Please support State Rep Scott Kawasaki's proposal to create medicine and law schools in Alaska

Monday, December 27th, 2010 Alaska State Representative Scott Kawasaki a Democrat from Fairbanks has proposed legislation to create Medicine and Law Schools in Alaska from the University of Alaska.  It is very important is doctors and lawyers could be taught here in Alaska instead of having to go outside.  Yes, I know the University of Washington has a great medical school and Gonzaga University has a great lawyer program.  If Alaskan has chance to stay in Alaska why not do that.  It is less expensive for an Alaskan to stay home to go to my home state for education.  Way to go Representative Scott Kawasaki please contact your state legislature and tell them to support this legislation.

No new prison for Raymond and McCleary

It gets interesting that the Washington State Department of Corrections has decided that we need another prison when they want to close the most secure prison in the country McNeil Island because it is harder to get to.  They are proposing a new prison in Raymond and McCleary.  This a bad idea especially in McCleary where we have an unsolved child abduction case called the Lindsey Baum case.  The last thing we need to have more sex offenders nearby harming the children of McCleary and Raymond.  Please tell your legislature, local officials and Washington State Department of Corrections to keep McNeil Island prison open.  If the Washington State Department of Corrections wants to close the prison instead of doing that have the Homeland Security Department buy from the state at face value they can use to bring the Guantamano Bay detainees over until they have their civilian trial that constitution says they should not have.  Tacoma and Lakewood have room for lawyers who are members of the American Lunatics Communist Union.

Spokane needs to have more frequent apartment building inspections

Around Christmas Week, 2010 there was a fire in one Downtown Spokane apartment building which had not been inspected by local officials for a long time.  This apartment complex was at 123 N Bernard Street between Riverside and Spokane Falls Blvd on Bernard Street near the Suki Yuki Inn.  I also used to work at the opera house and convention center a couple of blocks away from 1992-1995.  My friend Mary also used to live in that building in 1994 who lives in Wenatchee now. Spokane needs to have it building code enforcement inspect these older apartment building to make sure people are safe.  This guy who died may have not have a safe way since a lot of these old apartment building do not have elevators and are not safe for those that handicap and elderly.  Current Spokane apartment codes do not make sure that old building have to safe for residents inside.  I also used to live in the Merlin Apartments from 1992-1994 located at 29 W 2nd Avenue.  This is now more of shelter for people when I last saw this building back in 2008 during my visit there.  Please call the Spokane City Council and say you want more code enforcement of apartments in older buildings.

Local governments do not need to fund school lunches and meals

Schools districts should have the option not to serve breakfast and lunch. It is the parents responsibility to feed children not the school districts. You imagine the cost of a new school would go down if a cafeteria is not in the school. Children could eat in their classroom with a brown bag lunch from their parents. Kudos to Colorado for no longer funding free breakfast.

Let's make illegal to have paid signature collectors in the State of Washington

Here is an idea socialist legislature lets make it illegal to gather signatures by paid signature gathers. They must be volunteers then they can put there heart into the issues versus having to paid on what to think.  Paid signature gathering invites signature fraud because most organizers will pay per signatures.  Real democracy involves volunteers imagine the founding fathers if they were paid to fight for our freedom.  A true signature gathering volunteers for it not gets paid.  I refuse to apply for these types of jobs.  Ballot access for initiatives should be done by volunteers not special interest that is democracy.  Please legislature support outlawing paid signature gathering.

Wisconsin governor supports higher electricity rates for customers

Wisconsin governor Scott Walker supports higher electricity rates by making it harder for Wind Farms to operate. Wind Farms save money on peoples electric bills. More natural the source the cheaper the price. Please tell Governor to leave Wind Farms alone. People complain these Wind Farms are not attractive you do not looking at then move.

Every transit agency should be like Milwaukee Transit fine unruly passengers

Every transit agency should be Milwaukee Transit when a rider acts up they fine them $500 for disorderly conduct like swearing at a driver or a passenger. Most drivers unless they refused to leave or get violent just kick the passenger off that is it. Imagine if Spokane Transit, King County Metro Transit, Sound Transit and Anchorage People Mover had the authority to fine unruly passengers. It would improve the quality of service of these bus systems.