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Sid58 commented on the blog post Obama Doesn’t Need Congress to Change Federal Law Regarding Marijuana
When weed is legal, big Pharma will see their painkillers tank big time. Obama is still in thrall to the drug industry.
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Sid58 commented on the diary post The Advantages of Absentee Ballots by inoljt.
In Washington State (except for Pierce County) ballots are mailed three weeks before the election. There is a brief paragraph on the ballot (one large two-sided page) describing measures referenda and initiatives. Plenty of time is left to read newspapers, check your mail and discuss it all. A study showed a slight increase in turnout. [...]
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Sid58 commented on the blog post Bracing for the Impact of Hurricane Sandy on Election Day
In Oregon and (most of) Washington State ballots were mailed out three weeks ago. Just mail yours in or drop it off by Tuesday midnight. When adopted, more people than before participated in voting. ‘Makes sense in areas like the Northeast.
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Sid58 commented on the blog post Seeing a Flock of Moons
In Washington State we also vote by mail (except for Pierce County). ‘Seems to me the best way and other states should follow our lead.
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Sid58 commented on the blog post Children Under 26 on Parents’ Health Plans May Not Qualify for Maternity Coverage
Maybe re-word the fertility metaphors in the last sentence: “. . . proliferation of these Easter egg surprises from cropping up.”
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Sid58 commented on the blog post Pennsylvania Not Equipped to Handle Voter ID Crush
Oregon and most of Washington have mail-in ballots for everyone. Better “turn-out” has resulted; people have a few weeks to decide. Way to go, I think.
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Sid58 commented on the blog post The Infinite Loop Of Megan McArdle Wrongness
Maybe it could be considered an odd, inferior off-shoot of science-fiction.
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Sid58 commented on the blog post Late Night: Independence Day
Listening to a march on npr now. Music by Charles Ives for a few hours today.
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Sid58 commented on the blog post DSK Case Collapse: Lawyers, Phone Calls & Money the Shit Hits The Fan
Great discussion. Now your cast for the film. David Strathairn as DSK?
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Sid58 commented on the blog post Sunday Talking Heads: May 29, 2011
No Newt is good Newt.
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Sid58 commented on the blog post Sunday Late Night: “Deplane, deplane!”
OK: director — Woody Allen.
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Sid58 commented on the blog post Sunday Late Night: “Deplane, deplane!”
Let’s cast the forthcoming movie. Ben Affleck for the pilot, Sandra Bullock the flight attendant. Your turn.
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Sid58 commented on the blog post Late Night: Holiday Movie Season Begins; What’d You See?
Thanks for the invite,
This year’s not-to-be-missed (by my lights)films and seen in real theatres: A Serious Man, The Ghost Writer, and the Korean director Joon Ho-Bong’s film Mother. The latter’s earlier film The Host pretty much covers how creating fear to enhance social control is the primary goal of the state. Check ‘em out. -
Sid58 commented on the blog post AK-Sen: The Case of Miller v. Bad Spelling
Curious: the Anchorage Daily News employs the older version “spelt” instead of “spelled”. Toss it out.
