mckenna Announces Failed Program

Plastered on front pages across the Washington is mckenna’s announcement of increased use of failed policies: McKenna said that by June 1 he will have two new assistant attorneys general to assist in local prosecution of meth crimes across the state. He also will create a statewide task force of local and state law . . . → Read More: mckenna Announces Failed Program

WordPress 1.5.1

Has been released. Lots of bug and security fixes.

Matt’s upgrade took 3 seconds.

It took about 10 minutes to do the Subduction Zone from beginning of download to completion. This is probably not unreasonable, even by WordPress standards, if you are doing a database backup, deleting and moving files 1 at a . . . → Read More: WordPress 1.5.1

Short on Water?

The Oregon State University Extension Service has put up a new site called Drought in Oregon with a bunch of informative links In this new website, the OSU Extension Service has compiled publications and information to help Oregonians cope with water shortages at home, in the garden and on the farm.

This is targeted . . . → Read More: Short on Water?

The DNC is Coming

Yes, it is coming to Boise on 5/25: The Democratic National Committee (DNC), under the chairmanship of former Vermont governor and 2004 presidential candidate Howard Dean, is sending assessment teams around the country to speak with Democratic voters.

Chairman Dean is eager to put DNC resources into states that have traditionally been overlooked, and . . . → Read More: The DNC is Coming

Seattle Parking Shortages

There are parking shortages all over the city! So why this: The Seattle City Council yesterday agreed to reduce the number of parking spaces that developers are required to include in new apartment, townhouse and condominium projects in some of the city’s densest neighborhoods.

According to the council this is all about affordable housing . . . → Read More: Seattle Parking Shortages

Free Market and Gasoline Distribution

Over at Blue Oregon Kari Chisholm attempts to misplace blame in telling the unsurprising story of a Salem service station operator, Brent DeHart, who appears to be getting screwed by Shell Oil which is both his supplier and the owner of an adjacent corporate station which underprices Dehart.

At first glance I’ll accept . . . → Read More: Free Market and Gasoline Distribution