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KOMO - Seattle, WA : \'Don\'t post that!\' - networking etiquette emerges | KOMO News - Breaking News, Sports, Traffic an

Fri, 4 Sep 2009 22:54:42 +0000

Networking Etiquette has been around since about 1983. Look it up on Wikipedia - I'd link it but the system ate my comment with the link.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : \'Don\'t post that!\' - networking etiquette emerges | KOMO News - Breaking News, Sports, Traffic an

Fri, 4 Sep 2009 22:50:34 +0000

1983 called to say, "Welcome". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nettiquette

KOMO - Seattle, WA : High Court allows Kent school to block Bible club | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | Local

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:54:24 +0000

Would you still say that if it was a Jewish club? How about a Scientology club? What about a Muslim club? If you would, then good on you. If not... well...

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Victim: The kids, not the dog, are the problem | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | Local

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:27:32 +0000

Ugh - I knew they'd murder the dog. Every one of those kids - in addition to the existing charges - should be charged with animal cruelty for kicking the poor dog in the first place. These kids are the ones who should be put down, not the dog. Did the dog think it was defending the kids? Probably. It for sure thought it was doing what its adopted pack wanted it to do - and it was. I hope the parents are found financially liable, in addition to their kids going to juvenile hall and then being put in foster homes. At least the 15 year old.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Pay for paper or plastic? Seattle voters to decide | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | News

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:32:49 +0000

I cannot wait to vote no on this.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Chopp: I\'m still not sold on the tunnel | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | News#respond

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:53:34 +0000

Did we vote on the tunnel?

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Steve Martin to Ore. troupe: Show will go on, on my dime | KOMO News- Seattle, Washington| Local

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:22:19 +0000

Steve Martin has class!

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Senate passes puppy mill bill | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | Local

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:33:04 +0000

Here's a thought... report them??

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Cancer patient: My death, my choice | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | News

Fri, 6 Mar 2009 06:06:24 +0000

It took my mother 9 horrible months of agony and misery to die from cancer. (Incurable, inoperable, final stage when discovered oat cell cancer.) I honestly cannot say what she would have chosen to do. I only knew her for 16 years and that was over 16 years ago now. But I do know that if I get cancer myself, or should I say "when" since she smoked around me my entire life and I'm obviously genetically dispositioned to get it, that I'd like this to be an option. A cure would be even better.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : \'Death with dignity law\' to take effect | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | Local

Thu, 5 Mar 2009 04:41:25 +0000

I'm afraid of insurance companies peddling this stuff. Other than that, we voted for it whether I agree with it or not. I can see doctors refusing to administer it, since I would think it would violate their oath, unless some of them feel that easing someone's suffering by letting them die sooner than later is humane vs. doing harm. I'm just not qualified to say.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Bill extends restraining order protection to pets | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | Local

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:00:29 +0000

Because the pet bill won't cost as much? Restraining orders are really for after the fact, or for if the police can get there in time. Other than that they aren't worth much as far as protection goes. Physically protecting all people who have a restraining order against someone would be great but probably isn't realistic. I wish it were!

KOMO - Seattle, WA : After 50 years, Seattle\'s oldest firefighter retires | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | Local

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:58:24 +0000

Thank you sir for all these years of hard work. You've done an outstanding job and a heroic duty for longer than I've been alive, and are truly an inspiration.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : More charges filed in Skagit County puppy mill case | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | News

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:43:27 +0000

... the dead and injured animals they removed from their place is pretty strong evidence. While they are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, that doesn't mean we have to like them until then.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Family: Ax-wielding man addicted to cough syrup | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | News

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:57:41 +0000

Yes because the (naturally or due to drugs) mentally ill should just be killed off right? That'll learn 'em! 'til it's your kid anyway, then maybe you'll find some compassion.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Family: Ax-wielding man addicted to cough syrup | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | News

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:56:33 +0000

Glad to: Wow - I had no idea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DXM#Recreational_use Recreational use Main article: Recreational use of dextromethorphan Since their introduction, over-the-counter preparations containing dextromethorphan have been used in a manner inconsistent with their labeling, often as a recreational drug.[3] At doses higher than medically recommended, dextromethorphan is classified as a dissociative hallucinogenic drug, with visible effects that are similar to ketamine and phencyclidine (PCP). It can produce distortions of the visual field, feelings of dissociation, perceived bodily distortion, and excitement.[20]

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Wintry weather kept many state workers at home | KOMO News- Seattle, Washington | Local

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:51:51 +0000

I was able to commute from home because I work on a great team, but I really wish Microsoft would have officially closed its campus. There were several days last week that I could have driven into work, but getting home would have been very dangerous. Also, I'd swear that Komo said it was going to rain today. We got several more inches of snow instead. I sure hope it rains this weekend and warms up some!

KOMO - Seattle, WA : WSU president takes $100,000 pay cut | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | Local

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:21:44 +0000

The fact that he made $X per year has been shoved down my throat during my commute by KOMO radio for the last several weeks. I didn't care then and I don't care now. I wish he could have kept his salary. Haggling over the salary of someone who does not impact me is not something I'm interested in doing, it's none of my business and it's none of yours.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Divers working to recover submerged car in Green River | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | Local

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:24:23 +0000

This has been on my mind constantly since it was first reported last Friday. Words can't express how sorry I am for the boys, the driver, and their families. :(

KOMO - Seattle, WA : District suspends hot lunch removal policy | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | News

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:46:37 +0000

That's nice, and you're right, but people that make kids starve out of pure meanness like in the article - when they don't have to - should lose their jobs. I don't consider it dirty work to feed a hungry kid, and my kids get great meals when they aren't at school. (Most people replying to these posts have their own computers, jobs, etc. and aren't likely to be on welfare.) I like the hand stamping technique. It's a sad world we live in today when strangers would rather a kid eat a cold cheese sandwhich and throw away a hot meal. Don't you think?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

KOMO - Seattle, WA : District suspends hot lunch removal policy | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | News

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:31:22 +0000

Good for Barbara Burley! @jit4806 - clearly, you either don't have kids or your kids are super-perfect, in which case congratulations! As goobster71 mentions, sometimes kids's accounts go behind and we parents don't know about it. I had that happen more than once last year, and I'm sure it will happen this year at least once as well. Also, you're sort of missing the point: The school district was throwing away otherwise good food rather than serving it. Yeah, I'd say that's a problem that belongs solely to the school district.