Monthly Archives: June 2014

Irish Day @ Emerald Downs 6-29-14

Auburn, WA (6-29-14) — Who knew the same tribe that owns the two Emerald Queen Casinos and one hotel in Fife, also owned the horse race track called Emerald Downs in Auburn?  But in hindsight, it stands to reason that the … Continue reading

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Is $15/hr too much?

by Adam Mordecal Not-so-fun fact: A waiter’s minimum wage in America is $2.13 per hour plus tips. Waiters are three times more likely to fall under the poverty line than average workers, and women are three times more likely to … Continue reading

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The Face of Lyme Disease Symptoms

Becky Penoyar shared Keristen LaBelle-Rowley‘s status Just got out of the ER with Jax. He had a big, what I thought and looked like a mosquito bite yesterday, that I noticed but just assumed he was probably allergic. Well today I noticed this … Continue reading

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Michael Justiniano Concedes Guilt @ Shelton Murder Trial

Shelton, WA (6-26-14) — Mason County prosecutor Mike Dorcy had yet to complete presenting his case for the murder of 54-year-old George Alan Harmon about 7 PM, August 13, 2013 at a house in the 1900 block of South 1st Street … Continue reading

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Bound For Jordan

People Get Ready (live version) from the Love, Peace and Happiness double album released in 1969:People get ready, there’s a train a comin’ You don’t need no baggage, you just get on board All you need is faith to hear the diesels … Continue reading

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Too Much Fun

Post by Maged Shahin.

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Right 2 Dream/Survive in Portland

Portland, OR (6-18-14) — A Tent City for the Homeless has existed for 3-years in Portland despite the City’s animosity, shepherded by a good Samaritan who goes by ‘Ibrahim’ Muhammad Mubarak. This street interview is an illustration of how street … Continue reading

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Dynamite: A Story of Cl@ss Violence in America

by Louis Adamic (Battles in the Telluride Mines, 1901-1903) A short history of the striking workers who took over the mines in Telluride, Colorado, and the illegal methods the state used to eventually defeat them: On May 1, 1901, a … Continue reading

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Oly Artesian & Queer Carwash Sw@p Spit, (A)ttitude

Olympia, WA @ Artesian Well (6-9-14) — It was a balmy Saturday, but the hectic competition for parking at Oly’s Farmers Market made alternatives more inviting despite a stage with talented buskers and fresh produce vendors. Sylvester Park had comfortable benches, … Continue reading

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WA Justice System Sux says public–meeting called

Olympia, WA (6-8-14) — Washington residents think the State’s justice system really blows. It has gotten so bad an overwhelming majority of the public feel it’s intrinsically unfair. Though most judges have never met a cop they didn’t like or a … Continue reading

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