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Posts Tagged ‘Washington State’
April 19th, 2016 - 1:06 pm § in The Ave Scene
Why WASTATE Dems are Fooling Themsleves About Our States Being Lefty
Ending Tenure at the “other UW”
The University of Wisconsin was once a great University, a world leader, competitive with the best of the ivies because of its ability to attract world class faculty. That era is passing. Critical to the success of American Universities has been the principle of tenure. Tenure, as it is practi[...]
January 23rd, 2016 - 11:45 pm § in Politics
Seattle Times accuses GOP legislator of embellishing his military record
Rep. Graham Hunt (R-Orting) inflated his military record, the Seattle Times says. (Read story here.) Rep. Hunt claims to be a “wounded combat veteran.” In reality, he served in the Air National Guard in Phoenix, with a stint in Saudi Arabia during 2002-2003. His job there was security (s[...]
Teachers are trippin(g), but pay Kam right? Smh
Kam Chancellor signed a four year deal worth $28 million dollars. Chancellor was given a $5 million dollar signing bonus, and he is guaranteed to receive nearly $8 million dollars of his deal. In 2015, Chancellor will earn $4.5 million dollars, and his $100 thousand incentive check is nearly $20[...]
August 29th, 2015 - 7:55 pm § in Politics
Wildfire victim’s “Medicare moment”
Remember the guy with the sign, “Keep government’s hands off my Medicare!”? Well, this guy wearing a t-shirt that says “Lower Taxes + Less Government = More Freedom” is thanking, you guessed it, taxpayer-supported firefighters for saving his home from wildfires near Oma[...]
August 4th, 2015 - 8:46 pm § in Politics
Sawant has 49.9% in 5-way primary in election night partial returns. Good news for Banks?
After spending an estimated $400,000 of money largely from enthusiasts outside Seattle, self-proclaimed Trotskyist and Seattle City Council incumbent Kshama Sawant garnered 49.9% of the votes in a 5-candidate primary race in the returns released on election night, with Pamela Banks, her strongest c[...]
August 4th, 2015 - 2:04 pm § in Politics
Customer leaves a rude lecture about wages instead of a tip
The problem is, Seattle’s $15/hr minimum wage hasn’t phased in yet, and the bartender isn’t making $15/hr. (Nor did the customer pay “for that increase” at today’s prices.) But don’t expect people who wear their rightwing politics on their sleeve to bother w[...]
Black people, do Black Lives Matter?
Where is the Black Proganda movement? How do we expect America to think Black Lives Matter when we are doing very little to establish that fact nowadays? Our movies, filmmakers actors/actresses have to reflect that fact, and right now they do not. The black community had Mario Van Peebles, Spike Le[...]
Revenge time at WA Auditor’s Office
Troy Kelley, Washington’s elected state auditor, walked out of court a free man last month. A federal jury acquitted him of 1 charge of “making a false statement.” But the jury couldn’t agree on 14 other charges, which included theft, money laundering, and tax evasion. While[...]