The 13th amendment to the Constitution states that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” Recently I learned that wor[...]
Posts Tagged ‘WASTATE’
April 19th, 2016 - 1:06 pm § in The Ave Scene
Why WASTATE Dems are Fooling Themsleves About Our States Being Lefty
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December 30th, 2015 - 12:09 am § in Misc.
The Nazis Are Still Here in WASTATE
Jewish temple in Olympia vandalized with swastika A statue outside Olympia’s Temple Beth Hatfiloh was vandalized with a spray-painted swastika sometime Monday night or early Tuesday. THEOLYMPIAN.COM[...]
November 8th, 2015 - 12:53 pm § in Misc.
Washington State Flips Red
Reuven Carlyle. FACEBOOK I offer congratulations to the state House GOP for their effective campaigns that have brought them to virtual control of the Legislature. Washington is aligned with a national trend of overwhelming state GOP gains in legislatures. The intentional strategy of recruiting [...]
July 11th, 2015 - 8:52 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
Will WASTATE Supreme Court Find The Legislature in Contempt?
FACEBOOK Gerry Pollet I expect our Supreme Court will agree that class sizes count, and delaying reducing class sizes above 3rd grade denies a generation of their right to educational opportunity. And, same for improving teacher pay, of which Court said: nothing is more basic to basic education tha[...]
February 10th, 2015 - 1:05 am § in Schools & Colleges
Inaninity
Computer languages are form of formal logic. They have as much to do with being able to speak and read another language as Greek has to do with Klingon. Washington lawmakers want computer science to count as foreign language If bill passes, two years of comp sci would count towards university ad[...]
February 8th, 2015 - 11:14 pm § in The Ave Scene
WASTATE #1: The worst tax burden for the average citizen
1. Washington > ITEP index score: -12.6% > Effective tax rate lowest 20%: 16.8% (the highest) > Effective tax rate top 1%: 2.4% (5th lowest) > 2013 Gini coefficient (pre-tax): 0.46 (19th lowest) Washington’s score of -12.6% was the worst in the nation. The poorest 20% of families paid [...]
February 8th, 2015 - 1:08 pm § in Misc.
WASTATE: Republican Welfare
Republican Counties Are the State’s Real Welfare Queens Welfare State – Washington’s Republican counties depend on Western Washington’s money. How can they survive the state budget cuts they demand? -… thestranger.com[...]