An opponent of Proposition 1 opens the bidding, in hopes of finding a middle ground in the transportation wars. The peace treaty: a little more rail, no new highways, some highway fixes, unclogging arterials, tolls, and no more cute trolleys.
This could be a game changer. [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/business/worldbusiness/23markets-web.html?hp/] Suddenly, I'm starting to pay much more attention to the candidates' talk about the economy. [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h54C5rFT7aW3Mafvn5ikSgDuQ23w/]
Mossback has begged for some Old Testament-style whuppin's for timber thieves, like the one who cut a grove of 700-year-old cedars [/mossback/10346/] in Wenatchee National Forest. While harsh punishments are elusive – as are the tree pirates – concerns about timber theft are growing, according to a
You might love to hate him, but the populist initiative king is having a banner year – and even liberals are finding some areas where Eyman's laws are helping. Maybe you should send him a thank-you card.
Back in the 1960s, Ralph Nader got rid of all the pointy instruments inside cars and nagged automakers [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsafe_at_Any_Speed] into adding seatbelts. (Mom sold the Corvair.). Next, cops got huffy if you had one little beer open anywhere in the car. (Dad's Saturday errands
