First, the Air Travel story, from my friend Cynical Publius on X. Full story, followed by X link for those who wish to follow it. RE: Air Canada So now that I’m back from my Norway cruise, there are a few travel-related stories I want to tell. Let’s start with this: IMO, @AirCanada is by …
Now what? Just back to the way things used to be three months ago, and maybe worse. The people in the Chinatown-International District are taking their anger (at the dumping on their already dirty, crime-filled streets of the homeless criminals and addicts from the SODO area to keep them from disturbing the international tourists) to …
Continue reading The World Cup is gone from Seattle. Now what?
I am always grateful for having been born in the United States of America, the third generation of my Jewish family to be born in America. Both of my grandfathers came to America from Eastern Europe, places that are now in Ukraine. Both served in the military, my paternal grandfather in the Russian Navy, and …
Can any of my readers figure out what the phrase EMS Levy Lid Lift means? Well, if not, I will explain. EMS means "Emergency Medical Services", meaning the 911 system which dispatches ambulances to reports of accidents and medical emergencies in Everett. In the state of Washington, EMS is part of the Fire Departments, and …
July 1 is a very important day in Washington State. It is the day that costs increase, reliably, year after year, with no endpoint. First, the standout increase that affects every single resident of Washington State. That is the increase in the gas tax. Last year, the Democrat Legislature passed a law that increases the …
Continue reading The Day of the Cost Increases for Businesses and Individuals in Washington State
On Sunday, the Seattle Times did a long article describing how local residents are suffering from the high, and going higher, electricity rates imposed on them by their mandated supplier, Puget Sound Energy. Below, I provide quotes from the article, and my comments after each quote. The title of the article is "PSE customers hit …
If you have been paying attention to the news regarding new vehicles, you might have seen reports describing a Biden Administration law that has gone into effect. The reason given for passing this new law, a requirement for ALL new cars, was "saving lives by keeping drunk drivers off the roads." Now, we all know …
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A VERY popular phrase used by Republicans running for office is "Democrat Failed Policy." By this, they mean the urban devastation, drug overdoses, failing schools, exodus of productive people and businesses, and blighted neighborhoods found in mostly black Democrat-governed metropolitan areas. The Republican candidates always refer to those effects as "failed policies," but are the …
Continue reading Let’s talk about Democrat Failed Policies. Or are they?
We have seen no end of sleazy Democrat tactics to win elections, up to and including (witness LA this year) outright theft. This year's midterm contests are as rough-and-tumble as they get, with many Democrat representatives losing primaries, like Jasmine Crockett and John Cornyn. In Georgia, Jon Ossoff has a strong opponent in Representative Michael …
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