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Conservative Northwest: Portland Junior Hockey

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:05:22 -0500

Okay, so we like to brag on our kids. As proud parents it’s only natural, right? My stepson (10) has been playing hockey since he could walk. Currently he plays on the “Squirt” rep team (ages 9 and 10) for the Portland Junior Hawks. Now the Junior Hawks- like the Winterhawk [...]

City Comforts: Oh yeah?

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:52:11 -0500

App Store Is a Game Changer for Apple and Cellphone IndustryApp fever has even prompted cities like New York and San Francisco to open reservoirs of city data to the public to spur software developers to [...]

Huckleberries Online: Wake Forest 34, Gonzaga 33 (Half)

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:55:03 -0500

Gonzaga's Robert Sacre, foreground, tries to drive against Wake Forest's Al-Farouq Aminu in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane today. ESPN boxscore here. AND: Jim Meehan's Sportslink story here. (AP Photo/Rajah Bose)

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Upper Left: From the "Don't panic" file...

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Mike Lux sheds some (ahem) light over at Open Left, offering sage counsel for following the health insurance (or most any other) debate in Congress. It's all good, but these last bits deserve widespread repetition and attention... 5. Don't assume that anything in either the Senate or House bill' [...]

Slog: Wait 'Till Next Year

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:54:47 -0500

AP:

Two of Congress's three openly gay members said Saturday that the U.S. House is poised to pass bills to provide health coverage for the same-sex partners of gay federal workers and to protect all gay and transgender employees from job discrimination. Speaking to an international conference of gay politicians [...]

The Otter Limits: New Leadership

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:33:00 -0500

Stolen from The McCarville Report. Thanks Mike!

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Slog: You Should Go to Urban Craft Uprising Tomorrow

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:34:51 -0500

I went to Urban Craft Uprising today and pretty much cleaned up on my Christmas shopping* all at once. I bought a stitched cameo and a felted flower from Mucho Design, an adorable wee watercolor painting from Cakespy, a baby bib from [...]

Clark County Politics: Jeers to the morons at the Columbian for slamming the voters of Clark County over R71

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:01:00 -0500

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In what seems like one of the usual, and therefore, pathetic, efforts by John Laird in his babbling editorial; that scumbag again takes the opportunity to slam the majority of people in the region his despicable rag of a paper serves who were wise enough to oppose the institutional [...]

Silenced Majority Portal: "Write Like Sarah Palin" Contest at SLATE

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:57:00 -0500

Some entries: "The minute I was on that stage in Florida with all those lights in my eyes and the smell of Alaska still on my fingertips and my family, too, all around out there, I was where I dreamed..." [...]

Silenced Majority Portal: Naked PETA Crucifix Photo

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:51:00 -0500

It's pretty nice looking! [...]

Slog: What Daily Life Looks Like for Amanda Knox Now

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:41:56 -0500

Guardian:

Amanda Knox returned to her cell in Capanne prison on Friday night with one crumb of comfort: the jury that handed her a 26-year sentence for fatally stabbing Meredith Kercher rejected a request by prosecutors that she serve the first nine months of her sentence in isolation during daylight [...]

Ridenbaugh Press: Commission cut

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:43:23 -0500

There’s periodic talk of this, of getting rid of any number of state boards and commissions. It gets mentioned a lot more than it happens. It’s begun to happen in Washington state, where Governor Chris Gregoire has now ordered an end to 17 state boards and commissions. She also asked for [...]

Slog: The Hypothetical Timeline of Knox's Murder of Meredith Kercher

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:22:03 -0500

For those who have not seen it, this is the hypothetical timeline of Meredith's murder—it was presented on November 21, by the Public Prosecutor Manuela Commodi.

15:48 (November 1, 2007): Meredith texts her English friends that she will be late from her meeting with them.

16:00 - Meredith leaves the house in' [...]

Sound Politics: Global Warming Update (LII)

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:42:00 -0500

State government faces a $2.6 billion budget shortfall, but instead of staying home to figure out how to cut spending and not raise taxes, Mrs. Gregoire is jetting off on a junket to Copenhagen for the 40,584 tons of CO2... [...]

