I’m not kidding. And I’ll be getting a “load” of garbage in my new position on the City of Richland’s Solid Waste Advisory Committee. The committee, comprised of myself and about 10 others, will be digging through Richland’s garbage options and providing a recommendation to council for the solid waste program’s future. […]

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Go read Juan Cole…

US media divert attention from the actual cost in American life and limb by routinely reporting only the total killed (4,073 as of May 6) and rarely mentioning the 30,004 wounded in combat. To further minimize public perception of the cost, they cover for the Pentagon by ignoring the 31,325 (as of […]

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From the PI

Police detain a suspect after a shooting at the Northwest Folklife Festival at the Seattle Center on Saturday. The fight occured during a relatively peaceful afternoon at the festival next to a drum circle. Two bystanders were shot when one man reportedly pistol whipped another. Witnesses said the gun went off during the […]

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Ok, this might seem a bit sexist. But then there are women out there with their bathroom walls covered with pictures of Dale Earnhart Jr. In fact, a story I heard yesterday, one woman describes life as “God, and Dale Jr. (Jesus didn’t even make the list). So I don’t feel so […]

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Too bad… and bad circumstances…

“I’ve put my family second most of my career. (This is) the right thing to do,” he said. “There will be people who are disappointed, but I think they will understand.”
Semler’s wife, Ginny, 64, a retired teacher, just learned that one of her kidneys has stopped functioning. Doctors are planning more […]

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This was the only YouTube version of Clinton’s comments that I could find so far without some ominous music or editing. It’s still f-ed up but at least you get it in context…

If you want my opinion… it’s a mess. Yea, we all think about it. But there is rarely a […]

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How much entertainment can one get from Doc Hastings? Well that depends on what you consider entertainment but certainly his AP outburst takes the cake this week. As it is, the latest “Farm Bill” (a pork filled porkage for big ag interests and a few goodies for the folks Hastings screwed over during […]

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That Europe function that got Republican Vito Fossella in so much trouble…
Despite besieged Rep. Vito Fossella’s retirement announcement today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington isn’t backing off their demand that the Staten Island Republican be investigated for using tax dollars to get frisky with a former Air Force liaison officer whose child he […]

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While the Areva decision may be a sore spot for us locals, happy times for opportunistic pols, and fodder for poorly thought out editorials, there is yet even more to consider in the Areva decision for its new Idaho plant.  Yesterday we got the first printed voice of reason that I’m aware of in the […]

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Feeling down about this crappy weather?  Lighten up and come on down to Drinking Liberally in the Tri-Cities.  And in light of Barack Obama’s supposed ignorance on Hanford, I’ll buy the first drink of anyone that can tell me what infamous radioactive plant we are growing out here on the 500 square mile Hanford Reservation.
Hint:  […]

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Funny. I like his response though.

Heck, most people that don’t live around here either don’t know anything about Hanford, or think all us locals glow in the dark. Seriously!

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Er… behind the scenes of that video I posted earlier…

h/t Gordon

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From Politico’s Crypt:
Just off the House floor today, the Crypt overheard House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers tell two other people: “We’re closing in on Rove. Someone’s got to kick his ass.”
Asked a few minutes later for a more official explanation, Conyers told us that Rove has a week to appear before his committee. If […]

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I forgot to blog this, but at DL last Tuesday night I bumped into Hillary!

Notice the LED timer she is wearing. It was counting down.
No word yet on the explosion…

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