by LeCerveau, 12:18 PM
What's next? Re-education concentration camps?
JAIL TIME
by 47thDistrictVoterForTruth, 08:45 AM
Jim Berrios will make an excellent mayor in Kent. He has proven his commitment to the community through his years of service on the Kent School Board, and he has demonstrated management and business acuity through his proprietorship of the Golden Steer. And most importantly in this economy, he will be good for business in Kent. Look at the number of Realtors, contractors, and small business owners on his list of endorsements. If they didn't think Mr. Berrios would be good for their business, you can bet they would be backing the incumbent.
Moreover, Suzette Cooke is a...Read the rest >>
by 6p01053690976c970c, 02:07 AM
Just over a year ago, nine state troopers were put on paid "administrative leave," after it was discovered that they had submitted fake diplomas from diploma mills in order to qualify for raises. The nine, along with their monthly salaries (according to the Tacoma News Tribune state salary database):
Christopher Sweet....$6354
Robert Brusseau........6230
Jason Linn.................6230
Garbriel Olson............5311
Bryan Ensley..............5311
Spike Unruh...............5311
John McMillan..............5417
Dennis Tardiff.............5311
Daniel Mann................5526
The average salary is just about $68,000 per year. A tenth trooper, James Hotaling apparently was on military duty at the time. He resigned...Read the rest >>
by 6p0120a69aa965970c, 01:51 PM
Dow Constantine's latest attack ad crosses a line with journalists. It is (at last) becoming clear, even to the professional journalists in our region, that there is no bridge Constantine won't burn in his quest for power. In a post on the Seattle Times' editorial page staff blog, Ed Cetera, Kate Riley sounds an ominous warning regarding Constantine's tortured use of out of context material from the state public affairs network TVW. In doing this, Constantine does something that no other politician (save the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's similar violation on behalf of Darcy Burner). It is made...Read the rest >>
by 6p0120a644c0b7970b, 11:06 AM
I have been reading this blog since it was created, and I am an avid follower of local, state, national and International politics. I am a native Seattleite and small business owner and I have never worked in a paid or voluntary capacity for any political party. Over the years I have watched the deterioration that has taken place in the political arena with a heavy heart.
Following is an email exchange that took place between myself and a representative named Susan Sheary of the Washington State Democrat Party yesterday.
I might have been a bit harsh and...Read the rest >>
by 6p0120a6426185970b, 04:04 PM
Former staff member to Bob Ferguson and Shoreline City Council candidate, Shari Tracey, used King County pet license information to create a mailing that arriving on October 24, 2009 for dog lovers. Her campaign treasurer made a public records request to access all dog owners in the City of Shoreline to reach these folks as her target. On October 26, 2009 Bob Ferguson was a co-sponsor of the legislation to close down King County Animal Control Services, shutting down the animal shelter program and ending animal control services to suburban cities. Shoreline is one of the suburban cities left in...Read the rest >>