State Senate Passes Bill to Join National Popular Vote Compact, No Depression Magazine Publishes La

This is a selection of recent popular blog articlesvotes. “Bills have been introduced in 35
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authoringRIP: No Depression
Dave Niehaus Wins Ford C. Frick AwardHannah Levin at Reverb announces that
A quick post on Buzzer Beater announces thatSeattle-based No Depression magazine will cease
today, “on his 73rd birthday, Longtimepublishing with it’s 75th issue, due out for
Mariners play-by-play announcer Dave NiehausMay-June 2008. No Depression, established in
won the Ford C. Frick award.” This is an1995, is a “bimonthly magazine covering a
annual award that the Baseball Hall of Famebroad range of American roots music.”
“gives to a broadcaster for "majorThey plan to expand the publication’s
contributions to baseball,” and it comeswebsite with additional content, “though it
with “an automatic induction into thewill in no way replace the print edition.” The
broadcasters' wing at Cooperstown.”current March-April issue includes a note from
Our blogger recalls in the post havingpublishers Grant Alden, Peter Blackstock and Kyla
“grown up with Niehaus” and havingFairchild explaining the move, citing a severe drop
narrated “innumerable childhood wiffle ballin advertising revenue, the
home runs with his ‘swung on and belted“well-documented and industry wide
deep to left field...this one will fly away...my ohreduction in print advertising,” and
my!’” He sends kudos to Niehaus“the precipitous fall of the music
and writes that “the Hall couldn't haveindustry” as reasons behind the decision.
selected a more deserving candidate.” NextAccording to the post, “No Depression
on this list would be “his finest colorpublished its first issue in September 1995 (with
commentator… Ronald Ray Fairly.”Son Volt on the cover) and continued quarterly
Will Washington Pass “Popular Vote”for its first year, switching to bimonthly in
Compact?September 1996.” It has receive numerous
Darryl reports on Horsesass.org that theawards, including “an Utne Magazine Award
Washington state Senate “has passed Ericfor Arts & Literature Coverage in
Omeg’s bill to join the National Popular2001.” Artists who have graced the cover
Vote compact.” If the bill passes in theof the magazine include “Johnny Cash
House and is signed by Gov. Gregoire, it(2002), Wilco (1996), Willie Nelson (2004), Ryan
won’t have any immediate affect.Adams’ seminal band Whiskeytown (1997),
However, after enough states have signed up,the Drive-By Truckers (2003), Ralph Stanley
“so that their combined electoral votes total(1998), Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
at least 270,” Washington’s(2006), Gillian Welch (2001), Lyle Lovett (2003),
allocation of electoral votes will change from thePorter Wagoner (2007), and Alejandro Escovedo
“winner take all” system “to a(1998, as Artist of the Decade).”
system where signatory states select PresidentialAbout SeattleIAM
Electors who are pledged to the winner of theSeattleIAM is part of a groundbreaking network
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the compact into law are Maryland and Newrolling out across North America. Each IAM
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Governor’s desks in both states.networking, blog authoring, favourites lists and
Washington state joins Arkansas, California,rumours. The IAM Network is a division of
Colorado, and North Carolina as states where theSoMedia Networks Inc which also operates
bill has passed one chamber.” All of theseInveslogic.com, Greenedia.
nine states combine for a total of 146 electoral