Dave Ettl

Soooooo, how do you feel about your government these days?  Me neither, and we aren’t alone.   A new Pew Research Center poll finds that our opinion of it has fallen to a record low.  One out of four…just 28 percent of Americans has a favorable opinion of the federal government which is the lowest ever in the Pew poll and down five percentage points from just a year ago.

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If you are an allergy sufferer like I am this is the last thing you want to hear. Scientists say that this allergy season is going to be a rough one.  Great…but wait.  There is other news that may point to relief.  Experts say there are some surprising ways to help your itchy eyes and foggy brain.

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They call it the “best breakfast in town” but it’s as much about the people you’ll meet as it is the meat you’ll eat!  In addition to delicious food cooked for you, great conversation and a chance to meet new friends. 

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Hey it's Friday Baby!!!  Time to have a little fun...and by "little" I mean the pint sized powerhouse that is drum-meister Avery Moleck. 

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It’s no way to start a weekend.  The laughs won’t be as full, the chuckles not nearly as rib tickling.  And the moments of side aches and trying to catch your breath will be fewer and farther between.  One of the funniest fellows who ever lived has passed on.  Jonathon Winters, a titan of comedy on both the big and small screens, passed away at the age of 87.

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Earlier this week it was Equal Pay Day. We need the day because we aren’t there yet. The Census Bureau estimates that the average earnings ratio between a man and a woman is that women make 77 cents for every dollar men do.

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Did you ever lose sleep at night, lying awake, thinking about what the school bully might do to you next?  Scientist now think maybe the bully was awake too and that’s what helped to turn him into a bully in the first place!

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The Harris Poll people are curious about what’s for dinner.  So they did what they do…they asked around.  With all the choices at our disposal which one do you think was taken most often?  Let’s hear it for the red, white & blue…er flag, not food.  U-S-A…U-S-A…USA!

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Gun control debates rage across the country and congress but who has bothered to ask the street cops what they think?  The website Policeone.com asked and got back 15,000 responses.

Sounds like a pretty good group with opinions to which you would want to pay attention

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Here in the Pacific NW we love our dogs.  Hound, Mutts, Pooches…whatever you call, call them we do and we play fetch and we walk and we snuggle and more than that, we have created the environment that welcomes them into the family. Living in a sma

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