Slog: Coming This Monday to Central Cinema

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:56:42 -0500

The Seattle Times' Moira MacDonald weighs in on the impressive awfulness of Madonna's film work here.

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The Pajamahadin: What Is North Korea Without Fear?

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:40:00 -0500

North Koreans protesting against their government? Unheard of. This government has ruled through terror for so long, one has to wonder what it will mean when its citizens are no longer fearful. [...]

Clark County Politics: So.... what do leftists David Letterman and Max Baucus (D Senator from Montana) have in common?

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:10:00 -0500

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Why, they both screwed their staff.

Except Baucus, as a token of his appreciation, nominated HIS girlfriend, a staffer also his State Director, as US Attorney for his home state, Montana. That they live together in DC, and did so before Baucus was divorced from his LAST [...]

HorsesAss.Org: Surprise! Reichert wrong on stimulus

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:05:50 -0500

Number of comments: 10

Over at Publicola, Erica documents Rep. Dave Reichert’s many public statements in opposition to President Obama’s economic stimulus package, which, drawing upon his vast expertise as an economist sheriff, Reichert has repeatedly predicted would fail at its primary goal: creating jobs.

Oops.

This week, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released a [...]

Silenced Majority Portal: Paris Museums on Strike

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:57:00 -0500

In America, we are losing museum jobs daily—just this week, the Newseum in New York had to cut 13 percent of its staff—but we have yet to think of staging a mass protest about it. Leave that to the French... [...]

Silenced Majority Portal: Glenn Beck's "Christmas Sweater" Flops - Just 17 Tickets Sold in NY & Boston

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:51:00 -0500

Think Progress » Beck’s ‘Christmas Sweater’ flops in major cities, just 17 tickets sold in New York and Boston. What a loser! It was simulcast two nights ago all over the country. While it performed better in the south and... [...]

Silenced Majority Portal: Pink Glove Dance

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:50:00 -0500

This happens to be a branch of my workplace! I say we have a flash mob! [...]

NW Republican: The Union News - Week in Review

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:16:00 -0500

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Here's a selection of videos from The Union News posts last week. For all the posts that day, click on the date. December 4. No social justice for SEIU hate-crime victim Kenneth Gladney gets... [...]

Slog: Day 4: Mike McGinn and Dow Constantine and Pete Holmes Can be Bought!

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:11:34 -0500

David BelisleThat's right.

For the proper price this holiday season you can purchase 45 minutes of city-shaking time with incoming mayor Mike McGinn. (During which time you shall get to drink with—and have your political t-shirt wardrobe helped by—hizzoner. What an honor!) Go ahead, spend the' [...]

Clark County Politics: There's Something REALLY wrong with this: WWII veteran, homeowners group at odds over flagpole

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:09:00 -0500

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty on 23 May 1944, near Carano, Italy. With his platoon heavily engaged during an assault against forces well entrenched on commanding ground, 2d Lt. Barfoot (then Tech. Sgt.) moved off alone [...]

Sound Politics: Senator Patty Murray's 2010 Republican Opponent?

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:08:00 -0500

Almost three decades ago, when Washington State was Red, Republicans held both Senate seats with Slade Gorton who upset Warren Magnuson in 1980 and Dan Evans who was appointed in 1983 due to the death of Henry Jackson. Gorton lost... [...]

Slog: Today The Stranger Suggests

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Music

Jose Bold

Five or six Christmases ago, John Osebold—the bandleader of "Awesome"—realized he was cash-poor but rich in songs, and recorded an album in his bedroom as his present to people. He's maintained the tradition, festooning his "December" albums with audio samples from the previous year' [...]

HorsesAss.Org: Advance Directives

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:48:29 -0500

Number of comments: 10

Two weeks ago, I posted about the directive given by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops that requires hospitals and hospices to override the end-of-life wishes of patients in certain circumstances.

In the comments, Joel Connelly crawled up my ass, telling me that I needed to contact [...]

Slog: Reading Today: Dickinson Scholar Alert!

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:18:45 -0500

There's a lot going on today, including a talk about foraging for food at the Hotel 1000 and an open mic.

The Hugo House is hosting something called the Write-O-Rama. For 24 hours, the House is hosting a pledge drive that features "more than 40 one-hour [writing] workshops," [...]

