Friday, December 28, 2007

December 30, 2007 No Talking Heads

Guests to include Mike from Boistfort Valley Farms, local blogger Emmett O'Connell and Geov Parrish

Local
* Local farms continue to rebuild; Mike from Boisfort Valley Farms to join us on the phone.
* Camp Quixote Moved, The Olympian
* Olyblog.net 2007 Person of the Year - make your nomination!!
* The 8 Applicants for Doug Mah's city council seat, Olyblog.net
* Olympia City Council to meet Wednesday (Jan. 2nd) instead of Tuesday of this coming week.
* Olympian online poll for biggest story of 2007.
* Emmett's Blog, Olympia Time.

National
* Weather Oddities in 2007, AP via Common Dreams
* Drought in Atlanta barely escapes being the worst on record, AP via Seattle PI
* Paul Krugman on the financial crisis, Pacific Views Blog

International
* Assassination of Benazir Bhutto
- al-Qaida behind Bhutto assassination? Are we stoking fear or is this true?

Reasons to Stay Hopeful for the New Year
* The Growth of Local Power Is a Bright Spot in Seven Bleak Years of Bush; American cities, counties and states have offered a crucial counterweight to the White House on the issues that really matter, Common Dreams
* Protesters Could Disrupt Rose Parade, Common Dreams
* Civil Disobedience at Presidential Campaign Offices in Des Moines, Iowa, December 31, January 2 and 3, Common Dreams
* Lakotah Unilateral Withdrawal from All Agreements and Treaties with the United States of America

1 comment:

Emmett said...

A couple of ideas for the local section:

Olyblog on Oly person of the year (Camp Quixote probably)

The 8 applicants to city council.