Posted in Seattle/Tacoma News, Spokane/CDA News on Aug 24th, 2008
I came across this article today in the Spokesman Review. The Senator, current majority leader, wants to change the current requirement, two thirds majority, to a simple majority needed to increase taxes.
Posted in General News on Aug 23rd, 2008
I remember surfing the net through Compuserv and AOL way back in 1996/97. Back then AOL or Compuserv was THE Internet and, if I can remember correctly, you paid for the amount of time you were on their services (I could even go back to the day when we surfed directly to BBS’s through the [...]
Posted in Company Profile on Aug 21st, 2008
Today Microsoft launched their Photosynth website and it’s very cool photo tour product. This product is very cool. From Microsoft’s site: “Imagine being able to share the places and things you love using the cinematic quality of a movie, the control of a video game, and the mind-blowing detail of the real world. With nothing more than a bunch of photos, Photosynth creates an amazing new experience.”
Posted in Spokane/CDA News on Aug 19th, 2008
While I was in New York last week, I noticed a few local Coeur d’Alene “Tweeters” mentioning the Spokesman Review’s new Twitter account. There was a big murder trial going on in Boise Idaho where Joseph Duncan murdered members of a Coeur d’Alene family.
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 16th, 2008
Prior to July 1, 2008, sales tax was based on the state of origin, at least in Washington State. Effective July 1, 2008, with the passage of the Substitute Senate Bill 5089 (“Streamlined Sales Tax”), Washington changed from an origin-based system for local retail sales tax to a destination-based system.
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