Upper Left: One more time for them Dawgs.

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:03:00 -0500

Cal's a tough way to finish a tough season. I'm hoping - it's the friendly confines, after all, and the team's pretty healthy - but not too hopeful. Woof anyway, though. Go get one, guys.

Oh me of little faith.

WASHINGTON 42, Cal 10
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HorsesAss.Org: Open thread

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:20:55 -0500

Number of comments: 10

Dr. Rachel Maddow with an academic treatise on the origins of “teabaggers”:

(There are some fifty more clips from the past week in politics at Hominid Views.)

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City Comforts: Columbia lost eminent domain case. But did it?

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:16:31 -0500

Number of comments: 0

At first glance it looks as if Columbia lost: Land Seizure for Columbia Expansion Ruled Unconstitutional!

But it didn't really.

There is an urban design element to this issue which should not be ignored. All that happens (if this decision is upheld) is that Columbia may' [...]

City Comforts: Columbia lost eminent domain case. But did it?

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:16:30 -0500

Number of comments: 0
At first glance it looks as if Columbia lost: Land Seizure for Columbia Expansion Ruled Unconstitutional!But it didn't really. There is an urban design element to this issue which should not be ignored.Should this decision be upheld Columbia would only be prevented from' [...]

Sound Politics: Moon at sunrise

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:15:00 -0500

This month's full Moon at sunrise. Pretty nice. Click to enlarge. But last month's photo was more dramatic. Both were taken from the Key Peninsula looking west over Case Inlet, which is a branch of Puget Sound west of... [...]

NW Republican: CRUtape letters

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:11:00 -0500

Number of comments: 3
The definitive piece on how the scientific community has behaved leading up to the CRUtape letters incident has been written by Steven Hayward. As in the furor over Dan Rather's fabricated documents... [...]

City Comforts: Use abatement rather than eminent domain if you are sincerely concerned about "blight"

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:04:20 -0500

Number of comments: 0

The superstar of anti-eminent domain battles, Atlantic Yards Report, comments on my comment concerning [...]

Sound Politics: ObamaCare: Government will be able to kick you off your health care plan

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:03:00 -0500

Congressman Henry Waxman clarifies it. In this stunning YouTube video he explains how under ObamaCare the government would have the power to "suspend" the enrollment of any American in any health care plan, that is, kick you off your plan.... [...]

Slog: The Morning News: Family, Robots, Adultery and the Public Option

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:47:57 -0500

Posted by news intern Sarah Lloyd.

Blame Italy: "[N]ational identity is putting a xenophobic twist on support for Amanda Knox," who was sentenced to 26 years in prison yesterday for murder.

Maurice Clemmons's Sister: Taken into custody for allegedly helping suspected cop killer elude police.

Sketchy and Sad: A Moses' [...]

The Pajamahadin: How Stupid Is Max Baucus?

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:21:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
This stupid.

Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus’ office confirmed late Friday night that the Montana Democrat was carrying on an affair with his state office director, Melodee Hanes, when he nominated her to be U.S. attorney in Montana.

According to a source familiar with their relationship, [...]

The Pajamahadin: How Ignorant and Misguided Can Charles Schumer Be?

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:20:00 -0500

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This stupid. [...]

The Pajamahadin: What If Saul Alinskey Were President?

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:45:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
His Afghan policy would look a lot like Obama's.' [...]

Huckleberries Online: Wild Card/Saturday -- 12.5.09

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:40:26 -0500

Gonzaga's back in action this afternoon when they welcome the always tough Wake Forest Demon Deacons to the McCarthey Center. Jim Meehan provides a pre-game story on Sportslink here. Meanwhile, North Idaho basketball teams showed Spokane counterparts Friday night that the kids can the sticks can play. Coeur d'Alene' [...]

Huckleberries Online: Winter Scenes

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:35:00 -0500

A snow-covered white tail deer eyes passing cars for a handout Thursday afternoon near the Beyond Hope Resort near Hope, Idaho. The area is a wildlife preserve where deer roam the country roads and occasionally approach passersby looking for a snack. (Jesse Tinsley/SR)

For more winter scenes, see the Spokesman-Review [...]

