Nancy, you won. However, it really was not a contest. You did not have to prove to everyone in Spokane that you are the biggest union basher on the Spokane City Council.
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Nancy McLaughlin Wins: The Biggest Union Basher!
Saturday, August 25th, 2012 at
9:33 pm
Democrat Marcus Riccelli’s Primary Victory, 3rd LD, Spokane
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012 at
8:10 pm
Democrat Marcus Riccelli attributes his primary 3rd LD victory for the State House to his message, volunteers, and strategic campaigning.
With most of the votes count, Marcus Riccelli essentially cinched his first campaign victory as a candidate. He held his celebration party at the historic Toad Hall this last Tuesday in the West Central neighborhood of Spokane.
Pin It3rd Legislative District: One of the Poorest in the State of Washington
Saturday, July 14th, 2012 at
6:32 am
I have been hearing for years that the 3rd Legislative District in Spokane is the poorest in the State of Washington. However, no one has ever offered me a source for that claim. I finally got around to checking into it. It is true enough. Also, the 3rd LD is one of the most Democratic in the State but with one of the lowest voter registration and voter turnout rates.
Pin ItRob McKenna won the first debate? I don’t think so
Thursday, June 21st, 2012 at
9:09 pm
Rob McKenna has been making his rounds with the outlandish claim that he won the first debate with candidate Jay Inslee for Governor of Washington. The debate occurred in Spokane two weeks ago. Maybe McKenna thought it was a contest to be the most annoying, or the most elitist, or perhaps who could bash middle-class American’s the hardest.
To quote one audience member who was at the Jay Inslee vs. Rob McKenna debate, Rob McKenna was apparently “blaming homeowners for the financial crisis.”
Pin ItJay Inslee met with Spokane community leaders to discuss Jobs
Sunday, May 27th, 2012 at
12:12 am
Candidate for Governor, Jay Inslee, recently spoke to community leaders in Spokane. Jay Inslee placed an emphasis on job creation and matching our educational system to the needs of the work force in Washington State. As a U.S. Congressman, Jay helped create millions of jobs accross the country through his vote for the Stimulus Bill. An example right here in Spokane County, is the Demand Energy Project in Liberty Lake.
New Jail? No Deal!
Sunday, October 24th, 2010 at
3:14 am
By Stillwalkn
A new jail will not make us safer. But it will make us poorer. It will cost every resident of the county nearly $3,000 over the course of the project. I don’t know about you, but I can’t afford an increase in my taxes unless it’s absolutely essential.
What would make a new jail absolutely essential? Would it be an overflow of dangerous violent offenders, so many we would be renting beds in other jails because we had no room for them in our existing jail? Even if this was the case, and it is NOT, we could still explore more cost-effective options, like remodeling existing buildings. If the state can do that, why can’t the county?
Pin ItDebates and Non-Debates
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010 at
3:18 am
When is a debate not a debate? When it is a joint press conference!
Because that is what passes for a debate for candidates these days. It is a collection of one minute and thirty second sound bites that some candidates handle with varying degrees of success.
The point is that we learn very little about the candidates grasp of the issues or their overall philosophy in these little snippets of information.
In a classic form of debate the opponents ask question of each other and put forth their assertions in blocks of five minutes or more. In that kind of format lightweights like a certain congresswoman we know would run out of gas before the time was up. The major disadvantage of longer blocks of time is that television doesn’t accommodate very well, an attention span of anything longer than an eye blink. The other part of that is that there are few candidates who are interesting to watch and listen to for more than 60 seconds.
Pin ItA spirited race for the Spokane District Court, Pos. 6
Saturday, September 25th, 2010 at
8:09 pm
Most local judicial races are a bit dull, and unfortunately voters don’t pay much attention to them. However, this is not the case for the race between incumbent Judge Debra Hayes and her challenger Tim Note for the District Court, Position 6, in Spokane County. There have been a number of spirited exchanges among the candidates and their supporters about face book pages, missed work, and the ability to get a fair trial. We hope the posted interviews of the candidates that were conducted over the last couple weeks will provide some additional, more objective information.
Pin ItTim Note, Candidate for District Court Judge, Pos. 6.
Sunday, September 12th, 2010 at
1:42 am
This interview of Tim Note was conducted by Bryan E. Burke, Executivce Director of Eastern Washington Voters, on Sunday, September 5, 2010. These notes were later approved by Tim Note for accuracy.
What is your background? I grew up in the North West, and attended college at the University of Montana. However, I got my degree from Oregon State in political science. I worked in the trucking industry as an operations manager before attending law school (and I still maintain my class A CDL). I move to Spokane to go to law school, at Gonzaga, on a merit scholarship, in 2001. I graduated on time in 2003, and then I worked full time for six months with University Legal Assistance that gives free legal help. I took the bar in February of 2004. I interned with the public defender office, and was hoping to get a job with them but one did not open up. I then went to work as an associate with David Hearrean’s law firm doing defense work. I started my own office in May of 2008.
Pin ItIn Memorial: George Avellar
Sunday, September 12th, 2010 at
1:34 am
A friend of many and father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and neighbor, George Avellar, of Spokane unexpectedly passed away Sunday, August 22. He will be missed tremendously by all who knew him. I knew him from his caring participation in Eastern Washington Voters.
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