en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/320587 Comments by trueblue12 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Man-killed-when-pickup-trucks-collide-161919105.html#IDComment399182062 The black truck was the one that hit the red truck, the black truck is a full sized pickup, the red truck a small "Japanese" pick up. The black truck,s bumper probably rode up over the red truck's bumper and peeled the pickup bed up to the cab. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:34:55 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Man-killed-when-pickup-trucks-collide-161919105.html#IDComment399182062 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Man-killed-when-pickup-trucks-collide-161919105.html#IDComment399179701 Assuming the deceased was in the red little pickup that is crunched clear up to the cab, have seen people killed in collisions a lot more minor than this. All it takes is for the force to drive you into something and hit something vital. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:30:24 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Man-killed-when-pickup-trucks-collide-161919105.html#IDComment399179701 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Wildfires-coming-late-to-Wash-but-danger-remains-161672995.html#IDComment397526791 Actually those temperatures on the other side of the Rockies are record high temperatures, coupled with drought in areas. And while they in and of themself are not indications of "climate change" or "global warming", coupled with rising ocean temperatures, receding ice caps at both poles, and shrinking glaciers on all continents most all scientist agree that global warming is occuring. The only arguement left for them is whether man is causing it, or if it is natural. I tend to believe that man is one cause of it, and some may be natural, but I have no doubt that at this point in time global warming is happening. That does not mean that next year due to some natural disaster or other large event, that we might not go into a period of global cooling. And actually, one year or ten years is not enough of a time frame to give any definite statement as to long term trends in this regard. Sat, 7 Jul 2012 20:49:11 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Wildfires-coming-late-to-Wash-but-danger-remains-161672995.html#IDComment397526791 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Wildfires-coming-late-to-Wash-but-danger-remains-161672995.html#IDComment397493228 You may not be aware, but the whole world does not revolve around Washington State. In fact, our wet June, one of the wettest on record in Eastern Washington, may actually indicate "Climate Change" which is the result of "Global Warming", which is occuring whether one believes it is caused by man, or if it is natural. That is an ominus indication when combined with what you see when you look over to the other side of the Rockies and look at the record high temperatures being recorded there. Sat, 7 Jul 2012 19:22:57 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Wildfires-coming-late-to-Wash-but-danger-remains-161672995.html#IDComment397493228 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Pasco-WA-man-accused-of-drugstore-cognac-heists-161644285.html?clmob=y#IDComment397222391 I thought the concept of privatization was a Republican idea, don't I hear them preaching that for everything? Sat, 7 Jul 2012 07:09:28 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Pasco-WA-man-accused-of-drugstore-cognac-heists-161644285.html?clmob=y#IDComment397222391 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Gas-prices-drop-65-cents-in-a-month-161073925.html#IDComment394054680 Not sure we are exporting more than importing, but none the less, why does every one say we need to drill more here and become energy independent. Could they be lying to us?? Mon, 2 Jul 2012 16:49:59 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Gas-prices-drop-65-cents-in-a-month-161073925.html#IDComment394054680 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Gas-prices-drop-65-cents-in-a-month-161073925.html#IDComment394053546 I'd be happier if it was down the 37 cents more to the national average. We are still paying the "West Coast Rip Off" amount. Mon, 2 Jul 2012 16:47:30 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Gas-prices-drop-65-cents-in-a-month-161073925.html#IDComment394053546 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Gas-prices-drop-65-cents-in-a-month-161073925.html#IDComment394052917 Not sure donkjen said it clearly enough, the tax on gasoline is per gallon not per dollar, so when the price at the pump goes up, the tax the state and feds get does not go up, it remains in the same 37.5 cents per gallon. And when the prices go up we tend to drive less and use less gas, so the overall amount of taxes the state collects goes down when the price of gas goes up. Mon, 2 Jul 2012 16:46:06 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Gas-prices-drop-65-cents-in-a-month-161073925.html#IDComment394052917 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Gas-prices-drop-65-cents-in-a-month-161073925.html#IDComment394050776 You do know that oil was cheap before Bush decided he needed to "free" Iraq, a lot cheaper than it is now. And, it is not those countries that are getting rich from the high price of oil, it is the oil companies. And you do know that the US is producing more oil and has done more drilling under Obama than under Bush. And yes, the number one export of the US this past year was refined oil products such as gasoline and diesel. Mon, 2 Jul 2012 16:41:28 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Gas-prices-drop-65-cents-in-a-month-161073925.html#IDComment394050776 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Motorhome-crashes-into-house-during-test-drive-160952725.html?clmob=y#IDComment392914797 You might be spot on, they did not mention anything about a seller or second party so you might be right. I was wondering about the mechanical thing and just passed over it might have been a home repair he was testing out. In any event, another possibility. Sat, 30 Jun 2012 19:53:48 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Motorhome-crashes-into-house-during-test-drive-160952725.html?clmob=y#IDComment392914797 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/High-court-upholds-key-part-of-Obama-health-law-160676025.html#IDComment391368673 Not really, theoretically if they all get jobs and buy health insurance like they are supposed to, your insurance rates would go down. Now that being said we do know that the insurance companies won't lower rates to reflect more healthier people in the insurance pool, but instead will just keep the windfall profits and thank the Republicans for forcing the Democrates to put the mandate in the law to benefit the insurance companies, before they were against it. The Democrats were always against the mandate, especially the further left Democrats, and they instead wanted the public option that would have forced down the rates. Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:37:59 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/High-court-upholds-key-part-of-Obama-health-law-160676025.html#IDComment391368673 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/High-court-upholds-key-part-of-Obama-health-law-160676025.html#IDComment391365009 Actually the penalty put in place to insure that you buy health insurance is almost uneforceable. They take it out of your income tax, but then they are not allowed to do anything if you don't pay that. It is the weakest penalty enforcement that was possible. I was hoping they would throw out the whole mandate insurance thing and uphold the rest of it, but of course Justice Roberts was looking out for the insurance and healthcare industries, I wonder what stocks he holds? Just asking, I don't know which stocks he own. Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:33:11 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/High-court-upholds-key-part-of-Obama-health-law-160676025.html#IDComment391365009 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/WSP-Man-throws-wife-from-car-on-I-90-attacks-trooper-160187275.html?clmob=y#IDComment388815475 Different police agencies handle the one to a car or two to a car differently. With the troopers the thought is that there is a back up not that far away and one is not needed too often as their main duty is traffic. With city police often two to a car because a lot of their calls (domestic violence, bar fights, etc.) require two officers most of the time. Of course that will vary with the shift being worked. And Chico is not right, the troopers are not "better trained" then " the locals". Different type of work is the main difference in staffing levels. Academy time is about the same for both, but with different emphasis. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 04:04:08 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/WSP-Man-throws-wife-from-car-on-I-90-attacks-trooper-160187275.html?clmob=y#IDComment388815475 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/WSP-Man-throws-wife-from-car-on-I-90-attacks-trooper-160187275.html?clmob=y#IDComment388813334 Actually there is a specific law for putting a police vehicle out of commision that he could be charged with. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 03:58:04 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/WSP-Man-throws-wife-from-car-on-I-90-attacks-trooper-160187275.html?clmob=y#IDComment388813334 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Number-of-Wash-state-parks-volunteers-drops-sharply-160138895.html#IDComment388353365 Interesting, you want "The State Auditor" to audit them, another goverment agency, big goverment? Yes, we need the auditor, and most of the other state workers we have left, if not more. Sun, 24 Jun 2012 07:18:46 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Number-of-Wash-state-parks-volunteers-drops-sharply-160138895.html#IDComment388353365 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Seattle-janitors-vote-to-authorize-strike-as-contract-talks-stall-160137745.html#IDComment388311280 Maybe she should join the union. You can bet if the janitors that are thinking of striking didn't belong to a union they would not be making $12 or have medical either. That is the reason they unionized, think about it. Sun, 24 Jun 2012 05:06:13 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Seattle-janitors-vote-to-authorize-strike-as-contract-talks-stall-160137745.html#IDComment388311280 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Seattle-janitors-vote-to-authorize-strike-as-contract-talks-stall-160137745.html#IDComment388307500 Yes, I suppose you can do like Wal-Mart does, hire non-union illegal immigrants to do the cleaning, lock them in while they are working in violation of work place safety rules. Or we can treat people like people, pay people to do an honest day work and you may get honest people to do the work so you don't have to worry about the people you hire. Sun, 24 Jun 2012 04:54:40 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Seattle-janitors-vote-to-authorize-strike-as-contract-talks-stall-160137745.html#IDComment388307500 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Seattle-janitors-vote-to-authorize-strike-as-contract-talks-stall-160137745.html#IDComment388238223 The article does say it will be against the private janitorial companies, I suspect like American Building Maintenance. And I ask you, who has keys to every door in a building? Yep, the janitors. So who do you want cleaning the area around your desk? Who is willing to work after everyone else goes home? For really poor pay for shift work? Who is willing to clean the pee off the men's room floor, get the cigarette butts out of the urinal and the gum, clean the toilets? Deal with the plugged toilets in the women's room from feminine products? Women seem to mess the rest rooms worse than men. How do I know? I worked my way through college as a janitor, belonged to that same union. Made me want to be a friend of the unions the rest of my life even when not working a union job. Yes they can find some scab workers, people desperate for any job, but they will not work for long or do a good job. The union will win this fight, especially if it is about medical benifits. No reason to work for "sh..t" wages doing "sh..t" work late at night if you can't afford to get sick. Sun, 24 Jun 2012 01:36:39 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Seattle-janitors-vote-to-authorize-strike-as-contract-talks-stall-160137745.html#IDComment388238223 http://lacey.komonews.com/news/911/758915-coroner-identifies-man-woman-apparent-murder-suicide#IDComment384782912 What a wonderful thing to do for your kids, I hope the little gal can someday get over this. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:14:56 +0000 http://lacey.komonews.com/news/911/758915-coroner-identifies-man-woman-apparent-murder-suicide#IDComment384782912 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Obama-pick-for-Iraq-envoy-withdraws-nomination--159469755.html#IDComment384223617 Very possible that the man was excellent in his work, and his personal life was in no way related to his work preformance. But when you have a bunch of Taliban in the US Senate his personal life is much more an issue. Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:28:35 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Obama-pick-for-Iraq-envoy-withdraws-nomination--159469755.html#IDComment384223617