What does the “Housing First” approach to homelessness say to the world, and to the homeless?

When the governments who run cities with huge homeless populations adopt the "housing first" approach, their first actions are aimed at finding housing for those living in tents on the streets and in parks.  This method, besides being doomed to failure (since housing is very expensive in most cities, and takes a long time to …

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A little jaunt to the Palm Springs area

Until this week, I had never been to Palm Springs, California.  My parents used to go there every winter for a few years, but that wasn't until I was an adult, an I never had a reason to go there before.  This week, Hubby and I hopped a plane and went down to a Hillsdale …

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A benefit of being on Twitter

Yes, I have become a frequent Twit, spending way too much time on the site.  There is actually a fair bit of breaking news to be found on Twitter, and a lot of great humor.  Anyone who lived through the 1970s will remember the TV show, All in the Family, with curmudgeon Archie Bunker in …

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New Dispatch from the Seattle Cesspool

Yes, it's that time again.  Time for a news roundup of what's going on in the dystopia that Seattle and environs are becoming.  Contributed to by the perverse state law that prohibits police pursuit of fleeing vehicles, which results in hundreds more stolen cars, and criminals allowed to get away. First, we have the case …

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Today’s News: A tale of two obituaries, and more

Yesterday, college football coach Mike Leach died.  He was coach at my alma mater, Washington State University for some years. I read two online articles about him, and I spotted one big difference.  The first article I read was on our local KOMO web site.  The second article I saw is on the Fox News …

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Seattle is finally, irretrievably lost.

In two stories, I can show you how.  The first story involves a Seattle City Council member, and her decision not to run again in 2023 when her term is up.  Here is the quote from Lisa Herbold.  Emphasis mine. “My choice is because I love and honor the work the progressive left has done …

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Just a few things to think about before voting in the midterms

Courtesy of Joe over at PoliticallyIncorrectHumor dot com.  Subscribe to his daily newsletter!  Joe really outdid himself today. The future for you and your children if the DemocRats retain power in Washington DC. The above picture is what businesses in downtown Seattle do every April 30, in preparation for the celebration of the Communist May …

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Amid worldwide food shortages, Washington State farmers are being asked to take land out of food production. By Solar Energy companies.

This advertisement appears in my new edition of the Washington State University Magazine.  I graduated from WSU in 1971, and it is the state’s Agriculture University, established by a Morrill Act land grant in the 19th Century.  As are most colleges, WSU is as woke as it gets.  I no longer donate to my alma …

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Common Sense: Perhaps the most significant result of Communist China’s Zero Covid policy

Most of us are familiar with Communist Chinese Dictator Xi Jinping's "Zero Covid" policy.  This policy involves an attempt to eliminate the Covid virus by mass-testing and confining populations in any area where even one "case" or positive test appears.  entire cities have been locked down and tested if one resident tests positive for the …

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