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Entries from March 23rd, 2012

Feline Friday: Romeo hits 500,000 views

March 23rd, 2012 · 5 Comments · Cats, Photographs

Yes, it’s another Feline Friday. The real news, though, is that Romeo’s “Wake-up call” video passed 500,000 views on YouTube sometime this week. I do appear in the video, but it’s really Romeo’s show. This morning the total was up to 501,213. But it didn’t come easy. Romeo says he must have run into the [...]

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Don’t blame original sponsors for second generation “gut & replace” bill

March 23rd, 2012 · 10 Comments · Legislature, Politics

Just one more thing on SB755. I made a mistake in my post on the origin of the bill when writing about how its contents related to gambling were gutted and replaced by language to give the governor and several state agencies powers to exempt projects from environmental reviews. Turns out this was actually a [...]

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“Environmental devastation” or minor streamlining? The jury is still out.

March 23rd, 2012 · 4 Comments · environment, Legislature, Politics

There’s been some more good reporting on SB 755, the “gut & replace” bill noted here several days ago. Derek DePledge, writing in today’s Star-Advertiser, that the bill was further amended following a public hearing on Wednesday. But several state agencies and environmental groups, along with a few lawmakers, have characterized the proposal as a [...]

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