Lew Waters
Digital Journalist based in Vancouver, Wa., United States.
Joined on Nov 25, 2007
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Tobacco-Free Washington has obtained approval of a new citizens initiative seeking to make the sale, possession or use of tobacco in Washington State a felony.
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Wednesday December 7, 2011 was the 70th anniversary of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that thrust America into World War Two. In this video report, survivors recounted the horrific day.
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A cursory knowledge of World History shows how the now defunct Soviet Union was born out of the Bolshevik Revolution, plunging that country and several others ‘annexed’ by the Soviets into decades of darkness and oppression.
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Campaign workers for the Barack Obama campaign have outraged members of the Portland, Oregon Police Department for deciding to place Porta-Potties for the record crowd on the Portland Police Memorial.
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Desecrating the American Flag in America is a legitimate means of political protest, protected under the First Amendment, stated a Supreme Court Ruling in 1989. Veterans flying the flag, on the other hand, have been threatened with losing their homes.
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For those that recall the zany goings on of the 1960's comedy show, Laugh In, it is with a sad heart to report that the last half of the Comedy Duo, Rowan & Martin, died this weekend in Santa Monica, California.
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Democrats and other leftists around the globe have never hidden they love to tax any and everything. Bottled water was proposed, coffee, alcohol, tobacco, gasoline, even babies have been subjected to proposals for tax. But a tax on Pornography?
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Combining the style of a Ghostbusters commercial with the look and sound of a Three Stooges comedy short, three long shot first time leftist congressional candidates have pooled resources to become “the Impeach Team,” urging impeaching the president.
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A date most of the country doesn’t remember, but local people living around Mt St. Helens on that date recall vividly when nature showed her dark side as the Cascade Volcano erupted in the early morning, spewing untold tons of pollutants into the air.
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Warriors have fought in man’s wars since time began. Many are wounded but live to fight another day. Eventually even warriors must pass on and the men that rode on these old warriors are saddened to see them, once proud and bold, pass into history.
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A group calling themselves “The Homeless Liberation Front” has been staging a protest against Portland, Oregon the last couple weeks. De Facto leaders met today with Mayor Potter to air their list of demands on the city.
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With Party conventions approaching, Republicans have thrown their lot behind John McCain while Democrats are still locked in a bitter struggle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. What choice is there for the country?
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It was recently reported that Washington State Schools allowed $13.2 million to slip away over Union Laws on Collective Bargaining. How ironic is it that today they are crying budget shortfalls?
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What with the economy in a downturn, the state budget stretched and needed money hard to come by, who in their right mind would allow a $13.2 million grant to schools to slip through their fingers? Washington State, that’s who.
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Many a Serviceman over the years has enjoyed viewing magazines like Playboy. Far from home, sleeping and eating in dirty unsanitary conditions, facing death and dreaming of the U.S., viewing such magazines has been known to lift many spirits.
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Tennessee State Representative, John Deberry, has proposed legislation aimed at curbing realistic looking toy gun sales and use by declaring the use of them “in a threatening manner” to be a “misdemeanor.”
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Sgt. Merlin German, who was severely wounded in Iraq by an IED and survived burns over 97% of his body, died unexpectedly April 11, after a routine surgery to place skin on his lip.
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As American Citizens feel the crunch of ever increasing fuel costs, Politicians are lining up for or against the ‘Tax Holiday’ proposed by Senator John McCain on gas, to relieve consumers of paying the high price of gas at the pumps today.
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Vancouver, Washington, Just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon, enjoys a crime rate less than the National Average in most categories. A spate of bank robberies in the last few days threatens to change all that.
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In this political silly season we have seen promise after promise being made by politicians in efforts to woo votes from all segments of voters. A Chilean Mayor has come across a new technique. Promise older men free viagra!
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