign and inaugural committee, has agreed to plead guilty and testify against Manafort in exchange for a lighter prison sentence on fraud charges, the Los A[...]