Monthly Archives: December 2012

Gay Marriages Come to Capitol Rotunda 12-15-12

In the wake of R-74’s passage, Gay Marriage is now legal in the State of Washington. Thus, it wound its way into the State Capitol campus as ~20 couples tied the knot in mass & multiple ceremonies beneath the stately … Continue reading

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Jaybirds Play Shelton Library 12-14-12

The Jaybirds hail from Kitsap County to peform what they call a raucous acappella experience. Dressed in cowboy drag while singing Christmas Carols and old western standards, they cut a sweet image straight from Norman Rockwell’s Americana. The charming quartet … Continue reading

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Sandy Hook: A Paradox

20 Connecticut children and 7 adults are dead as a result of 1 heavily armed mentally imbalanced individual w/a grudge. Ban guns, demand the naysayers. THIS, they argue, is why. Lisa Belkin, a liberal columnist for the Huffington Post argues Gun … Continue reading

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4 WA. Prison Units Still Locked Down

AP (12-12-12) WALLA WALLA, Wash. – A Washington state Corrections Department spokeswoman says four units of the Washington State Penitentiary remain on lockdown a day after three correctional officers were injured in an altercation with multiple inmates. Spokeswoman Shari Hall … Continue reading

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137 Bullets…more/less

By National News 12-10-12 First come the reports that the victims had a gun, and fired shots at officers (Initial reports said the suspects in the car had fired shots at police officers). Those items headline the biggest stories, leaving a lasting … Continue reading

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Anna’s Bay Chorale & S. Shore Chamber Orchestra – Messiah 12-9-12

Hard on the heels of their return from performing in the NYC Lincoln Center, Matthew Blegen directed Anna’s Bay Chorale in wowing his Shelton patrons with what has become the group’s signature piece: a rousing exquisitely sung rendition of Handel’s … Continue reading

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The Art of Dying

How is it victims of oppression cooperate in their own repression/doom?   The documented tales of how Warsaw Jews cooperated in policing their own for the Nazis seems incomprehensible though we’re witnessing a repetition as the very basics of life … Continue reading

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(A)rguments For Violent Resi$tan¢e

(A)narchists argue pacifist ‘liberals’ are the enemy inasmuch as their non-action, their criticism of violent means or the polemics of violence, emasculates the power of the people to take back what is rightfully theirs from the state and dominant corporations. … Continue reading

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Cello Wars: Mason Co. Government

In a County far far away, long long ago (last Tuesday) in the ongoing duel between Mason County environmentalists and social justice activists arrayed against the evil industrialists, senator/commissioner/board of directors member/timber baron Tim Sheldon makes a cameo appearance as … Continue reading

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Social Security COLA’s Slated for the Dump

Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate for President in our most recent election, was absolutely correct when she predicted a Grand Bargain had already been hammered out between the Democrats and the Plutocrats which would be revealed post-election, naturally. Obama … Continue reading

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