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