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This one would cost $0.19/$1000 assessed value. That's $66.50/yr on a $350k home. For that we get some new parks and maintenance of existing parks. Why isn't maintenance of existing parks included in the regular budget? Isn't it the legislature's job to account for these sorts of things in the general budget? Both this levy and the PPM levy mention that "taxes collected in 2009 would be limited to $2.60/$1000 assessed value". So if these DO get funded, we won't be paying more than $2.60. If that happens will other things have to be cut? If they DON'T get funded, will we be paying less than $2.60?

Can't they just use some of those metal pigs to prop up the roof and call it good?

Yes, I confused the "total liability" with the "additional liability" of the PPM levy. Good jorb for noticing that and pointing it out. Very helpful and informative. Hippy.

I'm going to notify the moderators about your OT post.

What about the argument that we are overtaxed as it is and that PPM should pull its own weight? Or the argument that this sort of thing should be included in the general budget and not some special levy? If I read correctly, the PPM Levy would result in an additional $0.10/$1000 tax assessed value. Say your house costs $350k, that's $35 you will be taxed in 2009. Not too bad.

HHAHAHAHAHHHAHHHHAHAA OMG! HILARIOUS!

Tell me how you are voting and why. Convince me I should vote the way you do.

Tell me how you are voting and why. Convince me I should vote the way you do.

shocking Congrats to Faux News for their bangup job of fact checking before publishing the story.

Did you carve anything on his/her face? No repubs at Reed when I was there that I know of, so you must have scared them off.

If you promise to vote for Nader, I will buy you a cracker.

Thanks ya'll. It feels great to be 23!

[img:center]http://meekmok.com/muaddib/images/blog/wolverines.jpg[/img] W O L V E R I N E S ! ! !

Yeah? So your boots ski pretty well now eh? Where did you ski with them? Didja get a lot of turns in? Some gnar gnar pow pow?

Do these people exist? In America?

I wonder why we are in this mess anyway?

No, I'm not kidding. I think the US's support for Israel is fucked up and I think we should cut back on it. I think we wouldn't have the pro-Israel/anti-palestine policies that we do if people of Jewish faith didn't occupy such a disproportionate number of high academic/political/social positions in this country. ps - Sarah Silverman is hawt.

According to the article, Jesse Jackson said: Does anyone deny that people of Jewish/Zionist bent have an enormous amount of power and influence in this country? I believe the first half of his statement is merely a statement of fact. I would like to see a reduction in their power as well, not because I am anti-semitc, but because I see it leading to some bad political decisions. I don't know why JJ thinks that if Obama is elected that the Zionists will lose any of their clout. I think they will continue to shape American foreign policy and politics for the foreseeable future. JJ surely steped into the area of racism/bigotry/intolerance with his "himeytown" comment of years ago, but I don't see this more recent comment as nearly as inflammatory or newsworthy. Seems the rightwing political agenda machine that is Fox News is just trying to pin some tactless comment on Obama because it was said by someone who supports him.

I have a couple camp chairs that were unclaimed in the morning. Porter also has an unclaimed chair. I also have a cute little wooden sugar/equal holder. It's ever so precious! Sobo took home a folding card table. Ketch? If any of the above crap is yours, send me a PM and we'll figure out how to get it back to you.

I have a couple camp chairs that were unclaimed in the morning. Porter also has an unclaimed chair. I also have a cute little wooden sugar/equal holder. It's ever so precious! Sobo took home a folding card table. Ketch? If any of the above crap is yours, send me a PM and we'll figure out how to get it back to you.

Plan ahead for full closure of eastbound US 2 near Everett on Friday Drivers must take alternate routes to avoid nearly 20-mile detour EVERETT – Weather permitting, crews will completely close eastbound US 2 between I-5 and SR 204 overnight on Friday, Oct. 10 while they restripe the eastbound trestle. During the closure, crews will remove more than two miles of striping and restripe the trestle to create two lanes of traffic and a wider, 14-foot right shoulder. Drivers should prepare for a long detour and add extra time for their trips. “We need drivers to plan ahead for this weekend’s full closure of US 2 and stay tuned as we get ready to make changes to the way eastbound traffic moves across the trestle.” said Mark Leth, Regional Traffic Engineer. Crews will start closing the on-ramps from both directions of I-5 to eastbound US 2 at 9:30 p.m. on Friday and will fully close the eastbound trestle at midnight. They will reopen one lane and the on-ramp from northbound I-5 at 7 a.m. Saturday. At noon, crews will open all lanes, including the southbound I-5 and Hewitt Avenue ramps to eastbound US 2. To avoid a nearly 20-mile detour during the closure, northbound I-5 drivers headed to the east end of the trestle must take SR 96 (128th St) in Mill Creek and southbound I-5 drivers headed to the east end of the trestle must should take SR 528 (4th St) in Marysville and connect with SR 9.

$28 + $8 S/H on Steep and Cheap I think Montrail shoes suck ass, but the price is good.

The way to approach this question is to think, "WWCU"? And the answer is, Colin uses the BD Spot. Case closed. p.s. - I also use the BD Spot. It helps me find the beer at ropeup and I also climbed the Tooth once and I've seen some picture of Patagonia. Seriously though, the Icon weighs almost half a fucking pound! The Spot weighs less than 2oz. I've always thought those Princeton Tec lights look/feel like cheap junk and never considered buying one. Intriguing that several people here seem to like them.

hahahahaa Yeah. Remember that scene in Big Lebowski when The Dude asks the cop in the car impound lot if the detectives were going to dust for prints?

I just happened across this interview: Warren Buffett on Charlie Rose show Thought some of you folks might enjoy it and I'd be interested to hear what some of the more economically literate/cogent among you have to say. Calling JayB! Yes, it is an hour long. Get a grip on your ADHD and watch it.