Yakima Free Press

The National Democratic Party Convention will be in Charlotte, NC during the first week of September.  13 Delegates from Central Washington will participate, including 5 from Yakima.

Teri Staudinger of Pasco

Brad Taylor of Prosser

Rosalinda Mendoza of Union Gap

Jeremie Dufualt of Yakima

Matt Tomaskin of the Yakama Nation

Elizabeth Mendoza of Yakima

Mary Stephenson of Yakima

Ken Caylor of Othello

George Fearing of Richland

Dennis Montes of Nespelem

Lorrie DeKay of White Salmon

Jon Ferguson of Ellensburg

Karen Keleman of East Wenatchee

Alternate Delegates from Central Washington

John Orozco of Yakima

C’Ann Kariores of Colville  Nation

In November the Electoral College will meet in Olympia where the Democratic Presidential Electors will vote for Barack Obama.

Presidential Elector

George Fearing of Richland

Alternate Presidential Elector

Asa Washines of the Yakama Nation

Wow, I went to look at  this website:

http://www.populationmedia.org/

and they have this scary chart!   I couldn’t actually pull the exact numbers, because it moves so fast. Be sure to go look!

CURRENT WORLD POPULATION

NET GROWTH DURING YOUR VISIT

1059

Here’s a documentary about Mother Earth:   Mother: Caring for 7 Billion  http://www.motherthefilm.com/

Thanks to Ed Patton of Yakima for this news tip!

A.L.E.C, Alec, alec, what’s ALEC? The answer is: plenty. If you do a search query “The American Legislative Exchange Council” you’ll get 39, 700,000 or more hits. That’s a lot of hits for an organization that has tried to stay below the threshold of public awareness.

We’re excited for all the good things that are happening in Yakima and central Washington. As you may know, the Yakima Free Press is a community oriented publication started as a means to give voice and presence to those who could not otherwise be heard.

Have a meeting schedule and announcements for your group or club? Put ‘em here. Have a comment on the city council? You got it…post it here.

The thing is…the YFP doesn’t employ anyone, it’s a labor of love. Don’t wait for us to come to you, send us something we can publish. We’re looking for interesting original material on almost any subject, especially when it’s local.

The responses have been enthusiastic and generous. Thank you, 2012 is already a great year!

The April 17 tax day protest took place Tuesday afternoon beginning at Millennium Plaza and then joining up with  a Union  Rally. At issue is the fairness of income taxes. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s 15% tax bracket was discuseed and compared to the higher percentage of tax paid by those who make far less than Romney’s 20 million or so income (Romney filed for an extension, his tax return is therefore unavailable).

Conspicuously absent was the Tea Party. No signs, no rally, nobody save for Douglas Chilson, Tea Party stalwart who watched from the sidewalk. Nick Hughes stood alongside Doug. I asked for their comments…they parroted a few bumper sticker slogans before wandering away. Clyde Stewart listened to both sides before declaring the injustice of proposed cuts to Medicare. “Poor people don’t make a penny from Medicare”. He continued “Money spent on Medicare goes to doctors and hospitals and administrators, poor people get care, everyone else gets the money”

Did the Tea Party die?

By Jeffry S. Bohlinger

To be satisfied is to be dead. Complacency leads to mediocrity. If you’re not in the race you are just a spectator.

Ambition, drive and motivation are the fuel that has caused our species instant gratification. Did or does this condition provide us happiness? Imagine me and you. I do.

Just because we can download a truckload of information in minutes, does that make us smarter? Happier? Freer? True peace comes from acceptance.

Not everyone is going to become a movie star, pro athlete, rock star or infomercial God. Most people are going to be servants. They’re going to check your groceries, fix your car, paint your house, teach your children, deliver your mail, preach a sermon on Sunday.     

Most of us are servants. If you’re looking to be served you’re probably going to live a life of disappointment. You’re special, just not that important.

If at the end of the day you go to bed not hungry, good for you. You’ve been served.

Peace
J.S. Bohlinger

The Yakima County NAACP is co-sponsoring a teach-in on Yakima Pursuit of Happiness. at the Southeast Community Center.

Six popular radio stations in Yakima are owned by Clear Channel, which in turn is owned by two private equity firms, one of which is Bain Capital.  It doesn’t matter whether or not Mitt Romney knows what goes over the air. Because he is the founder of Bain Capital and a major investor, the current owners  have Romney’s interest at heart. Check this out at the Columbia Journalism website. The stations are listed by state and Washington is next to last in what is an astonishing long list of hundreds of radio stations. This should concern everyone willing to ask if it is possible that they are being manipulated and influenced for somebody’s gain.