How many of us pay attention to the politician’s moves BEFORE they impact us. Politico has a very important piece on the two new people appointed by the Dept of Education to oversee higher education. Neither Ted Mitchell, nominee for undersecretary of education, nor the administration’[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Seattle Scene’
December 4th, 2013 - 11:50 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
Ignorance of what the politicians do is no excuse!
Davey Jones: A Seaman comments on Boeing’s Treatment of Machinists.
The next time you’re in a 737 descending from 36,000 feet to a landing, take a moment and consider that the aircraft is a collection of over 300.000 parts, if you happen to be on a 747 there are over 6,000,000 parts. Many of those parts are things like rivets, screws wires, or seat cushions,[...]
November 29th, 2013 - 12:31 pm § in The Ave Scene
BARGAINS: awesomeness Hauunukah Gift from Microsoft
Surface RT Tablet (32GB) for $169.99 shipped. with keyboard-enhanced Touch Cover for $39.99 (just scroll down ). full one-year warranty. Awfully tempting![...]
BREAKING NEWS:The Democrats and Teachers Union Push Court to Rule For Class Based Schools
The AP reports that a King County Superior Court judge is scheduled to hear oral arguments today over the constitutionality of Washington’s new charter school law. The case is being brought by the teachers unions acting with “coalition of parents, educators and community groups.” W[...]
BREAKING NEWS: Gary Locke Resigns
Washington State’s Former Governor, The US ambassador to China, resigns The U.S. ambassador to China, Gary Locke, whose term began in August 2011, said on Wednesday he will step down from his role early next year for personal reasons. He was the first Chinese-American to take the role. Mr. Lo[...]
November 18th, 2013 - 4:27 am § in Misc.
Sould the UW Privatize and Leave Washington? Ask Mr. Balmer
Tim Egan’s has a very critical comment on Boeing’s decision to have other sates build on a lace tom build the 777x. His comment was inevitable once Boeing moved its home offices to Chicago. Boeing is now a global entity with no more loyalty to Washington State than it does to buil[...]
November 14th, 2013 - 1:27 am § in The Ave Scene
BREAKING NEWS: Bye, bye Boeing
Boeing workers reject plan linked to 777X in Wash. SEATTLE (AP) – Despite warnings that production of Boeing’s next generation 777 plane could go to another state, machinists in the Northwest voted to reject a contract proposal late Wednesday that would have exchanged concessions for dec[...]
November 11th, 2013 - 9:31 am § in Misc.
The Tsunami Is Coming to Washington
A “tsunami of aging” is coming to our state. AARP Washington state director Doug Shadel said the percentage of Evergreen State residents 65 or older will grow from 12 percent today to 20 percent by 2030. Read more here:[...]
November 7th, 2013 - 12:26 pm § in The Ave Scene
Nov 7 Norm Rice Elected Mayor of Seattle
Rice wins election as Seattle’s first African American mayor on November 7, 1989. | We voted for Norm . The thing that is so hard to remember now is that the issues surrounding him were not race but conservatism. In that era, conservatives might be republicans and some wonder[...]
Seattle elects “socialist “to city council
The national media is at it again. .. those stupid, science denying Seattleites When Seattle elected Norm Rice, a moderate banker as mayor, the national media paraded Norm because his skin was black. Now e have elected someone with tawny skin (no longer so interesting to the media) but she calls h[...]