Tag Archives: Political Surprise

Election Underview

By The Apostate Tuesday’s election results left something to be desired as a person valuing women’s health, access to health care, education, small businesses, and other vital supports and economic drivers. This election was heavily influenced by big corporate money, negative campaign ads, misleading messages and a whole lot of dirt. The special interests who [...]

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Head Over Wheels for Vote Bike

When Jafar and Nasim wanted to show the world the peaceful wishes of the Iranian people, they hopped on their bikes to ride around the globe. When Nathan Winters wanted to pay tribute to the work of the Nature Conservancy, he did the same thing. Vote Bike is a generation in Spokane standing up to [...]

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Sane in Spokane

It is a testament to the poverty of our local communications systems when people know all about the Rally to Restore Sanity in D.C. yet are surprised to hear one is going down in our very own back yard. To get your $3 commemorative sign, contact Kay Wright McGlocklin at Preferred Labor Sign, (509) 484-1107. [...]

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Ballot Initiative No-No’s

With all the initiatives, referendums, propositions and constitutional amendments (not to mention candidates), voting for some is starting to resemble that nightmare situation where you’re about to take a test in a class that you forgot you registered for. In this case, consider Protect Washington to be your one-stop study guide for deciphering all the [...]

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Trick or Vote Spokane 2010

By The Apostate I hope this fourth post involving young people and politics really gets the point across. Young people need to shake off the apathy, vote and contribute. Do I really need to bring the statistics in to this again? Or can I consider you spooked enough to get involved? This November holds several [...]

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