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Medved Over the Edge

Sounds like Medved went a bit overboard today in demonstrating his knowledge and debating skills. Blatherwatch and the rest of you Norwesters should enjoy this. Well, ….maybe not if you are a Medved fan. Via Avedon at Eschaton and Talking Points Memo. Update (5/13): Yes, indeed, Blatherwatch did pick up on this. Kup Cialis Professional bez recepty w Warszawie

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 enforcement officials to determine the best meth-prevention strategy. The task force will help draft bills for next year’s legislative session. He also is setting up a program to work with local community organizations and professional associations to raise awareness of the meth problem. “State government needs...

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 time, etc. If you are a WordPress user go upgrade.

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 at Oregon residents but there is information that will be useful throughout the region this summer. For those of you who want state specific material here are a few more links: Washington State University Drought Alert Washington Department of Ecology: 2005 Drought University of Idaho: Drought...

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 the first step in this process is gathering input from Democrats throughout the country. This means sending teams out to get your ideas and opinions on what needs to be done for Dems to win more offices. Serephin is correct in saying that this is an...