Geov at Horse's Ass is making his case for Initiative 1000, or the "death with dignity" measure. It is powerful stuff. He was diagnosed with a terminal disease in 1991, and through various surgeries and transplants he has managed to stay alive, though one or both of his non-native organs could fail
There's an interesting guest column in today's edition of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/378136_firstperson08.html]. It's written by Gov. Chris Gregoire's driver during the Democratic National Convention, a Colorado State Trooper and lifelong Republican, who sa
It's a sad day for state journalism. Seattle Times chief political reporter David Postman, the author of the ever-popular Postman on Politics [http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/davidpostman/], announced today that after some 14 years at the paper, he will leave to join Vulcan Inc. [http://blog.s
Sarah Palin has a zinger for you. And you. And me. The Alaska governor-turned-Trophy Vice [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/opinion/03dowd.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin]-turned-bulldog with lipstick sent a fiery pot-shot-filled message [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/us/politics/04repubday.html?_r=1&
Republican presidential candidate John McCain might be the "anti-earmark candidate [http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/whose-budget-is-bigger/?ref=opinion]," but as The Seattle Times reports, McCain's VP pick, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, requested more than $197 million in federal earmarks
