Jeanette Burrage is a moralizing rightwinger who, as a King County Superior Court judge, threatened female attorneys with contempt if they wore pants in her courtroom. These antics earned her the moniker “skirts judge.” Voters evicted her from that position in 2000, and refused to elect [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Washington State’
April 16th, 2015 - 3:10 pm § in Politics
The Washington State Budget: Democrats vs. Republicans
Graphic from Sen. Maralyn Chase’s newsletter (click on image to enlarge) [...]
April 15th, 2015 - 4:46 pm § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
A huge Loss to The UW!
Reading the recent to and fro on the AAUP listserv about students using Facebook or Tweeting in class, I was put into a bit of a reverie by learning of the passing of legendary history professor Jon Bridgman. His death leaves a huge hole in the UW firmament. I remember coming here and being urge[...]
March 27th, 2015 - 7:45 am § in America, The Ave Scene
APARTHEID IN WASTATE
Liberals and conservatives in WASTATE think this is a liberal state. Data like this, however, argue otherwise. It seems to me that the State and especially Seattle have effectively spread cosmetics over our problem by creating affluent, self satisfied mainstream communities while African Americans, [...]
Get money, but don’t exploit!
Autonomy and Entrepreneurship are positive components of African American urban male street culture. There is absolutely nothing wrong with young African American men not wanting to conform to society’s standards. African American males are not wrong for wanting to start businesses and wanting[...]
March 13th, 2015 - 10:12 am § in America, The Ave Scene
African American males have to broaden our Cultural Spectrum
One of the main obstacles in the way of employment for African American males is the public school system and the urban street culture mentality that a poor education system perpetuates. Poor public education does not prepare kids intellectually which makes it very tough to gain access to higher e[...]
March 11th, 2015 - 12:10 pm § in America, The Ave Scene
Sad day
A good friend, who will go unnamed in this piece out of respect to his loved ones, passed away. I always find myself thinking, why am I still here after I hear about a childhood friend or former teammate being murdered or locked up in prison? What did I do to be fortunate enough to […][...]
March 5th, 2015 - 5:40 pm § in America, The Ave Scene
So, Do The Cougars Want $14,000,000 a Year to Seed Fund Raising?
The key to this OP-ED in the Seattle Times is Mr. Gardner’s assertion that public money can stimulate private donations. Is this realistic for a Cougar School of Medicine? Special To Seattle Times As a vice president at Washington State University with a background in business and academia, [...]
March 2nd, 2015 - 10:35 pm § in Environment, The Ave Scene
Nobody Drives to Work IN Seattle?
Only 31% of people who work in downtown Seattle drive alone to work. That is a continuing decrease from an estimated 50% in 2000, 35% in 2010, and 34% in 2012. [...]
Actions speak louder than skin color
What is the significance of a black person becoming the top law enforcement official if they do nothing different than their white predecessors? Loretta Lynch, a black woman, is set to become the new US Attorney General. Some black people that I have talked to about her, seem to be excited. Not[...]