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Majority Coalition Caucus in Olympia is headed for the terrible twos

  • posted Nov 26, 2013 at 2:33 PM

The Majority Coalition Caucus of the state Senate is about to turn 1 year old, and what an interesting year it’s been.

 

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Say Hello to Saar’s Super Saver Foods

  • posted Nov 28, 2013 at 11:34 AM

Recently I met with the store director (manager) Patrick Senn. Pat has been with the Saar organization 19 years. The owner is Greg Saar. The phone number is 206-737-9540. The grand opening is next Wednesday, December 4. More events are scheduled for the following Saturday. They will have prize wheels, etc. I am interested in...

The Apple Cup and Black Friday | Frank Shiers Jr.

  • posted Nov 25, 2013 at 10:50 AM

The surging Huskies and the surging Cougars play in the Apple Cup at 12:30 p.m. Friday and aired on Channel 13. That's also Black Friday, so shop early.

As Chuck Parrish Sees It

Say What? How Federal Lawmakers Voted on Natural Gas Pipeline Permits and Fracking

  • posted Nov 25, 2013 at 7:07 AM

The Sunday Seattle Times has a feature entitled “How Your US Lawmaker Voted”. It highlights certain votes in which citizens may have particular interest. Natural Gas Pipeline Permits – HR 1900. This Republican bill was passed in the House and is now before the Senate. This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and...

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Marijuana: Des Moines City Council Respects the Will of the People

  • posted Nov 23, 2013 at 3:35 PM

The Nov 22 issue of the Westside Weekly includes a piece by Shakira Ericksen that reports on the new marijuana rules for Des Moines.  What caught my attention was that Des Moines Mayor Dave Kaplan was quoted: "The voters have spoken, the State has set the regulations, and what we want to do is to...

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