Selected Stories on Washblog by Noemie Maxwell, 2005-
2008-
- Conversation with Eldon Vail, Secretary of State Department of Corrections, Washblog, 5/21/08. Also on Osculatrix.
- National Significance of Washington's 3-Strikes Law, 4/6/08. In original form on Osculatrix.
- Conversation with Rob Holland: Prosperity Populism, Local Authentic Politics, Get-out-the-Caucus
Washblog (published version including any comments): 2/1/08
- Bonneville International Stomps on Local Radio Programming, 1/31/08
- "We cannot build prisons fast enough: WA Dept. of Corrections on prison transfers
Washblog (published version including any comments): 1/30/08
- "Very Scary": A Major State Expenditure Bill with no Known Opposition (Local Food), 1/29/08
- Incarcerex: Are you an elected official suffering from political fear?, 1/28/08
- Port of Seattle Advances Climate Action with First Ever Greenhouse Gas Inventory for SeaTac Airport, 1/24/08
- Structural Healthcare Reform is on the Table in Washington, 1/22/08
- "From a WA 3-Striker: May God's Mercy Upon the Downtrodden Soften the Hearts of the Authorities, 1/15/08
- Washington State has Great Geothermal Potential, 1/4/08
- New Public Hospital District Commissioner Questions Need for Public Hospital Districts
Washblog (published version including any comments): 1/6/08
- INTRODUCE THIS! Submitting Resolutions at WA's Presidential Caucuses (3-Strikes Reform)
Washblog (published version including any comments): 1/3/08
- To Those Who Have Shown Notice to Cruel and Unconstitutional Laws in Washington State, by Joseph Scott Wharton. Washblog (published version including any comments): 1/1/08
2007-
- Guest post from WA State Reformatory: These crimes do not merit life imprisonment, by Stevan Dozier
Washblog (published version including any comments): 12/30/07
- Washington's Presidential Caucus and Primary: Access, Relevancy, Democracy
Washblog (published version including any comments): 12/27/07
- A Washington Christmas Letter: Public Campaign Funding for Safer Children, Lower Health Costs
Washblog (published version including any comments): 12/24/07
- Life in Prison without Parole for Low-Violence Crimes: Can Washington Find Redemption?
Washblog (published version including any comments): 12/11/07
- Seattle FCC Hearing: Democracy is in their hands: What are they thinking?
Washblog (published version including any comments): 11/9-10/07
- Sustainable Aviation in Cascadia
Washblog (published version including any comments): 11/4/07
- Should the Election of Dan Satterberg be Voided?, 11/7/07
- PDC Complaint on Transfers of Cash to Satterberg Campaign, 11/5/07
- King County Attorney Race: Satterberg Accepts Huge Sums of Dirty GOP Money, 11/4/07
- Big Legal Judgment Not the First for Valley Medical's Roodman: Challengers Offer Improved Oversight*
Washblog (published version including any comments): 10/20/07
- Interview with Richard Pope, Candidate for King County Council
Washblog (published version including any comments): 10/20/07
- Breathing Rights, Voting Rights & the King Co. Prosecuting Attorney Race
Washblog (published version including any comments): 10/10/07
- King County Elections Forges Ahead with Election Plan Against Multiple Recommendations,
Washblog (published version including any comments): 10/1/07
- Interra's Community Loyalty Card: Business-Consumer Organizing at the Point-of-Sale
Washblog (published version including any comments): 9/23/07
- Anti-Immigration Tension in Snohomish Erodes Safety and Trust: The Community Responds
Washblog (published version including any comments): 9/21/07
- Ray Peretti of Renton and the $7.7 Million Campaign to Cheat Washingtonians
Washblog (published version including any comments): 9/11/07
- Gonzalez' Resignation, Burner's "Burn Bush", and the Bellingham Farmer's Market
Washblog (published version including any comments): 8/26/07
- Seattle Port Vote of Conscience: JACK BLOCK, JR. YES! (Tarleton, please no!)
Washblog (published version including any comments): 8/04/07
- The Mainstreaming of Climate Action: R U Blinking While Yr World's Redefined?
