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Round salted cracker cookies in wooden bowl putting on linen and wooden background.
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Gale Pooley
July 9, 2024
Growth

Ritz Abundance

Gale Pooley
July 9, 2024
Growth
Joseph (Jake) Klein recently wrote a great article about Ritz Crackers. He notes that they were introduced in 1934 at a price of 19 cents for a one pound box. There are around 8.75 crackers per ounce so a 16-ounce box would yield around 140 of the tasty wafers. Ritz outsold every other cracker their first year on the market. Read More ›
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Revolutionary war, patriotism and birth of the United Sates of America concept with closeup on the original 13 star American flag known as the Betsy Ross
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Scott S. Powell
July 5, 2024
Politics

July 4 Has Always Been About Resisting Tyranny, and This Year Is No Exception

Scott S. Powell
July 5, 2024
Politics
America is the only nation in human history that was completely born of noble and deeply spiritual principles: that all men are created equal, that they have been given by God certain rights that cannot be taken away by any man or earthly authority, and that those unalienable rights combine to create and protect a thing called freedom in life. As a result, Americans have always been free to pursue happiness, worship God, speak publicly about their views, and, of course, choose their leaders. Read More ›
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Caitlyn McKenney
June 28, 2024
Housing

Washington State Needs the Private Sector to Meet Urgent Housing Needs

Caitlyn McKenney
June 28, 2024
Housing
The Washington State Affordable Housing Advisory Board recently released a “Housing Advisory Plan” to address what it describes as an “urgent crisis” of needed affordable housing options in the state. According to the plan, there is only one affordable housing unit available for every five households in need (for those at or below 50-percent of median family income (MFI)). Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
June 24, 2024
Housing

Bellevue Landlord Attempts to Confront Squatter at Workplace

Jonathan Choe
June 24, 2024
Housing
With King County courts behind more than 2,000 eviction cases, Bellevue mom & pop landlord Jaskaran Singh is now going nuclear. Over the weekend, he tried to confront his deadbeat tenant at her workplace, but the owner of Forever You Aesthetic called the cops on protestors. Read More ›
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Caitlyn McKenney
June 21, 2024
Housing

Violent Evictions and the Anarchists of Reddit

Caitlyn McKenney
June 21, 2024
Housing
Last spring, a tenant named “Eucytus” fired at deputies while barricaded in the apartment and then died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Seattle detective David Easterly was critically injured by a gunshot wound during the incident. In a statement that feels grossly oversimplified, Housing Justice Project Attorney Edmund Witter said of the barricade-suicide-eviction, “Evictions for nonpayment of rent are preventable with more support and the right programs.” Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
June 12, 2024
Housing

Accusers Confront Steve Hickey After Fire Commissioner’s Board Meeting

Jonathan Choe
June 12, 2024
Housing
A former secretary is now stepping forward and saying King County Fire Commissioner Steve Hickey installed locks for his very own fire district, even though his Meridian Build Group had its construction license suspended by the state. Some of his alleged victims also confronted him after Tuesday night's Fire Commissioner's board meeting in Ravensdale. So did I. Read More ›