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Washington State Legislature in Session
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Legislative Review for Thursday, February 7, 2013 – TVW
Doc Hastings Dilemma in DC
Columbia Basin HeraldA dilemma in D.C.Posted: Friday, February 8, 2013 9:00 am
What is it like to live in a consequence free environment?
Having no deadlines and commitments might work for some. But it’s not practical for those of us trying to hold down jobs.
It appears some of our federal legislators in Washington, D.C. (and President Obama) aren’t overly concerned with completing their respective budgets on time. We are asking both houses and the president to work together and get the job done.
Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., visited with the Columbia Basin Herald’s Editorial Board and shared his take on the issue of the unsustainable federal budget. Continued
Chair Update
Who said winter in the islands was a slow time of year? Folks are busy as ever now.
Your Chair Loftus, State Committee Woman Sandra Frinell and State Committee Man Levi Rawls will be traveling to Olympia next week to participate in Legislature Day. We will be able to visit with our State Representatives and discuss local issues. If you have an item for us to deliver please let us know. I plan on putting notices about bills of concern in their hands and looking them in the eye.(Anyone wishing to contribute to travel cost contact Treasurer Alex Gavora)
Elections are upon us. Get to a forum. Read the news. Call the candidates.Hang up when the dems/FOSJ call or discuss small government/personal responsibility/economic solutions with them.Read information on above candidate pages.Vote.
Call or email me for Lincoln Day Dinner tickets. LDD will be Sat Feb 16th 6-8 PM.See details in post below or on the page above.
Chair Loftus
360-378-4738
meloftus@centurytel.net
Another example of a beneficial GMO banned from our County
Scientists produce monoclonal antibody in tobacco plants that neutralizes rabies viruses
Published on February 2, 2013
Smoking tobacco might be bad for your health, but a genetically altered version of the plant might provide a relatively inexpensive cure for the deadly rabies virus. In a new research report appearing in The FASEB Journal, scientists produced a monoclonalantibody in transgenic tobacco plants that was shown to neutralize the rabies virus. This new antibody works by preventing the virus from attaching to nerve endings around the bite site and keeps the virus from traveling to the brain. Continued