Huckleberries Online: Lewiston Blocks Students Blog Site

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:25:40 -0500

Item: Lewiston High students respond to censure: Students get First Amendment lesson after school district blocks Web site/Kerri Sandaine, Lewiston Tribune

More Info: The blog violated district policies regarding anonymity, said Principal Bob Donaldson. Anonymity is not allowed on the online network, because the district believes individuals must be 100 percent responsible [...]

Huckleberries Online: Brotherly Loves Lasting

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:25:10 -0500

Lasting marriages run in the Fels family. In November, Gene and Evelyn “Evie” Fels celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary. Gene’s brother Wilbert “Joe” Fels and his wife, Nora, celebrated their 64th anniversary in May. A festive feeling permeated Gene and Evie’s Spokane Valley home when the two couples met to discuss their enduring [...]

Huckleberries Online: Baucus Nominated Galpal For Job

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:20:37 -0500

Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., talks with reporters after a meeting on health care reform in this September file photo in Washington. A spokesman for Baucus said late Friday the Montana Democrat was in a romantic relationship with the woman he nominated for U.S. attorney. Billings Gazette story here. (AP [...]

Huckleberries Online: 3 Badly Injured In Post Falls Accident

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:15:49 -0500

Two Post Falls drivers and a 13YO passenger in one vehicle were injured when they were involved in a head-on collision at Mullan Avenue and Henry Street in Post Falls Thursday morning. Preliminary evidence indicates that John Watson, 59, suffered a "medical episode" that caused him to crash [...]

Huckleberries Online: A Close Tri-Cities Encounter w/Sarah

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:10:06 -0500

As we were standing in line waiting, someone told us Sarah was greeting people from the back of the line. I, at first, dismissed it as a crowd rumor, but then a guy showed me a picture of Sarah on his iPhone! My daughter was texting all her friends in excitement. [...]

Huckleberries Online: JeanieS: Tea, Apathy & A Little Sloth

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:05:33 -0500

Oh, my God! It's happened! In just two weeks of unemployment, I have digressed to a new low of uninhibited disorganization and total disregard for structure and rules and standards. Take baths, for instance. I mean, I find it absolutely unnecessary to actually “take a bath” every single day. Who cares? Mechanic [...]

The Pajamahadin: Climate Totalitarians Exposed

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:01:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

Would scientists really lie to advance their careers or their point of view? Perhaps a better question is: Would a totalitarian lie to advance a political agenda? Well, considering the crimes that totalitarians have committed to advance their causes in the past, a totalitarian who [...]

Huckleberries Online: Heller: A Xmas Greeting For All

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:00:35 -0500

Joe Heller/Hellertoons

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Upper Left: When I say random...

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:14:00 -0500

...I mean it. Ten for today...Clarence Garlow - New Bon-Ton Roula
Red Meat - Lolita
George Jones - Choices
Peter, Paul & Mary - Freight Train
Jerry Lee Lewis - The Lewis Boogie
Dana Lyons - Swimmin' In The Big
Chris Ledoux & Garth Brooks - Whatcha Gonna Do With' [...]

Hominid Views: Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:58:27 -0500

Young Turks: Epic! Billboard! Fail!.

Maddow: How the tea party movement became the teabaggers:

Jon interviews Thomas Friedman (via OneGoodMove).

ONN: Zombie Reagan raised from the grave.

Palin Around with Crazy:

Young Turks: Palin’s Birfer tendencies . Palin tries to distance herself from her own Birfer comments. Palin [...]

HorsesAss.Org: Going full Joe

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:40:34 -0500

Number of comments: 10

It seems that the “Congressman from the Lars Larson show” is being noticed by others, this time for his vote against extending the estate tax.

Let’s review: Heath Shuler, Congress-critter from deepest North Carolina, Yea. Congressman “Lieberman of Vancouver,” Nay. I feel a surge of deeply alienated base coming [...]

Democracy for Vancouver: walk & knock TOMORROW

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:03:11 -0500

If you’re in Vancouver, please don’t forget the Walk & Knock food drive tomorrow – have your bags on the front stoop by 9am and we won’t have to bug you by knocking at the door!

In its 24 year history, Walk and Knock has collected 5,695,018 lbs of food [...]