Sirius and XM Sattelite Radio have been fighting to merger for over a year now. It looks like the FCC will follow the DOJ and agree to the merger barring some fines and requirements. The vote looks like it will be 3-2 in favor of the merger. One site I read stated that the merger could be voted on as early as today. I wanted to post this and see what the people in Olympia and vicinity thought of this merger. I have my own thoughts and will post my comments after I see some others.

I went to the OSD Board Meeting tonight to see what would happen with the budget cuts. They were able to agree to several things tonight that were very good. They re-instated the Options Program Bus Transportation. They didn't mess with transportation routes. That means your kids will be safe at least for another year. They won't need to walk to school everyday. The board got along well and were able to dicuss the topics in a civil manner. There were also several great comments from the community. Again great job School Board. Keep up the great work.

I live on Capitol Way and drive on it daily. I don't understand why the city allows people to place lawn chairs DAY's in advance of the parade. This started Wednesday. People placing chairs right off the road to reserve spots for what a PARADE. Please we have parades in Olympia all the time. Sure this one may be a little different then all the others but it's still a parade. What happened to waking up and making your way to a spot the day of the parade? I think this is a huge eyesore for almost a week to have lawn chairs, ribbons and cones laid out for several blocks on one of our busiest streets. I think the city next year should say no more and anybody that does place chairs out they should drive a huge truck down the street and pick up the chairs like garbage. Or better yet I think I'm going to take my couch downstairs and place it on the street. It's not a pretty couch. Actually it's pretty ugly. I could even let out the hidabed and reserve more spots using that. No...not really. I just think this should end this year. What are your thoughts?