What’s up with Education in Seattle, and the rest of Washington State?

Aside from the fact that Seattle teachers are very well-paid, with generous benefits that no one in the private sector can match, the state of Education is parlous all over Washington. In spite of their great pay packages, Seattle teachers still wait until the last moment before school starts to vote on their union packages, …

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Guest Author: Jessica Rojas on Feminism and Motherhood. My Sentiments, Exactly!

Readers, I couldn't have said this any better than she does. You already know what I think about what Radical Feminism has done, and is doing to Western Culture. I can't praise this essay any higher. Moms, we need to talk.  I keep seeing videos of women complaining about motherhood, and I’m just going to …

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Washington State Wildfires, waiting to happen

The video below is not the best, but I think you can see what I mean when I explain. (play video at 1/4 speed) On Tuesday, we drove down to Mount Rainier, and we drove through miles of National Forest. Literally everywhere we drove, the forest floor was littered with downed trees, fragments of trees, …

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Courtesy of “Fake-Book.” How the Left and Right Differ.

I stay away from all Meta properties, especially Facebook, but someone on X posted this long essay, and said what I've been pointing out for at least 15 years here and elsewhere. See if you don't agree. X link below quote. Spot on!! I can’t wait for the comments!! Nicklas Nilsson explains the difference between …

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Political “Food Fight” illustrates how dysfunctional Seattle is.

The "food fight" in question involves the City of Seattle plans to pay for school breakfasts and lunches for ALL students, not just "low-income" ones. This is a grand idea of the new Socialist Mayor Katie Wilson, and it has inspired some jousting among City Council members. The issue, of course, is how to pay …

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*These are the Refugees We Want: Immigrants from South Africa

White farmers and business people from South Africa continue to apply to immigrate to America in fairly large numbers. Most of them are solidly middle-class, and they are leaving farms large and small, businesses, and homes they have lived in for generations. To come to a new country, where they will literally have to start …

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Speaking of Tax Increases…Hubby critiques the notice about the “EMS Levy Lid Lift” from Everett WA Utilities

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 …

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*Round and round the Money goes, where it stops, Everybody knows (into Democrat pockets). Homeless housing and funding in Seattle.

There is a story going around in the local legacy media, about an organization called "Challenge Seattle" which is behind the provision of funds for a new "tiny housing village" to be erected in the South Park neighborhood of Seattle. It's well-known around here that the new Socialist Mayor of Seattle, Katie Wilson, has homeless …

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Legislative Tyranny. Washington State committing slow (then faster) suicide. Citizens hardest hit.

Let's start with a local story, from MyNorthwest.com. They don't have a Plan B: Intentionalist survey shows Seattle's small businesses struggling more than during Covid. The combination of increasing taxes, rising minimum wages, declining city services and foot traffic have made small business's survival a real struggle. Now, since Seattle just elected a Socialist mayor, …

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Law Enforcement in Washington State? What Law Enforcement?

There is an article today on the local KOMO Web site, regarding policing in Washington. It cites statistics on police officers per capita in the 50 states plus Washington DC. It says that Washington State comes in at Number 51. Yes, we have the lowest number of officers per capita than all other states, including …

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