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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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RedCounty.com: Mariners’ challenge to siting of strip club near Safeco Field rejected
June 28, 2009 – 8:59 pm | One Comment
RedCounty.com: Mariners’ challenge to siting of strip club near Safeco Field rejected

Today at RedCounty.com, I wrote about last Friday’s ruling by King County Superior Court Judge John Erlick rejecting the challenge of the Seattle Mariners to the permit issued to owners of the downtown Déjà …

Gov. Sanford: Despicable is as despicable does
June 24, 2009 – 1:20 pm | No Comment
Gov. Sanford: Despicable is as despicable does

The unfolding drama surrounding Republican South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford’s disappearance (explained by his staff as a trek in the Appalachians, then re-explained as a trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina, finally fully explained by …

Japanese scientists may be able to “sponge” nuclear fuel from seawater
June 16, 2009 – 7:06 am | No Comment
Japanese scientists may be able to “sponge” nuclear fuel from seawater

In one of the stranger stories to come across the newsreader in recent weeks, The Telegraph of London reported Tuesday that government-funded scientists in Japan are working on a proposal to extract uranium from …

EXAMINER.COM: Professor at BYU confirms liberal online reading habits of working journalists
June 5, 2009 – 1:15 pm | No Comment
EXAMINER.COM: Professor at BYU confirms liberal online reading habits of working journalists

Writing at Examiner.com this Friday, I reported about a study done by Professor Richard Davis of BYU which observed interesting patterns in the way that blogs are being used by average news consumers, as …

VIDEO: Father of fallen Little Rock soldier speaks
June 3, 2009 – 10:11 am | 2 Comments
VIDEO: Father of fallen Little Rock soldier speaks

 Via the Blackfive blog, KATV Little Rock has released video from an interview conducted with Daris Long, the father of Private William Long who was gunned down on Monday, allegedly by a recent convert to …

EXAMINER.COM: Recent extremist shootings raise questions about responsible speech
June 2, 2009 – 1:11 am | 3 Comments
EXAMINER.COM: Recent extremist shootings raise questions about responsible speech

At Examiner.com Tuesday, I wrote a very challenging article dealing with the contribution that extreme groups may have played in the shootings in Wichita and Little Rock on Sunday and Monday that claimes two lives.  …