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Youth forum evokes best in politicians
Seen the new attack ad on Chris Marr? I won’t repeat any of it, other than to note that it formally marked the moment when the local election season went from discouraging to scumbaggy. As it always does. This is the wearying season for people who follow politics. Things get stupider and meaner as they become more important. But on Thursday night – while Patty Murray and Dino Rossi slugged it out at KSPS – there was another event on the Spokane political calendar that offered a reminder of the other, sometimes invisible political world.
Most county ballots in the mail
Nearly all Spokane County ballots for the Nov. 2 general election had been mailed by Thursday.
Election supervisor Mike McLaughlin said approximately 260,000 ballots were mailed Wednesday and Thursday. Only a handful remained to been sent.
Baumgartner and Marr: Standardized tests
Washington state Sen. Chris Marr, a Democrat, and Republican challenger Michael Baumgartner discuss their positions on whether high school students should have to pass a standardized test to earn a diploma.
Economy the focus of Murray-Rossi debate
The first debate between U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and her Republican opponent Dino Rossi came down to who’s to blame for the current sluggish economy.
Man arrested for waving meat cleaver at Murray supporters
Police arrested a man around 5 p.m. Thursday outside KSPS studios after he drove by a group of Sen. Patty Murray supporters waving a meat cleaver. Johnny J. Sieler, 50, first drove by the group with a knife, shouting profanities about Murray. He upgraded his weapon to a meat cleaver and drove by a second time, according to Spokane police.
Senate debate: Candidates in, cleaver out
Senate debate: Candidates in, cleaver out
Group funding anti-Marr TV ad — Spokane Families for Change — not funded by Spokane families
Group funding anti-Marr TV ad — Spokane Families for Change — not funded by Spokane families
Ahern skips televised debates
Ahern skips televised debates
Live tonight from Spokane: Rossi v. Murray
Live tonight from Spokane: Rossi v. Murray
McMorris Rodgers turns down debates
For the first time in decades, there will be no debate or face-to-face forum for Eastern Washington’s 5th Congressional District race because the incumbent is refusing to participate. U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ campaign said Wednesday she will not be able to debate Democratic challenger Daryl Romeyn “due to scheduling constraints.”
Driscoll, Ahern outline differences
State Rep. John Driscoll and former state Rep. John Ahern are overshadowed in their election rematch by the intense battle for state Senate in the same district. Debates between Chris Marr and Michael Baumgartner, who are running for Senate in the 6th District, have been heated.
Marr and Baumgartner: Global warming
Washington state Sen. Chris Marr, a Democrat, and Republican challenger Michael Baumgartner answer the question, “Do you believe there is enough evidence to indicate that human activity likely is a significant cause for global warming?”
No debate in the 5th Congressional District
No debate in the 5th Congressional District
They’re in the mail. Honest.
They’re in the mail. Honest.
Strong voter turnout expected
OLYMPIA – About two out of three voters in Washington will cast ballots in this year’s general election, Secretary of State Sam Reed predicted Monday.
Baumgartner and Marr: Crime
Washington state Sen. Chris Marr, a Democrat, and Republican challenger Michael Baumgartner discuss their positions on the death penalty and Washington’s three-strikes law.
Ferris hosting next battle between Baumgartner and Marr
Ferris hosting next battle between Baumgartner and Marr
Biden making another trip for Murray
Biden making another trip for Murray
Dems to party, too, for debate
Dems to party, too, for debate
Rossi counting on anger with status quo, Murray
With all the shrill attack ads savaging Democrat Patty Murray as an incompetent spendthrift or Republican Dino Rossi as a slippery bagman, it’s pretty easy to forget the two candidates for Senate have some common traits. Both had hardscrabble beginnings, growing up in large Catholic families without much money. Murray’s father was a World War II vet left jobless by multiple sclerosis; she volunteered at a Veterans Administration hospital. Rossi’s parents were teachers; he waxed floors to work his way through college.