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A second look at Washington school rankings finds signs of statewide decay
February 11, 2011 – 8:38 am | No Comment

Last April, the Washington State Board of Education published its Public School Accountability Index, a measure of how the state’s 2,000-plus public K-12 schools are educating more than half a million children. Earlier this week, …

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Harvard study: Right-wing blogs more “elitist” than counterparts on left
April 29, 2010 – 5:32 pm | 6 Comments
Harvard study: Right-wing blogs more “elitist” than counterparts on left

Until now, most academics found that no significant differences existed across the digital DMZ in the battle of ideas, that the roles left and right blogs perform in our democracy are similar even if their viewpoints are not. The Harvard group, from the onset, set out to shake the ground under those assumptions.

Evangelical explorers claim discovery of Noah’s ark remains
April 27, 2010 – 7:45 am | 2 Comments
Evangelical explorers claim discovery of Noah’s ark remains

The group of evangelical explorers claim the remains of what they believe is Noah’s ark are located above the 12,000-foot mark on Turkey’s Mount Ararat.

Bawdy cabaret sign near ballpark angers fans, but is porn passé anyway?
April 25, 2010 – 1:24 pm | 5 Comments
Bawdy cabaret sign near ballpark angers fans, but is porn passé anyway?

[Article first appeared at Red County]
Less than one year after KUOW Radio’s Conversation program had me on the air to discuss the controversy over the siting of the DreamGirls strip club within line drive …

Initial poll on I-1077 state income tax measure misleads voters
April 24, 2010 – 2:28 pm | 4 Comments
Initial poll on I-1077 state income tax measure misleads voters

[Article first appeared at Red County.]
Janus-Vatican Polling, despite the reliability of statistics in predicting public opinion and behavior, is not an exact science. Questions that are not stripped of value-loaded or misleading phrasing can turn …

Is it time to call it Panthergate?
April 23, 2010 – 12:10 am | 4 Comments
Is it time to call it Panthergate?

We know from forty years of grading Presidential scandals that it is not the deed that does in the chief executive, it is the cover-up. We can only hope that President Obama and Attorney General Holder have sent their representative to the Commission to supply what the American public deserves — the unvarnished truth.

I-1077: Income tax measure is assisted economic suicide
April 22, 2010 – 7:59 am | 12 Comments
I-1077: Income tax measure is assisted economic suicide

[Article first appeared at Red County.]
449px-Millais_-_Ophelia_(detail) Like the plot of a slick science fiction thriller, Washington residents are about to be framed for the crime of murdering their own economic future. After the Democrats in …