Slog - Comments on Full Corte Press http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/full_court_press Yesterday, during Sen. Lisa Brown's weekly press briefing—Brown (D-3, Spokane) is the Senate Majority Leader—AP reporter Rachel La Corte started pressing Brown about several bills in play in the House—banning plastic grocery bags, banning plastic bottles. The common denominator of the bills? They're all being sponsored by Rep. Maralyn Chase (D-32, Shoreline.) La Corte said: "Is there support over here for what some would say are drastic measures, some would say common-sense measures? It's pretty forward-seeking type measures that some think is a waste of time or too quirky, but there's people who say we should be going in this... Copyright 2008 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:45:34 -0800 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:20:20 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Sam You mean Rachel La Corte?

]]> Sam http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/full_court_press#c930399 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/full_court_press#c930399 News Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:27:56 -0800 Comment by MarcusAurelius I thought it was "La Corte"

]]> MarcusAurelius http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/full_court_press#c930406 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/full_court_press#c930406 News Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:29:16 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV I thought it was going to be legislation banning the use of words like Courte, Grille, and Towne.

I'd have so supported something like that....

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/full_court_press#c930436 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/full_court_press#c930436 News Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:48:11 -0800 Comment by Goddez You're all missing the larger point that our supposedly "progressive" Seattle legislators are LAME! They are safe in their snug little seats and still they won't take a change on progressive legislation. It's our suburban legislators like Chase and Oemig (impeachment resolution) that have the cahones.

]]> Goddez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/full_court_press#c930440 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/full_court_press#c930440 News Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:51:29 -0800 Comment by Tlazolteotl You can call Chase a lefty lulu, but she's ours! And yeah, what can we do to get Oemig to move to Shoreline....

]]> Tlazolteotl http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/full_court_press#c930460 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/full_court_press#c930460 News Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:00:17 -0800 Comment by MarcusAurelius Oemig's a douche. You don't want him in Shoreline. He's just pandering to the left.

]]> MarcusAurelius http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/full_court_press#c930465 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/full_court_press#c930465 News Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:01:58 -0800 Comment by Sam @4 - No, the most important, and most basic thing, a journalist could do is spell a name correctly. I haven't missed the point. Rachel is a great reporter.

]]> Sam http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/full_court_press#c930545 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/full_court_press#c930545 News Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:34:40 -0800 Comment by Sam Look at that, Josh, the play on her last name looks even cooler now! ;)

]]> Sam http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/full_court_press#c930938 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/full_court_press#c930938 News Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:34:38 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Now you've corrected her name, my post has no pointe whatsoever.

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/full_court_press#c931367 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/full_court_press#c931367 News Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:20:20 -0800