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James C. (Jim) Miller, III is a governor of the United States Postal Service, and chairman of the CapAnalysis Group. He has many links to GOP and various conservative, free market think tanks. Recently, he campaigned vigorously against the anti-trust action against Microsoft.

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Fewer Americans Rode Buses In 2009 Than In 2008

After several years of increases, ridership fell by 5.15 percent in 2009. (Two agencies in Washington state had bus ridership increases in 2009.  One of the two, Sound Transit, may have gained at the expense of another agency, King County Metro.) Here, ...

From JIM MILLER, Sound Politics,  11 Mar 2010

Routing Around Obstructions

John Gilmore once said: "The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it."  Without discussing the truth or falsity of that famous claim (or my many disagreements with Gilmore), I'd like to try extending his idea to another area, ...

From JIM MILLER, Sound Politics,  2 Mar 2010

Related Topics: John Gilmore

Another Mailed Ballot Goes Astray

No surprise there you might say, if you have paid any attention to the many problems with mailed ballots, here and in Britain. But this lost ballot shows that even sophisticated voters, even the mayor of Seattle, can err.  And that there is no ...

From JIM MILLER, Sound Politics,  24 Feb 2010

We Get By With A Little Help From Our Friends

And sometimes with enormous help from many complete strangers, as Abayneh Adefris could tell you. Abayneh arrived in October weighing only 60 pounds and carrying little more than the clothing he wore.  He's returning home 20 pounds heavier, loaded ...

From JIM MILLER, Sound Politics,  23 Feb 2010

Ghost Bill In Washington Legislature

A strange thing happened in Olympia today.  This morning a bill was introduced in the Senate, SB 6853, which has no text. I don't think this is what is generally meant by transparency. Call me suspicious, but I fear that SB 6853 will not be good for ...

From JIM MILLER, Sound Politics,  9 Feb 2010

Should We Invite President Obama Out To Campaign For Senator Murray?

Or would that be too obvious? 1. Hey, maybe he could put a word in for Governor Gregoire whaile he's here! Posted by: Pete on January 20, 2010 02:15 PM 2. Hey, maybe he could put a word in for Governor Gregoire while he's here! Posted by: Pete on ...

From JIM MILLER, Sound Politics,  20 Jan 2010

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Edward M. Kennedy,  Scott Brown

The Rich Get Richer

The poor economy is finally putting the brakes on the skyrocketing pay of public-university presidents, The Chronicle of Higher Education found in its annual survey of executive pay. The Chronicle, which surveyed 185 public institutions, found the ...

From JIM MILLER, Sound Politics,  19 Jan 2010

Related Topics: Chronicle of Higher Education,  University of Washington

Worth Reading

Cliff Mass's long post on the weakness of the University of Washington students in basic mathematics.  He gave a simple math test to his Atmospheric Sciences 101 class last quarter, and got results like these: 43% did not know the formula for the ...

From JIM MILLER, Sound Politics,  12 Jan 2010

Are Republican Opponents Of ObamaCare "Traitors"?

Before I go any farther I should add that, as I learned yesterday, Ross may have been under great stress when he made that argument.  His father, who had been ill for many months, passed away on Christmas day.  (I was listening to the first hour of his ...

From JIM MILLER, Sound Politics,  12 Jan 2010

Michael Ramirez Explained The Latest 9th Circuit Court Decision

Way back in 2002, when he was still drawing cartoons for the Los Angeles Times. If you missed it for some reason, here's the decision. In a move that could see Washington inmates voting from prison, a federal appeals court has thrown out the state's ...

From JIM MILLER, Sound Politics,  7 Jan 2010

Related Topics: Department of Corrections

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