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Author Archives: Aneurin

How many more?

April 2, 2008 – 8:45 pm

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I wanted to cross post this from Politics is a blood sport for a wider audience
As always, The News Hour ends their report with the photos and names of the recently fallen in Iraq, and for some reason, Durrell Bennett’s death has really touched [...]

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Congratulations FVTV!

November 7, 2007 – 9:59 pm

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FVTV Fort Vancouver Television, channel 11 is the little station that could. Tonight, the cable commission awarded FVTV, our local public cable access provider, a $206,000 grant to completely revitalize their equipment.
Two years ago, FVTV was in no condition to be awarded such a grant. [...]

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KXLY: One hundred thousand dollars?

October 31, 2007 – 7:35 pm

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I need everyone to please watch this video from tonight’s KXLY 5 o’clock report (you might need to click the “play” button twice):
Video Launch Here
About 40% of the way through, there’s the following (my transcription):
“Investigators claim Cody Castagna then blackmailed Curtis threatening [...]

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Aneurin’s Political Machine Endorsements

October 24, 2007 – 1:55 pm

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[crossposted from Aneurin's Blog]:
My ginormous Chicago-style political machine recommends the following votes:
I-960: Vote No. Tim Eyman can stuff it
Measure 67: Vote Yes. Insurance companies need a tweak on the nose.
SJR 8212: Rejected! Expansion of prison labor? No thanks!
SJR 8206: Rejected! The rainy day [...]

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Why candidate selection is broken

October 12, 2007 – 3:52 am

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For those who were unclear as to how to get to the link provided earlier regarding VaNessa L. Duplessie’s 2005 Life-Pac responses, here’s the full images taken from the Internet’s Wayback Machine:

Disclaimer: The original image length and width were modified in order [...]

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Lifepac endorsed candidate running as a Democrat

October 10, 2007 – 10:41 am

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There’s generally a vetting process for when candidates decide to run for office, with the local party doing the heavy lifting with a prospective candidates positions. After some simple Googling of announced 18th Legislative District State Representative candidate Vanessa [...]

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Coalition of the Willing

September 21, 2007 – 10:29 am

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Jeff Mize for The Columbian reports:
The furor over Congressman Brian Baird’s change of position on Iraq showed no sign of abating as almost 300 of his constituents turned out Thursday to hear two anti-war speakers challenge Baird’s conclusion.
“Your congressional district, like it or [...]

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Voters swat down Port Levy

August 22, 2007 – 1:06 am

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Seeing tonight's 72-28 rejection of the port levy reminded me of all-time NBA shot block leader Hakeem Olajuwon's vaunted defense in the paint, swatting down attempted shots:
Voters soundly defeated a Port of Vancouver tax hike in Tuesday’s primary election, rejecting campaign slogans [...]

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Sirota needs your help

August 8, 2007 – 1:05 am

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If you're tuned into the excellent political analysis at David Sirota's Sirotablog, he's got a new syndicated column.  Ideally, this column would be in printed, say, the Columbian.  Maybe balance out the rantings of Elizabeth Hovde and crew?   Here's how you can help:
So, [...]

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Propositon 1: Yea or Nay?

July 30, 2007 – 4:18 pm

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Stilwell up at the Northwest Progressive Institute weighs in on the Port of Vancouver's levy for purchasing the Alcoa-Evergreen acreage for development:
As for the port's proposal, I'm undecided. Cleaning up land is good. More jobs are good. Using up highway transportation [...]

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