I read an opinion in the Tacoma News Tribune a couple weeks ago titled “The Staggering Cost of Delay“. It was about how a group led by Jim Ellis in 1968 tried to get an initiative passed to build light rail in the Puget Sound. Making the decision then would have cost the residents here substantially . . . → Read More: A Day Late and a Dollar Short
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In Washington State, except for Pierce County, voters are forced to vote by mail. I don’t have a problem with people using absentee ballots if they are unable to get to the polls to vote. But I am, and have been, a proponent of voting at a polling place. Here’s why: Sense of community: standing in line . . . → Read More: Make Your Vote Count: Wait for the Facts Campaign season seems to last, well, forever. Not just the current presidential campaign, but local campaigns also. As far as I can determine, there are 2 reasons for campaign yard signs: Create name recognition Shortly after last year’s fall elections I noticed dozens of campaign signs for Calvin Goings showing up . . . → Read More: Campaign Blight |
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September 4, 2010, 5:24 am
 Cloudy 57°Freal feel: 57°F
current pressure: 30 in
humidity: 87%
wind speed: 2 mph SSE
sunrise: 6:33
sunset: 19:46
Forecast September 4, 2010
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Mostly sunny 66°F wind speed: 11 mph WSW night
Partly cloudy with showers 48°F wind speed: 9 mph S More forecast...
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