Puget Sound Liberals Weekly Newsletter #81

Enhancing Freedom, Opportunity and Cooperation in Puget Sound and Beyond

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August 3, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

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                                 Table of Contents   ** featured articles

 

Puget Sound Liberals

About Puget Sound Liberals

 

Commentaries from Our Members

Our Best Wishes for Ailing Representative Ross Hunter

Bill Lowman: Clallam County’s Successful Drug Court

Frank van der Harst: Eastside Rail for Commuters

David James: Opposing Domestic Email Surveillance

Sarajane Siegfriedt: Supporting Darcy Burner **

 

Liberals and Democrats

Responses to Our Poll

Serving Mainstream America and Special Groups **

Legislative District Almanacs **

WSDCC Endorses Public Campaign Financing **

 

Nation and World – see links below

Links to Interesting Current News

 

State and Local

Gregoire vs. Rossi **

Our Upcoming Huge Transportation Package **

Vision 2040 for a Sustainable Quality Puget Sound

It’s Time to Solve Our Education-Funding Crisis

 

Our Liberal Spirit

Remedying Our Denigration of  Women

 

Recommended Books

 

Lake Hills Liberals

Cajun food, Champagne and Impeachment  **

Costco Plans for Kelsey Creek Shopping Center

 

Quote of the Week

We have enough youth.  How about a fountain of  smart?

 

 

Recommendations

 

Vote August 21st 2007 Primary Election

 

·       Both Keith Scully and Bill Sherman for King

     County Prosecutor

·       Scott Noble for King County Assessor

·       King County Parks Levies #1 and #2

·       Alec Fisken for Seattle Port Commission

·       Gael Tarleton for Seattle Port Commission

·       Write in Brad Larssen for King County Council #6

 

·       Keri Andrews for Bellevue City Council

·       Josh Schaer for Issaquah City Council

·       Dana Stober for Kent City Council, Position 3.

·       Both Jessica Greenway and Penny Sweet for

      Kirkland City Council #4

·       Maureen Judge for Mercer Island City Council

·       Holly Plackett for Redmond Mayor

·       Brian Conlin for Redmond City Council #3

·       Richard Cole for Redmond City Council #5

·       Kathy Keolker for Renton Mayor

·       Terry Persson for Renton City Council #4

·       Bruce Harrell for Seattle City Council #3

·       Endorsements by King County Democrats

·       Endorsements by Progressive Majority - Washington

 

·       Support Our Grocery Workers

·       Save Our Renton-Snohomish Rail Line

 

In 2008, Vote for:

·       Rodney Tom for U.S. Congress, 8th District

 

 

 

Our Political Priorities

 

·       Fair Elections and Open Government

·       Fair Taxes and Competent Spending

·       Investment for Productivity

·       Quality Health, Education, Jobs, Income and Retirement

·       Environmental Protection and Energy Independence

·       Personal Security and Equal Rights

·       Justice and Peace Everywhere

·       International Cooperation and Leadership

 

Conservatives oppose all of these.

 

        Let’s End Our National Nightmare

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calendar of Events

    

Saturday, August 4 at 9 AM at Seattle University (10th and Madison) – March & Rally for Health Care Justice, sponsored by Washington CAN and a dozen of organizations.  Regence Blue Shield is a target for their large increases in premiums.

 

Sunday, August 5 at 12 Noon at 1348 Bridle Court, SE, OlympiaAlliance for Democracy membership meeting followed by potluck and candidate’s forum.  For more information

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Calendar of Events Continued

 

King County Democrats Calendar Showing Legislative District Meetings

 

Tuesday, August 7 at 4 PM on MSNBC – Democratic Presidential Candidates Forum.

 

Open Houses concerning our Vision 2040 see below

·       Wednesday, August 8 at 4 –  7 PM at Sylvan Way Library Heninger Room (1301 Sylvan Way, Bremerton)

·       Thursday, August 9 at 4 – 7 PM at Marysville Public Library Large Conference Room (6120 Grove Street, Marysville)

 

Friday, August 10-12 at Seattle University – Conference The Pursuit of Peace in a Culture of Violence, addressing war and occupation of Iraq, Palestinian-Israeli conflict, conscientious objection, cultural memory and struggle of oppressed and indigenous peoples, climate change and sustainability, racially inclusive communities, structural racism, and more.  For more

 

 Commentaries From Our Members

 

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