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Look up.......
Submitted by Sarah on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 8:32pm.
..........especially if you hear crows and gulls being extra vocal. You might see a bald eagle. I saw a bald eagle soaring overhead when I was last downtown, it did not seem disturbed by all the noise crows and gulls were causing around it. Beautiful sight.
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Photos & Talk
Submitted by Sarah on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 8:38am.

Groundview Productions now has up a new collection of photos of National Socialist Movement members here in area and nationally. Most of the photos are the photographer Dave Lynn's own fine work.

A link to a related discussion board is also on this site. The board is open to all.

Groundview Productions

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War and the Media
Submitted by Rick on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 6:52am.
Apr 27 2006 - 7:00pm

Three talks by David Barsamian:

  • War, Propaganda and the Media: The Case of Iraq and the Middle East
    Thursday, April 27th, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
    Room A, Olympia Center, 222 N. Columbia (Columbia & State, downtown Olympia)
  • Creating Alternative Media: Another World is Possible
    Thursday, April 27th, 12:00-1:30 PM
    Seminar II, D1107 The Evergreen State College
  • Media Coverage of the Vietnam and Iraq War
    Friday, April 28th, 10:00 – 12:30 PM
    Seminar II, A1107 The Evergreen State College

David Barsamian, an American radio broadcaster and writer, has been a major force in shaping alternative media. He offers insightful critiques of mainstream media’s treatment of the Iraq War and other US foreign policy. He is the founder and director of Alternative Radio, the Boulder Colorado-based syndicated weekly talk program heard on over 125 radio stations here and overseas. His interviews and articles also appear regularly in The Progressive, The Nation, and Z Magazine. Barsamian is best known for his interviews with Noam Chomsky, Edward Said, Howard Zinn, and Arundhati Roy. These interviews have appeared world-wide in print.


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USPS not following recommendations
Submitted by Rick on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 6:13am.

From DMNews.com:

Four members of Congress questioned the U.S. Postal Service's criteria and public outreach in carrying out a program that involves consolidating some mail processing operations throughout its network, according to a letter sent to the Government Accountability Office.

However, the USPS called the consolidation program vital and said that it is working to communicate the details to the public.

The March 27 letter to Comptroller General David M. Walker was signed by Sens. Susan Collins, R-ME, and Joe Lieberman, D-CT, as well as Reps. Tom Davis, R-VA, and Henry Waxman, D-CA. All four serve on committees that conduct oversight of the postal service.

The changes are part of the Evolutionary Network Development Program, which covers security, facilities, processing systems and transportation. The USPS plans to close some facilities and consolidate distribution operations.

The USPS announced plans in October to consolidate 10 plants in these areas: Bridgeport, CT; Monmouth, NJ; Pasadena, CA; Waterbury, CT; Kinston, NC; Greensburg, PA; Mojave, CA; Boston; Marysville, CA; and Olympia, WA.

"While we recognize the USPS may need to consolidate its facilities ... " the letter said, " ... we are not convinced that USPS is following the recommendations made" in the GAO's 2005 report on consolidation.

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