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Tell the whole story please, Mr. B
September 5, 2016 On August 24, the Seattle Times ran a piece by columnist Daniel Beekman about the struggle between Mayor Murray and the city council over homeless folks collecting in hot spots around the city. In this post, I look at one … Continue reading
Posted in General, Homelessness, Media, Photos (Stuff), Politics, Squatters, Tent City
Tagged Camp Second Chance, car camping, Daniel Beekman, media bias, Polly Trout, seattle times
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Homeless Are Taking Over (Literally)
A recent story from the Seattle Times illustrates the mess a city can get into when it tries to be nice and doesn’t ask too many questions. Take homelessness for example. In spite of all our self-guilting, Seattle has a braggable … Continue reading
Posted in Homelessness, Media, Photos (People), Politics, Squatters
Tagged homelessness, Occupy, seattle times, squatters
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Democracy is . . .
. . . thinking for yourself You know, I’ve always thought it odd that newspapers would try and tell Americans how to vote. And I’ve always thought it even odder that voters would actually do what the newspapers tell them … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Media, Politics
Tagged campaign endorsements, marijuana, money in politics, prostitution, Seattle, seattle times, Stranger, unpaid advertising
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The Schizophrenic Times: SHARE in the News
Three recent articles on SHARE’s Tent City 4 from the Seattle Times: Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 ~ Sammamish OKs moratorium on homeless camps This article is supposed to be about the City of Sammamish’s decision to impose a moratorium on tent … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Politics
Tagged Alexa Vaughn, corporate media, mainstream media, Sammamish, Scott Morrow, seattle times, SHARE, TC4, Tent City 4
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What puffery is this? (Parts 1 & 2)
Part 1 Go to Part 2 Here’s a cleverly disguised puff-piece from a recent copy of Seattle Times. You can file this one under “Corporate Media Bias”: Football team owner funds research into brain injuries
Posted in General
Tagged brain injury, corporate media, media bias, NFL, paul allen, seahawks, seattle times, vulcan
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