Shoulder Pads, Pom-Poms, and the Angry Inch
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October 22, 2007
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Republican Dave Reichert Proves a Little Environmentalism Goes a Long Way With Votersnew
The League of Conservation Voters came out with its annual scorecard, tallying the past year's environmental votes by members of Congress. Dave Reichert earned a 64 out of 100, having broken with his party on eight of 13 votes.
Seattle Weekly |
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Seattle's Program for Handling Injured Workers is in a World of Hurtnew
Employers complain that Washington's workers'-comp system is generous to the point of crippling employers. They believe rates are being raised to support ever-expanding benefits that are too easily obtained, and a bloated bureaucracy.
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Why Slavic Immigrants are the Most Visible Face of Opposition to Gay Marriage in Washingtonnew
To them, the issue isn't just about homosexuality. The bigger fear is that the government will start dictating how they practice their religion, in an echo of the oppression they experienced at the hands of communists.
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Laura Onstot |
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As the film industry mounts a sketchy legal strategy in response to illegal downloads, many innocent internet surfers are serving as legal cannon fodder while moviemakers and their lawyers line their pockets with plunder.
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Michael Pollan on $8 Eggs and $4 Peachesnew
When you've been too broke to buy soup, some iconoclastic dickhead trying to tell you that paying $4 for a peach is a good idea because it is a really good peach can be the kind of thing that makes you want to buy a rifle and a map to the homes of famous food writers.
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Tags: Michael Pollan, Omnivore's Dilemma
