August 2007 Archives

Have you've ever taken a look at the language in our state's law banning smoking in public places?

Clearly the spirit of the law is to protect patrons and employees of public establishments from being subject to the ills of second-hand smoke.

>> Continue reading: Hookah and the open-for-legal-interpretation smoking ban

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Do you really care what your barista is wearing?

I don't. I love coffee. Good coffee. Personally, I can't imagine going to a coffee stand because the baristas wear skimpy or provocative outfits. Maybe if they sold the best coffee in Western Washington I would.

On the other hand, if my son were in the back seat, I can tell you where I wouldn't go.

>> Continue reading: Coffee with a dress code

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Douglas Lee Merino is a man of many hats. And most of them were bought with tax dollars.
The one-time Westport mayor and accused insurance thief is still working for the State of Washington. And he’s still collecting plenty of compensation.

>> Continue reading: Accused trooper keeps on collecting

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Today, the South Bureau (Photographer Tom Tedford and myself) got up early...really early. Like before the crack of dawn early.
We had to. That's what you do when you want to catch the Sounder Transit train as it makes its first run out of Tacoma.
Astonishingly, other people were up too. A lot of other people.
It seems everyone was trying to dodge the forecasted traffic mess on I-5 by training it to work.
That was cool ...

>> Continue reading: Faster than a jammed freeway...

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