*More information about the flooding in Western Washington. Water, Water, Everywhere!

The header photo for this post is the Hood Canal Bridge, the main artery to the Olympic Peninsula, which is closed due to high winds. We are being hit by a succession of atmospheric rivers off the Pacific Ocean, which cause extensive flooding and road damage all over the Western half of the state. Some …

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The Decline of Seattle is approaching, at an accelerated pace.

This week was the primary election, and the office of Mayor of Seattle is in play, among other interesting electoral contests. Now, I don't live in Seattle, so I have no stake in who their (far or farther Left) mayor is, and the "voters" rarely fail to voluntarily mess up their city. This election did …

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A thought on the price of gasoline

Think of it this way. They (the government) tax motor fuel, which society needs second only to water, the way they price alcohol and tobacco. They load it up with multiple different taxes (sales taxes, cap-and-trade taxes, energy taxes, weight taxes, road-use taxes), and in some places the tax burden is higher than the price …

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New Dispatch From the Insane Asylum that is Washington State and Seattle-Updated

The Democrat-controlled Washington Legislature is gearing up to pass numerous new laws that will profoundly affect all citizens of our state, in adverse ways. Since they can pass any legislation they wish, with no Republican votes, they are free to continue to ruin our formerly-beautiful state and its increasingly struggling people. Herewith, some of what …

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Environmentalists are the reason for skyrocketing gasoline prices

Primarily due to the fact that environmental groups, through lawsuits and other means of obstruction, have successfully prevented the building of ANY new oil refineries in the US. The last new refinery was built in the 1970's, and the existing refineries are nearing the end of their useful lives. Oil companies are even being prevented …

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