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Tales From The Dark Side Online

Posted in 2009 Election, Yakima County Republicans, tagged , , , , on July 31, 2009 | 4 Comments »

In the not too distant past, BlogSunnyside was mentioned alongside another political blog on the Yakima Herald-Republic website.  The YHR is a great paper, and maintains its own blogs on-line.  One is oriented towards politics, and is called “Checks and Balances”.  It is a good blog, and naturally much of the posts are about Yakima.
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Drug Test For Welfare Check?

Posted in Constitutional Issues, Freedom Issues, Traditional Values, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on July 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »

This is the topic of a poll question that has been making the rounds on Facebook lately.  Several of my friends have answered that yes, they would want welfare recipients to pass a drug test before receiving money.
My comment to one friend on Facebook was that I if I could change the question, I would [...]

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Sunnyside Council Silliness

Posted in Freedom Issues, Sunnyside Council, Sunnyside Planning Commission, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on July 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »

The Sunnyside City Council met last night, and officially suspended and fired City Manager Eric Swansen.  There was no mention as to why they were voting on resolutions to do this, and no debate on the matter.  However, it appears he is still on the payroll for the City.
This reminds me of the movie “Office [...]

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The Friends of Sunnyside

Posted in 2009 Election, Sunnyside Council, Sunnyside Crime Issues, Uncategorized, tagged , on July 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »

A new website has been advertised in the Sunnyside Daily Sun News this past week.  It is called Friends of Sunnyside.  The website is edited by Wayne Overland, a property owner in Sunnyside.
Mr. Overland is not very happy with the performance of the Sunnyside City Council.  In June, he wrote a letter to the editor [...]

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Kingpins and Jesus Nuts

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on July 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »

This past week a truck in Grandview, Washington hit a curb and lost its load.  The flatbed trailer was stacked high with boxes of apples.  The upset load came crashing down on the side of the rig and the trailer.  Interestingly, the force involved twisted the trailer like a tornado, but the tractor and front [...]

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Fetuses Have Memories

Posted in Traditional Values, Uncategorized, tagged , , on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A new scientific study has concluded that fetuses have memories.  In the study, a low frequency vibration was used as a stimulus while the fetus was being observed with ultrasound.  Its reactions were studied, and the conclusion is that it can remember what it is experiencing.
I am no medical doctor, but with three children of [...]

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Backbenchers, Bloggers, and Radio Talk Show Hosts

Posted in Freedom Issues, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on July 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »

As a veracious consumer of news, I take subscriptions to two newspapers, one news magazine, listen to right and left wing radio talk shows, surf the web for news, and even occasionally watch some TV news.
Mark Levin, a conservative host, talks about other radio hosts as “backbenchers” because he speaks of news events before they [...]

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U.S. Flag Upside Down A Sign Of Distress

Posted in Freedom Issues, President Obama, Traditional Values, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Flying the U.S. flag upside down is a sign of distress, and should not be done for any other purpose.  USFlag.org lists some Flag Etiquette on its website.
Some time ago, I did a post on this blog about a high school in California that flew a Mexican flag above the U.S. flag.  This is a [...]

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Eight Questions Asked Of Sunnyside City Council: No Answers Given

Posted in Sunnyside Council, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on July 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »

At the start of last night’s (Monday) Sunnyside City Council meeting, eight questions were asked of the Council by Don Vlieger, District 3 City Council Candidate.  None of them were answered.  All of the questions Mr. Vlieger asked were regarding circumstances surrounding the Council’s firing of former City Manager Eric Swansen.  For reference, a link [...]

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Sunnyside Council Workshop On Hiring City Manager Tonight

Posted in Sunnyside Council, tagged , , , , on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

BLOGSUNNYSIDE has learned the Sunnyside City Council will be holding a workshop at 5:30 PM tonight to discuss hiring a new City Manager and Finance Director.  The workshop is not posted on the City’s website, nor is it mentioned in the agenda for tonight’s regular meeting of the Council.

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