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Received this from a good friend of mine today, thought I would share it with you all! [View:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGhzOvhDGp0] 

Dear Friends, Close personal friends of mine David and Emily Golladay have a little girl named Laynee and she is in desperate need of a kidney replacement. Laynee was born on May 3, 1999.  She was diagnosed with stage three kidney disease on January 17, 2008 and soon progressed to end … Continue reading →

I wanted to blog about the Fourth of July for many reasons; mainly because as I look to past Fourth’s I am reminded that America has seen better times; however in retrospect it has also seen worse times.  As we reflect on this year’s happenings, let us all remember that what we face today, … Continue reading →

For those of you who don’t know what it is, you need to learn and learn quickly.  This is a dangerous time we live in, corporations are placing major strangleholds on our government and in some cases influencing policy to the point of “running the country.”  We have to stay … Continue reading →

Most of you probably already know, but today was Bill’s last day at Microsoft. On the scene: Microsoft’s farewell to Gates Regards,jim®

Paris, France: The Board of ICANN today approved a recommendation that could see a whole range of new names introduced to the Internet’s addressing system. “The Board today accepted a recommendation from its global stakeholders that it is possible to implement many new names to the Internet, paving the way … Continue reading →

PUBLISHED ON Wednesday, June 25, 2008 AT 12:06AMYakima Herald-Republic The U.S. House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved a 2009 spending bill that includes $500,000 to complete the Yakima River Basin water storage study, Rep. Doc Hastings announced. The Pasco Republican said the money will be enough to finish the five-year … Continue reading →

If you were wondering, why I haven’t posted in a week or so, it’s because I have been attending the Association of Washington Cities – Annual Conference in Yakima, WA. It was without a doubt the best AWC Conference I have attended since started I was elected in 2004 – The City … Continue reading →

Don’t listen to all the naysayers – like Barack Obama – who try to convince you that drilling for oil here or sinking a well there will only impact the price of gas at the pump by “a few pennies a gallon,” and won’t have any impact for many years … Continue reading →