Members of Congress are apparently so ticked off about the Republican National Committee's use of a "Census" to raise money in its mailers that they've introduced a new bill to stop it, passing it quickly this week on a voice vote in the House of…
Spokane Mayor Mary Verner and Spokane Valley Mayor Tom ToweyElected officials are sometimes unable to avoid making bets with their counterparts in other realms about sporting events. When there are no decent sporting events, they sometimes cook up other competitions on which to wager.Thus it…
Tim James, a candidate for governor in Alabama, has a new ad that's generating interest far beyond the borders of the Sweet Home state.If he's elected, the commercial says, he'll end the current practice of giving drivers license tests in 12 languages, and just offer…
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