| This is a selection of recent popular blog | | | | “Bills have been introduced in 35 |
| articles from SeattleIAM where you will find | | | | other states as well.” If this idea |
| the best blogs from Seattle, Washington as | | | | appeals to you, the post encourages you to |
| well as video uploads, social networking, | | | | contact your local State Representative. |
| rumors, and blog authoring | | | | |
| | | | RIP: No Depression |
| Dave Niehaus Wins Ford C. Frick Award | | | | |
| | | | Hannah Levin at Reverb announces that |
| A quick post on Buzzer Beater announces that | | | | Seattle-based No Depression magazine will |
| today, “on his 73rd birthday, Longtime | | | | cease publishing with it’s 75th issue, |
| Mariners play-by-play announcer Dave Niehaus | | | | due out for May-June 2008. No Depression, |
| won the Ford C. Frick award.” This is | | | | established in 1995, is a “bimonthly |
| an annual award that the Baseball Hall of | | | | magazine covering a broad range of American |
| Fame “gives to a broadcaster for | | | | roots music.” They plan to expand the |
| "major contributions to | | | | publication’s website with additional |
| baseball,” and it comes with “an | | | | content, “though it will in no way |
| automatic induction into the broadcasters' | | | | replace the print edition.” The |
| wing at Cooperstown.” | | | | current March-April issue includes a note |
| | | | from publishers Grant Alden, Peter |
| Our blogger recalls in the post having | | | | Blackstock and Kyla Fairchild explaining the |
| “grown up with Niehaus” and | | | | move, citing a severe drop in advertising |
| having narrated “innumerable childhood | | | | revenue, the “well-documented and |
| wiffle ball home runs with his ‘swung | | | | industry wide reduction in print |
| on and belted deep to left field...this one | | | | advertising,” and “the |
| will fly away...my oh my!’” He | | | | precipitous fall of the music industry” |
| sends kudos to Niehaus and writes that | | | | as reasons behind the decision. |
| “the Hall couldn't have selected a more | | | | |
| deserving candidate.” Next on this | | | | According to the post, “No Depression |
| list would be “his finest color | | | | published its first issue in September 1995 |
| commentator… Ronald Ray Fairly.” | | | | (with Son Volt on the cover) and continued |
| | | | quarterly for its first year, switching to |
| Will Washington Pass “Popular | | | | bimonthly in September 1996.” It has |
| Vote” Compact? | | | | receive numerous awards, including “an |
| | | | Utne Magazine Award for Arts & Literature |
| Darryl reports on Horsesass.org that the | | | | Coverage in 2001.” Artists who have |
| Washington state Senate “has passed | | | | graced the cover of the magazine include |
| Eric Omeg’s bill to join the National | | | | “Johnny Cash (2002), Wilco (1996), |
| Popular Vote compact.” If the bill | | | | Willie Nelson (2004), Ryan Adams’ |
| passes in the House and is signed by Gov. | | | | seminal band Whiskeytown (1997), the |
| Gregoire, it won’t have any immediate | | | | Drive-By Truckers (2003), Ralph Stanley |
| affect. However, after enough states have | | | | (1998), Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint |
| signed up, “so that their combined | | | | (2006), Gillian Welch (2001), Lyle Lovett |
| electoral votes total at least 270,” | | | | (2003), Porter Wagoner (2007), and Alejandro |
| Washington’s allocation of electoral | | | | Escovedo (1998, as Artist of the |
| votes will change from the “winner take | | | | Decade).” |
| all” system “to a system where | | | | |
| signatory states select Presidential Electors | | | | About SeattleIAM |
| who are pledged to the winner of the | | | | |
| national popular vote.” | | | | SeattleIAM is part of a groundbreaking |
| | | | network of city-focused blog aggregation, |
| Currently the only two states that have | | | | user generated media and social networking |
| signed the compact into law are Maryland and | | | | websites currently rolling out across North |
| New Jersey. “Illinois and Hawaii will | | | | America. Each IAM website filters and |
| likely join soon—there is a bill on | | | | organizes blog content as well as offering |
| the Governor’s desks in both states. | | | | video upload capabilities, social networking, |
| Washington state joins Arkansas, California, | | | | blog authoring, favourites lists and |
| Colorado, and North Carolina as states | | | | rumours. The IAM Network is a division of |
| where the bill has passed one | | | | SoMedia Networks Inc which also operates |
| chamber.” All of these nine states | | | | Inveslogic.com, Greenedia. |
| combine for a total of 146 electoral votes. | | | | |