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Marie Mason and Eric McDavid received the longest sentences of any convicted for environmental activism in the U.S.–Marie’s was 22 years pursuant to her guilty plea of engaging in direct action, Eric’s almost 20 years for merely talking about it … Continue reading →

(A) Christmas Carol John Brown’s Military Academy: RIH (rest in Hell) –(Demolished: 1987)- by Yours Truly Ever wonder what goes on in those quaint little boarding schools for children? Here’s a tale and counter-tale over 50 years old, but undoubtedly … Continue reading →

Who said everything about Christmas has gone Commercial? It’s better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. Here, the eternal flame that dwells in the human heart burns brightest as these wise guys practice extreme shepherding.

PORTLAND, Ore. – For the past nine months a group of people has taken over the home of a 66-year-old school teacher and Portland police say they’re part of a radical arm of the Occupy Movement. Freedom?…or Fraud? When is … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →