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Spin Control archive for May 2011

TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011

MONDAY, MAY 16, 2011



Safe deposit 'treasures' go on the block

OLYMPIA – Nearly 3,000 items that someone locked away for safekeeping and either forgot about, or forgot to tell anyone else about, will be auctioned off this week for the state Department of Revenue. From gold coins and jewelry to baseball cards and arrowheads, items…

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Huge news: The Donald is out for 2012 

To the dismay of late-night comedians in general and Saturday Night Live sketch writers in particular, Donald Trump will not run for president in 2012. The Donald announced today that he's not running -- even though he insisted he could win -- and will host…

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WA Guard notified they may be called up

OLYMPIA -- The Washington Army National Guard's 81st Combat Brigade got a "Notice of Sourcing" recently that indicates some 3,000 soldiers may be called up for another overseas tour of duty. But there's no indication where or when this could happen. A Notice of Sourcing…

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SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2011

Sunday Spin: Are we in Oz, or what?

OLYMPIA – May might be the cruelest month in the state capital. The rain gives way only sporadically to sun breaks, momentarily lifting the gray gloom that shrouds the dome most days and giving everyone a glimpse of snow-covered Olympics jutting up beyond a sparkling…

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FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2011

Protesters dressed as Zombies do a dance to protest budget cuts on the Capitol steps, May 13, 2011. (Jim Camden/The Spokesman-Review)

Spec Sess Day 18: 'Zombies' protest budget

OLYMPIA -- Budget protesters dressed as zombies marched on the Capitol Friday in a demonstration against cuts to social services. Well, shuffled is probably more accurate. Zombies don't actually move very fast, and these zombies moved so slow that by the time they got to…

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History not on Kucinich's side

The chances of Dennis Kucinich winning a congressional seat in Washington if he's redistricted out of his seat in Ohio may be pretty slim politically. They are not-existent, historially, according to this post from SmartPolitics. No congressman has ever served back-to-back terms from different states,…

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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011

Fees set for state parks and rec areas 

OLYMPIA – Planning on driving to a state park or recreation area for some fun in the great outdoors after July 1? It'll cost you. The same for visiting a state heritage site or wildlife area, using a state boat launch or trail. Under a…

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Redistricting hearing set for July 12

OLYMPIA -- The State Redistricting Commission, which will redraw the lines for the legislative districts and add a 10th congressional district in Washington, will hold a hearing in Spokane on July 12. Location and time to be determined. They'll also be in Walla Walla July…

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Feeding the Kucinich rumors

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a longtime congressman and sometime presidential candidate from Ohio, could be districted out of his House seat in the Buckeye State. That has prompted speculation that he could move elsewhere, to a simpatico Blue-state district, to run for election and remain in…

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011

Spec Sess Day 16: Health care laws signed

OLYMPIA – Washington will stay in the forefront of federal health care reform, and could save as much as $26 billion over the next decade, with a half dozen bills signed into law Wednesday. Even though the federal health care reforms are being challenged in…

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TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011

Witt retires, says fight 'worth it'

Maj. Margaret Witt, a Spokane nurse who won a major legal battle against the Pentagon in the campaign against “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” will not return to uniform and her unit. Instead, she’ll retire with full benefits and with an unlawful discharge wiped from her…

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