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Category Archives: Government
While Seattle City Council dithers, thank God for police
By John Wilcox Special to The Times On May 1, while walking along Olive Way in downtown Seattle at about 3 p.m., I heard the now common sounds of anarchists and their followers chanting, beating pans and making noise. This crowd … Continue reading
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Racial Justice in Seattle
Join Naomi Ishisaka on Tuesday, May 11th at 2:00 p.m. for a presentation and discussion on Racial Justice in Seattle “What are the ways racial inequality show up in our city? What are some of the efforts people are taking to address it? … Continue reading
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Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown by John Lithgow
Thanks to Ann M. Ed Note: Posted just in case you didn’t follow the news over the past 4 years.
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Sen. Jamie Pedersen’s Legislative Update
Dear friends and neighbors, The 2021 Legislature has adjourned for the year. While the 105-day session was conducted mostly on Zoom, we managed to complete our work on time for the fourth year in a row and enact historic policies to improve … Continue reading
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The G.O.P. Is Getting Even Worse
by David Brooks in the NYT Those of us who had hoped America would calm down when we no longer had Donald Trump spewing poison from the Oval Office have been sadly disabused. There are increasing signs that the Trumpian … Continue reading
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State Representative Nicole Macri
Report on the 2021 State Legislative SessionWednesday, May 5th at 3:00 p.m. This event will be in the Mount Baker Room (Sign-Up Required) on Channel 370, and on Zoom via CareMerge. Please plan to join State Representative Nicole Macri on Wednesday, … Continue reading
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Downtown Seattle: Rebuilding a Troubled Superstar
Town Hall will host CityClub’s May Civic Cocktail (virtually) Wednesday, May 5th from 6 to 7 pm. The guests are Bob Donegan and Brian Surratt. Donegan is President of Ivar’s restaurants. Surratt is Vice-President for real estate investments and community relations … Continue reading
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Update from our State Senator Jamie Pedersen on bills related to police accountability — As of April 9th
As chair of the Senate Law & Justice Committee, I have been working closely over the last nine months with my counterpart chairs of the House Public Safety Committee and the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee on a package … Continue reading
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Republican Party veering off historical course of Lincoln’s leadership
by Heather Cox Richardson – April 7th
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Washington Black Lives Matter Website
Ed. Thanks to MJ By chance I discovered the Washington Black Lives Matter Alliance website. <blmalliancewa.org> It is very good; and clearly, the BLM movement is heavily invested … Continue reading
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The most important story is not the pandemic or the border
There is only one story today. It is not the coronavirus pandemic, although 547,000 of us have died of Covid-19, and a study today suggested that we could have avoided nearly 400,000 deaths if we had adopted masks and social … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Politics, Social justice
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The “big lie” continues
by Heather Cox Richardson When I see Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL), and other voices from our right wing, siding with Russian President Vladimir Putin in his demand that President Joe Biden debate him or pretending that the January 6 attack … Continue reading
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Dangerous “Big Lie” persists at CPAC with fealty to Trump
Update from historian Heather Cox Richardson
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DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS ARE HERE – Thursday’s Mail
Those of you registered to vote at this address (726 9th Ave.) may have received your Democracy Vouchers from the City of Seattle in today’s mail. If you’re not familiar with them, and missed Wayne Barnett’s (City of Seattle Ethics … Continue reading
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Civic Engagement Group (CEG) Meeting – 4 PM, 2/12/21, Friday – AGENDA
To join via Zoom – See instructions below after the agenda. Welcome – Put Barber, Moderator PAST EVENTS News from W4A, January 22nd – Put Barber Kim Wyman, January 26th – Put Barber Rep. Adam Smith Town Hall, January 30th – Put Barber … Continue reading
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League of Women Voters on Legislative Bills
Thanks to Diana C. The following is a link to the most recent League of Women’s Newsletter listing the bills being considered in the state legislature. You can take still take action by emailing or calling your legislators. The League has voted to … Continue reading
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Off the rails
Thanks to Mike C. for forwarding this. Last month, Axios published “Off the rails,” a series taking you inside the end of Donald Trump’s presidency, from his election loss to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection that triggered his second … Continue reading
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Why is the economy so bad under Republican Presidents?
Mike C. sent this link to a fascinating NYT op-ed: CLICK HERE to view.
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From Rep. Frank Chopp
Dear friends and neighbors, Right now, a lot is happening in the state Legislature. I wanted to let you know some of the actions we are taking to address the challenges facing people in the 43rd District and across Washington … Continue reading
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Amazing Amanda
From Jim S: For those of you who missed or chose not to watch the Inaugural Proceedings this morning I Invite you to view Amanda Gorman’s reading Inaugural Ceremony poem “The Hill We Climb”.
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Trump Ignites a War Within the Church
by David Brooks in the NYT After a week of Trumpist mayhem, white evangelicals wrestle with what they’ve become. “Over the last 72 hours, I have received multiple death threats and thousands upon thousands of emails from Christians saying the … Continue reading
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And the record shows….
Thanks to Sybil Ann
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