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posted on
February 15th, 2013
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Felix & Howard Get Paid

"One happy King." So reads the St. Valentine's Day headline in a Seattle Times' sports page article on Felix Hernandez's new seven-year $175 million contract. Twenty-five million per year for pitch ...

posted on
February 14th, 2013
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Al Gore's choice Al Jazeera calls for death for apostasy against Islam

Albert Gore, Jr. is coming to Seattle Thursday. He has been in the news because he sold his Current TV to Al Jazeera. He says he chose them because they do such a good job on news and his partner.. ...

posted on
February 11th, 2013
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Hope Backs Universal Background Check Bill

State Rep. Mike Hope (R-44) is a co-sponsor of H.B. 1588, which would subject all firearm transfers to background checks, effectively making it illegal for me to sell a gun to my dad or brother unl ...

posted on
February 6th, 2013
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Where the action is on education reform

The Washington Senate, led by Democrats Senators Tom and Sheldon and all the Republicans, is having substantial discussions about improving lower education and raising funding (used to be K-12, now ...

posted on
January 28th, 2013
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Stop Living in Fear

I hear all the time from anti-gun folks that people who "cling" to their guns (and religion) are living in fear. In my experience, it's precisely the opposite. I don't live in any sort of fear. But ...

posted on
January 27th, 2013
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Burning Batteries, Boeing, And Japan, Inc.

New York Times columnist James Stewart wonders whether those burning batteries on Boeing's Dreamliner might be a result of the tacit bargain Boeing has made with Japan. In the column, Stewart argue ...

posted on
January 27th, 2013
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Know Your Neoconservatives

For years, the principal neoconservative journal was the Public Interest. It has ceased publication, but the back issues can be found here. Anyone who wants to understand the neoconservatives ...

posted on
January 26th, 2013
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Noncitizens registered to vote in Washington

Washington is registering non-citizens to vote. Why? A Canadian citizen with green card residing in Washington received a voter registration card. Why? We don't know in which county, etc., this hap ...

posted on
January 18th, 2013
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Congratulations To Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn

His city has moved up 14 places in the Orkin index, and is now 13th on the Orkin list of 50 American cities with bedbug infestations. How seriously should we take this index? Not very. ...

posted on
January 17th, 2013
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Answer To Monday's Problem

I had thought the answer was obvious, but some commenters failed to see it, so I suppose I should explain. Which reminds, me, naturally, of an old joke. A very famous mathematician was explaining a ...