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I hear the lull in cold-weather precipitation is about over. Before you rush outside to catch the first flake, take a moment to share any loose-thread opinions that have been accumulating.
I hear the lull in cold-weather precipitation is about over. Before you rush outside to catch the first flake, take a moment to share any loose-thread opinions that have been accumulating.
Stateline.org reports that authorities in Maricopa County, Ariz., have raided some 40 workplaces in the past two years, looking for undocumented workers. Although Arizona reputedly has the nation's strictest laws against hiring illegal immigrants, fabled Sheriff Joe Arpaio's forces have arrested and charged scores of…
Take some time off from shopping to post some thoughts here.
Hey, if "Dancing with the Stars" can be political, why not Thanksgiving!“Across the political spectrum, there’s a tendency to grab a hold of some historical incident and yoke it to a current agenda,” he said. “It doesn’t always mean there’s no connection, but often things…
Talk turkey here. Or whatever.
Your weekly chatter on random topics goes here.
Take a look at how news will be reported in the not-too-distant future.
Put your thoughts here on the political topic of your choosing.
Election thread below. Put your other thoughts on the topics of your choice here.Some possibilities.1. Wide loads on Highway 12.2. Cuts at City Hall.Oh, and Hummmmmmmmmmmmmm Babe! How about those Giants?
Put your Election Day thoughts here. Campaigning is over. Isn't the silence blissful? Just in case there are any recounts (in Washington state? C'mon!), here are the rules.
To recap, here are the S-R endorsements. We didn't choose in every race. Uncontested races are not listed. To read the full editorials, click here. City of Spokane Proposition 1 (Children’s Initiative): No Spokane County District Court Judge, Position 6: Debra Hayes County Commissioner, District…
Factcheck.org has compiled a long list. Since Washington is a battleground state (U.S. Senate race), we've gotten to witness most of them.What do you consider to be the biggest whopper in a local, state or national race?
Post here on the topic of your choice.
A wire story from today's S-R reports on a Pew Research Center study of polling. It seems that some polls rely on contacting people with land-line telephones and therefore may be missing a disproportionately Democratic part of the population who don't have land lines, using…
Open thread. Pick a topic. Discuss it.
It's always about this time that I start to have second thoughts about the First Amendment. The campaign ads are flooding the waves, and it would appear that each race pits the Devil against Beelzebub. What's your choice for worst ad in a local race?
You've been elected to Congress. Congrats. Which problem to address first? 1. The economy, with stimulus measures such as tax cuts and/or spending increases or something else?2. Or the deficit, with austerity measures?Wouldn't addressing No. 1 impede progress on No. 2 ... and vice-versa?Discuss.
Name an issue, and debate it here.
Global warming has become politicized, but did you know there's an alternative to the American Medical Association? The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul belongs to a professional organization - billed as a conservative alternative to the American Medical Association –…
Debate more politics here. You won't change any minds, so consider whether it's rational. :)
Atheists and agnostics score highest. Maybe it's because they're not so tied up in one religion to be uninformed about others.Here are 15 questions.
Well, that was a brief winter. What are your summer plans?Or you could comment on current events of the day here.
Found these at a Denver Post blog. Used to viewing that era in black and white. Here are some rare color photos.Found them interesting and moving.
Big victory for non-discrimination over in Tacoma. Big defeat for "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."Now Congress should act so that the Witt Standard extends beyond the 9th Circuit.
The recession is over. Can't you just feel it? Yeah, didn't so.Discuss this or other topics here.
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