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Bravo, E. Jean Carroll!

January 26, 2024by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

We were told that the generals in Trump’s cabinet would be effective guardrails. They weren’t. They were impotent to stop him. We were told Robert Mueller would hold him accountable. He deflected to Attorney […]

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Op-Ed: Powerful Secrets in Abusive Relationships

April 26, 2023by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

Today is sadly the 20th anniversary of the day Crystal Judson Brame was fatally shot in a Gig Harbor, WA parking lot by her estranged husband, Tacoma’s Chief of Police […]

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He’s Dead!!!

July 23, 2022by Anne Caroline Drake 8 Comments

Thirty years. This morning my cat Beau woke me up at 4:00 AM. My first thought was that this bastard should be dead already. When I Googled his name, it […]

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Shon Hopwood & #MeToo

July 8, 2018by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

Shon Hopwood robbed five banks and was sentenced to federal prison.  Tonight he’s the darling of 60 Minutes because he managed to leverage his worthless life into a professorship at […]

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May Day: Women’s March Memories, 2017

May 1, 2017by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

Happy May Day!  My beloved friend Marilyn Stanton celebrates May Day by distributing baskets of flowers.  Alas, Spring has yet to arrive here in Seattle. May Day is also the […]

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Free Tuition: Bernie Sanders’ April Fool’s Joke

April 1, 2016by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

Free college tuition was the primary reason <pun intended> voters supported Bernie Sanders last weekend at my Washington State caucus.  Apparently, it was an early April Fool’s joke on them. […]

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Bravo, SCOTUS: Love Wins Again

June 26, 2015by Anne Caroline Drake 2 Comments

Where were you when SCOTUS ruled that same-sex couples were granted the fundamental right to marry?  I had just woken up and turned on CBS This Morning.  It was breaking […]

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DSHS: Babs Roberts’ Revenge

April 2, 2015by Anne Caroline Drake 2 Comments

Perhaps by now I should know better than to piss off a narcissist with a penchant for abusing the power entrusted to them.  On March 18, I learned that DSHS […]

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DSHS: Discrimination and Abuse of Power

March 19, 2015by Anne Caroline Drake 1 Comment

It’s likely to be the biggest opportunity to help people. – Kevin Quigley Kevin Quigley promised change when he was appointed to be secretary of DSHS.  He’s delivered change.  The […]

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PTSD: Discrimination and Abuse of Power

March 18, 2015by Anne Caroline Drake 3 Comments

The Americans with Disability Act theoretically applies to mental and physical disabilities.  I say “theoretically” because it appears that lobbyists for people with physical disabilities believe that mental health issues […]

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