Good News, The State Is Hiring A Bunch Of Folks. What?

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Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 EST. Washington State Is Hiring: Careers.Wa.Gov There still is no recession in Thurston county. Or other counties where the state does business for that matter. (“does business…

They Truly Are All Alike, Sad To Say

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Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Monday, November 28, 2011 EST. Never Thought It Would Come To This: Super (failure) Committee   First, there is the disappointment that our own Patty Murray chaired the mess. Is there something there…

Facts and Rumors On A Wet Tuesday

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Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 EST. Fact, Rumors Rumors Rumors   Fact: This from the Secretary of State memo:   Dec. 30 – Last day for Legislature to pass tax referendum bill for March 13 electio…

Thoughts From Downtown Seattle: The 36th

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Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Thursday, November 17, 2011 EST. Rick Steve’s Trip To…Ballard? The 36th District Pre-Session Session     Tidbits from the heart of urban Washington:   1.      …

A Call For Fewer Days Of Classroom Teaching Is An Isolated Plea

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Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Thursday, November 17, 2011 EST.Shorter School Year. Getting To The Bottom Of It.   Dr. Jenkins was at his desk this morning at 0730. Jenkins is the director of ESD 189 up in northern Washington. It i…

Supers Call For Shorter School Year? Not Really Thank Goodness.

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Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 EST.Washington State Superintendents Pushing For Shorter School Year? Really? All Of Them? Below is a post of the Associated Presses misleading story about a handful of supers wh…

Breastfeeding: A public/political debate! May I comment?

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Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Saturday, November 12, 2011 EST.Me, Comment On Breast Feeding? May I? It is time to comment on a story pushed by Publicola, about breastfeeding. First I know I lack the tools and first-person experienc…

Legalize Pot, Fed Law Still Trumps States!! I-502

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Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Friday, November 04, 2011 EST. Look Up, From The Campaigns, Look Forward To The Next One: Pot, Again But What About The Federal Law? It’s initiative 502. Short story? It decriminalized possession of up to …