Washblog (published version including any comments): 7/18/07, Federal Way Mirror: State's Climate Goals Need Your Help, 8/3/07
- "Sometimes Vote Suppression is as Important as Vote-Getting": Cleaning up WA Voter Rolls
Washblog (published version including any comments): 7/18/07
- Lucky Us! House Call from Alec Fisken, Port of Seattle Commissioner
Washblog (published version including any comments): 7/29/07
- We are Here as a Voice of Conscience, Crying out for the Displaced
Washblog (published version including any comments): 7/24/07
- Transit & Roads Ballot Proposal Endorsed by Environmental and Business Organizations
Washblog (published version including any comments): 7/23/07
- Rodney Tom Announces Candidacy for US Congress: We are Resilient, We Will Bounce Back
Washblog (published version including any comments): 7/29/07
- Labeling and Limiting Artificial Fats in King County Restaurants
Washblog (published version including any comments): 7/17/07
- Our Buildings Ourselves: Connecting Human, Community, and Ecological Health
Washblog (published version including any comments): 7/13/07
- Preserving Urban Edge Farming in WA: 31st District Democrats Forum
Washblog (published version including any comments): 7/2/07
- Cantwell staff meet with Southend Neighbors for Peace & Justice on Iraq
Washblog (published version including any comments): 6/24/07
- "Death Star" Trade Deal: Real Progress or Fast Track to Betrayal?
Washblog (published version including any comments): 6/18/07
- Interview with David Donnelly: Clean Elections "Architect" will Keynote in Seattle
Washblog (published version including any comments): 6/5/07
- Is Bob Ferguson Really the Democrats' Anointed Candidate to Succeed Maleng?
Washblog (published version including any comments): 6/3/07 Federal Way Mirror, 6/6/07
- The Time is Now! To End the War on Drugs
Washblog (published version including any comments): 5/28/07
- Less Time in Hospitals, More Time in School: Home Visits for Children with Asthma
Washblog (published version including any comments): 5/21/07
- Photos and Stories from NW Progressive Conference: Eastern WA,
Washblog(published version including any comments: 5/15/07
- Are we Closing the Primary Door too soon in the 8th CD?
Washblog (published version including any comments): 4/30/07
- Seattle Port Commissioner Recall: What will it Take?
Washblog (published version including any comments): 4/26/07
Related stories
Petition Filed for Recall of Port of Seattle Commissioner Davis, 5/9/07
King County Superior Court Okays Recall Petition for Seattle Port Commissioner, 5/19/07
- How your Ballot can be Tracked to You: San Juan Island County
Washblog (published version including any comments): 4/25/07
- Step It Up: Reduce Carbon 80% by 2050 (photos from Seattle march)
Washblog (published version including any comments): 4/15/07
- Port candidate: $25,000 to GOP, $0 to Dems ... but he's not partisan
Washblog (published version including any comments):4/4/07
- Hidden Conservation Election: Interviews with the 2 Candidates
Washblog (published version including any comments): 3/13/07
- Tacoma Stryker Protests: Important Direct Action Against the Occupation
Washblog (published version including any comments): 3/9/07
- Visionary Asthma Project Helps Children Breathe and Learn
Washblog (published version including any comments): 2/25/07
- Partial Merger: WA GOP and Attorney Generals Office
Washblog (published version including any comments): 2/19/07
- Democratic State Reorganization Photo Journal
Washblog(published version including any comments): 1/29/07
- Pictures from Olympia Peace Rally and News from Democratic Reorganization
Washblog (published version including any comments): 1/27/07
- Live Blogging from the Citizens Hearing on Iraq
Washblog (published version including any comments): 1/20/07
- WISER Commons: A WA Slice of the Largest Movement the World has Seen
Washblog (published version including any comments): 1/2/07
2005-2006
- Joseph Schulers King County Farm: Laws are not Enough to Protect it
Washblog (published version including any comments): 11/30/06
- I-933: Outsiders Feed on Washington's Pain, 10/30/06
- Religious Right wants Stephen Johnson on WA Supreme Court, 10/25/06
- WA Supreme Court Candidate to 5th graders: "I'd get rid of all the Democrats", 10/18/06
- Stephen Johnson and BIAW Team up to Reshape Washington's Supreme Court, 10/10/06
- Looters First Rule: I-933 is a Kick-Me Sign on Washington State, 10/13/06
