]> http://betterdonkey.org/blog/1 en http://betterdonkey.org/node/833 <p>It's that time of year- the leaves are falling, it's getting darker earlier and the airwaves are getting filled with talking heads and initiative ads.</p> <p>And... it's time for our annual call for <strong >new bloggers</strong>!</p> <p>Who are we looking for?</p> <ul > <li >People Interested in local politics and want their voices heard</li> <li >Folks with specialized knowledge of one local issue</li> <li >Good writers who can be informative and entertaining</li> <li >Those who can make a committment to blogging at least twice a month</li> <li >You!</li> </ul> <p>Do you already have a blog? Well, maybe we could syndicate some of your stuff. We're open to it all. Give us some suggestions or ideas.</p> <p>Hey... did you know that we just got a <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=23299">big ole' name drop</a> in The Stranger last week?!? We're still blushing.</p> <p>Contact <cite >info AT betterdonkey.org</cite> and let us know who you are, what you're interested in blogging about and some writing samples or maybe a link to your own personal blog.</p> Community Building Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:32:25 -0700 http://betterdonkey.org/node/702 <center><h1>No one won... or did they?</h1></center> <center><h2>Federal appeals court judge John G. Roberts is Supreme Court nominee</h2></center> <br/><br/> <center><img src="http://betterdonkey.org/images/20bush_lg-701_300x225.jpg"/></center> <br/> Don't they make a cute couple? They are so totally holding hands. Anyway, officially, no one one our <a href="http://betterdonkey.org/node/666">contest</a>, but here at BetterDonkey.org, <strong>everyone's a winner</strong>. <br/><br/> Okay okay, fine, we don't have the <em>budget</em> to make <strong>everyone</strong> a winner, but we will still draw the name of an entrant at random, and said entrant will win win win some beer beer beer. <br/><br/> Stay tuned for details. Wed, 20 Jul 2005 06:41:49 -0700 http://betterdonkey.org/node/666 <center><h1><a href="http://betterdonkey.org/node/666">LAST CHANCE TO ENTER!!! BUSH ANNOUNCES COURT NOMINEE <strong>TONIGHT!!!</strong></a></h1></center> Community Building Supreme Court Tue, 05 Jul 2005 23:14:04 -0700 http://betterdonkey.org/schoollevy <p><strong >The Supermajority blows Super-majorly!</strong><br /> Perhaps state Rep. Schual-Berke <a href="http://access.wa.gov/leg/2005/Feb/n200514_6780.aspx"> said it best</a>: "We should end the tyranny of the minority, stop thwarting the will of the majority, and victimizing our children. Let's pass school levies with a simple majority vote. It's fair; it's simple."</p> Supermajority Fri, 04 Mar 2005 12:11:24 -0800 http://betterdonkey.org/local_blog <h2>Washington:</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://cascadiascorecard.typepad.com/" target="_new">Cascadia Scorecard</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.evergreenpolitics.com/" target="_new">Evergreen Politics</a> (D)</li> <li><a href="http://www.spokesmanreview.com/olympia/blog.asp" target="_new">Eye on Olympia</a> - Olympia</li> <li><a href="http://www.horsesass.org/" target="_new">Horsesass.org</a></li> <li><a href="http://kcdems.blogspot.com/" target="_new">King County Dems</a> - King County (D)</li> <li><a href="http://seattle.metblogs.com/" target="_new">Metroblogging Seattle</a> - Seattle</li> <li><a href="http://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/" target="_new">Northwest Progressive Institute</a></li> <li><a href="http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Orcinus</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ourcongress.org/race/Washington/" target="_new">Our Congress</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pacificviews.org/" target="_new">Pacific Views</a> (D)</li> <li><a href="http://www.mcgladrey-family.us/kayne/" target="_new">Pleasing to Remember</a> - King County</li> Sat, 29 Jan 2005 13:32:11 -0800