Regular readers may recall that a couple weekends ago, we published a post criticizing Rob McKenna for refusing to tell Washingtonians where he stands on Tim Eyman’s anti-tolling, anti-light rail Initiative 1125. The Seattle Times had just published a story by reporter Andrew Garber on I‑1125 the day before. For his story, Garber had tried to […]
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Ubuntu 11.10 “Oneiric Ocelot” released
Earlier today, Canonical Ltd. announced the availability of the latest release of the world’s most popular GNU/Linux distribution, codenamed “Oneiric Ocelot”. Ubuntu 11.04 is the fifteenth incarnation of what started out as an ambitious fork of Debian seven years ago. Canonical, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, has managed to push out a new version of […]
Tim Eyman loses first round in lawsuit against the City of Redmond over traffic camera vote
A lawsuit recently filed by Tim Eyman against NPI’s hometown over the city’s decision not to forward petitions seeking a vote on the issue of red light cameras was dismissed today by King County Superior Court Judge Laura Inveen, who held that the measure, “exceeds the lawful scope of local initiative power.” The ruling means that […]
Seattle Port Commission adopts resolution opposing Tim Eyman’s I‑1125
The Port of Seattle’s governing legislative body today joined with the city councils of Redmond, Kirkland, and Renton in urging a no vote on Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1125, which would jeopardize crucial transportation projects around the state by imposing senseless restrictions on tolling. In a unanimous vote, the five port commissioners responsible for governing the […]
Microsoft invests $600,000 into NO on 1125
Keep Washington Rolling, the coalition that is fighting Tim Eyman’s I‑1125, has just received a huge financial boost from one of Washington’s largest employers: Microsoft (which, like NPI, is headquartered in Redmond). The company had previously donated $100,000 to the cause, but last Friday, it wrote another check for six times that amount, bringing its […]
Al Rosellini: 1910–2011
Governor Albert D. Rosellini, who served as Washington State’s chief executive in the late 1950s and early 1960s, died today from complications of pneumonia, his family announced today. He was a hundred and one years old. Since leaving office at the end of 1964, Rosellini has been a friend and mentor to generations of Democratic leaders. […]
Netflix finally listens to its members, drops plans to spin off DVDs-by-mail as Qwikster
Netflix is staying Netflix. The company announced this morning that it was dropping its ill-conceived plans to spin out its DVDs-by-mail into a separate website called Qwikster, after weeks of getting irate emails and phone calls from its members. Dear Member: It is clear that for many of our members two websites would make things […]
Tim Eyman is wrong: Variable tolling is fair
On occasion, Tim Eyman inadvertently does us all a service by deviating from his well-rehearsed talking points and revealing just how little he knows about the subject matter of his own initiatives. This happened again last week, when Eyman sent out a missive attacking variable tolling, which is currently permitted by state law, but would […]
I‑1125 campaign site admits that 1125 was bought and paid for by Kemper Freeman
Not long ago, Tim Eyman began promoting a new “Yes on 1125” website that appears to have been commissioned by his No. 2 all-time wealthy benefactor Kemper Freeman, Jr., the man responsible for more than eighty percent of the money behind Initiative 1125. I say appears to have been commissioned by because its text bears […]
Tim Eyman tries to hit back at Jay Inslee after Inslee urges Washington to vote down I‑1125
Yesterday morning, at the Washington Conservation Voters’ annual Breakfast of Champions in Seattle, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee took aim at Tim Eyman and his initiative factory, calling for the rejection of Eyman’s latest scheme, I‑1125, and declaring, “It’s time to start building bridges instead of funding Tim Eyman’s bank account.” His speech, which was […]
Steve Jobs: 1955–2011
Steve Jobs, the brilliant entrepreneur and visionary who cofounded Apple at the age of twenty-one and later rescued it when it seemed on the brink of collapse, died today, the company announced. He was fifty-six. “Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who […]
City of Redmond adopts resolution opposing Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1125
As regular readers may remember, two weeks ago, NPI urged the City of Redmond — which we proudly call home — to join us in taking a stand against Tim Eyman’s latest scheme to paralyze our communities and wreck government, Initiative 1125. (I‑1125 made the ballot back in July thanks to a boatload of money […]
Coalition against I‑1125 includes past, likely future Tim Eyman supporters
One of the phrases Tim Eyman frequently uses to describe the anti-tolling, anti-light rail scheme that he purchased a public vote on (with Kemper Freeman Jr.‘s money) is “Son of 1053”. To hear Eyman tell it, 1053 closes a purported loophole that he left in his own unconstitutional initiative last year — the loophole being […]
Amanda Knox freed from prison, will return to Pacific Northwest tomorrow
As you’ve probably heard if you’ve seen the news within the last few hours, an Italian appeals court has overturned the murder conviction of Washington State native Amanda Knox, who along with Raffaele Sollecito, was found guilty by an Italian court of killing British exchange student Meredith Kercher in December 2009. The appeals court threw out […]