Saturday, September 8, 2007

September 9, 2007 No Talking Heads

(guests will be TJ Johnson and Geov Parrish)

Local
* Pharmacy board ends initial Ralph's probe, Olympian
* Olympia council may vote Tuesday on whether to buy former Safeway site, Olympian
- why didn't the city act sooner to buy the site earlier?
- why should taxpayers fund the profit of current owner John Drebick? He stands to make $850,000.
* I-960, which would require a vote of two-thirds of the state Legislature to approve tax increases, moves ahead; SEIU and environmental group, Futurewise, had sued to keep it off the ballott in November; Olympian
* Baird constituents rally outside his office opposing his hew stance on Iraq; launch Brian Baird Watch website

National
U.S. Bomber Mistakenly Flies With Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Threat Initiative (nti.org)
Judge Invalidates Patriot Act Provisions, Washington Post

Global
Loss of Arctic ice leaves experts stunned, Guardin UK

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