- Elway: I-933 Significantly Losing Ground, 10/3/06
- Northwest Community Radio Network: A New Media Force for Democracy
Washblog (published version including any comments): 10/2/06
- I-933 Will Cost Taxpayers $7-$9 Billion, Says WA Office of Financial Management, 9/20/07
- Buying Justice and Lying About it: Building Industry Association of Washington
Washblog (published version including any comments): 9/7/06
- Religious Right and Developers are Stacking WA's Supreme Court, 8/23/07
- Strategic Investment in Local Washington Food, 8/17/06
- I-933 Opponents are Insane: Official Stance of Citizen's Alliance for Property Rights?, 8/16/06
- I-933 Property Rights Advocate Urges Property Theft on a Yahoo Group, 8/8/07
- Gravel Mines, Stolen Water, Stinking Carcasses, Tricked Voters: I-933, 8/6/06
- Washington Tax Fairness Coalition: "Hold Big Oil Accountable!", 8/4/06
- Happy July 4: It is Our Right It is Our Duty, 7/4/06
- Washington's Biggest Travesty: Special Interest Money in Campaigns, 7/2/06
- DeLay Associated Group Spends $200,000 to Moot out WA's Laws, 6/13/07
- 1st They Ignore You Then They Mock You Then They Punish You Then You Win, 6/7/06
- Clean Elections, Clean Donations, Clean Campaigns: No More Jesse James, 5/30/06
- Radical Right Illinois Group Single Largest I-933 Donor, 5/21/06
- Alternative Energy, Democratic Technology and the Human Scale
Washblog (published version including any comments): 5/5/06
- 25 Grassroots Democrats Swung a Local Election and Changed Washington, 4/23/06
- The Gold Rush is on in Washington: Alternative Energy, 4/20/06
- Renewable Energy's Promise, 3/27/06
- Developers' Loophole Initiative: Key Hearing this Week, 3/12/06
- Evergreen Freedom Foundation's Public Distrust Campaign, 2/22/06
- WA Farm Bureau misrepresents facts to support ballot Initiative
Washblog (published version including any comments): 2/17/06
- Literary, Cultural, and Identity Theft: A Washington Story, 2/7/06
- ALEC, CPA, PLAN, and the Battle for Washington's Soul, 1/24/06
- Truly Dirty GOP Tricks: Nothing New, 1/23/06
- Martin Luther King Day: An Answer to Denial, 1/16/06
- Angry Initiatives, 1/13/06
- Reichert: His Votes Contradict his Moderate Rhetoric, 2/6/05
- Washington's Progressive Blogosphere and the "Emerging Progressive Infrastructure", 1/5/06
- Evidence-Based GOTV
Washblog (published version including any comments):1/9/06
- Double Johnson Darling-of-the-BIAW Trouble, 12/15/05
- A Call to Action: King County Climate Change Conference, 10/31/05
- Another dirty trick -- this one by Washington Medical Association, 9/4/05
- Pat Davis, Port of Seattle, and Stevedoring Services of American, 8/26/05
- von Reichbauer Caused an Awful lot of Anguish, 8/24/05
- COPS Plotz, 8/12/05
- Medical Malpractice: I-330 Disputes Insurance Commissioner Findings, 8/8/05
- A Case for Urban Rural Collaboration, 7/7/05
Links/Guides
- Washington Climate Links
- Election Deceit
- Washington Peace and Anti-Iraq-Occupation Groups
Interviews
- Environment as a Nonpartisan Issue: Conversation with Jim DiPeso of Republicans for Environmental Protection, 12/28/04
- Conversation with Ali-Salaam Mahmoud: Economic Foundations for Peace, 10/25/05
- Conversation with Darcy Burner, 1/16/06
- Interview with Ed Crawford, Candidate for 47th LD Senate, 3/25/06
- Progressive Phase Change: A Conversation with Don Hopps, 5/2/06
- Roz Jenkins on Outreach: What Would it Mean to get What We're Asking For?, 5/25/06
- Claudia Kauffman for State Senate: Serving the Community, Matching Resources to Needs, 6/2/06
- Rose Ehart: Politics, Environment, Social Justice, Religious Faith, 6/11/06
- Peter Goldmark, Citizen Statesman -- 5th Congressional District, 6/18/06
- Bill Sherman: Washington is at an Energy & Environmental Choicepoint, 8/21/06
- Place, Ownership, Community, I-933: A Conversation with Sightline's Alan Durning, 10/23/06
- Hidden Conservation Election: Interviews with the 2 Candidates, 3/13/07
- Interview with David Donnelly: Clean Elections "Architect" will Keynote in Seattle, 6/5/07
- Interview with Richard Pope, Candidate for King County Council
Washblog (published version including any comments): 10/20/07
Community Conversations
- Return to the Commons: Community Economies in our Times, 9/7/06
- Community Conversation: Biofuels in the Northwest, 7/24/06
- Community Conversation on Sustainable Farming, Peak Oil, and Local Markets, 5/22/06
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