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Do not slander X after Y

There is a rush to link Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, with Islamic extremists and generally defame his faith by association ... Religious and political affiliations make for easy, slanderous links that can be pointedly selective ... ...

From STEFAN SHARKANSKY, Sound Politics,  11 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Nidal Malik Hasan,  Barack Obama

Do your part for Mrs. Gregoire and give someone a bottle of Chivas Regal for Christmas

I've been curious how the Liquor Control Board justifies its monopoly on bottle sales of liquor -- when beer and wine are available at every grocery store and vodka by the glass can be enjoyed at every corner bar. So I recently perused the WSLCB web ...

From STEFAN SHARKANSKY, Sound Politics,  16 Oct 2009

Cycle of Transparency

President Obama's choice for the government's No. 2 housing job is embroiled in the largest fine in U.S. history for "blatant violations" of open records laws after the Washington State Supreme Court chastised his office for withholding documents ...

From STEFAN SHARKANSKY, Sound Politics,  7 May 2009
Related Topics: Ron Sims,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Senate

But other than that, the story was accurate

Conservative blogger says outcome proves Dino Rossi would have wonFor the record, I never said that, and I do not believe that. I believe that it is impossible to ascertain which candidate received the largest number of lawfully cast and counted votes, ...

From STEFAN SHARKANSKY, Sound Politics,  28 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Dino Rossi

With gratitude

But first, some important acknowledgements: * My lawyer, Chip Goss of the Tacey Goss Law Group. He successfully mastered a complex case, boiled down the details into a manageable persuasive argument, and negotiated the final settlement. A healthy share ...

From STEFAN SHARKANSKY, Sound Politics,  28 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Toby Nixon,  Ronald Reagan,  Bob Ferguson

Speaking of Ron Sims

King County has now settled my public records lawsuit for $225,000, one of the largest settlements for public records violations in state history. The lawsuit stemmed from my December 2004 request for a list of all voters who voted in the November 2004 ...

From STEFAN SHARKANSKY, Sound Politics,  24 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Ron Sims,  Christine Gregoire,  Dino Rossi,  Barack Obama

Ron Sims Confirmation Hearing

President Obama's nominee for deputy secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development didn't have to answer any questions at his confirmation hearing this morning. ... None of the nominees faced questions because committee members had to ...

From STEFAN SHARKANSKY, Sound Politics,  24 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Ron Sims,  Barack Obama

Your Government at Work

Thirteen years after Washington state's environmental agency found a creek severely polluted, the contamination has been traced back to the agency's regional office. If a private business made the same mistake, it would have been blamed on corporate ...

From STEFAN SHARKANSKY, Sound Politics,  12 Apr 2009

"Jury backs traffic planners with verdict against King County"

King County transportation officials retaliated against traffic planners Ho-Chuan Chen and Hossein Barahimi after they challenged a traffic analysis used to approve a large housing development east of Redmond, a federal jury has ruled.King County was ...

From STEFAN SHARKANSKY, Sound Politics,  11 Apr 2009

Secrecy in the public service

Questions raised by The Times about the [illegal secret] meetings were "a distraction," Fryer said, adding that the mayor's office encourages people instead to attend several planned open meetings of the full City Council.Previously, Councilmembers ...

From STEFAN SHARKANSKY, Sound Politics,  11 Apr 2009

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