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Norm Dicks

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Comment of the Day: Dicks, Dams, and a Magnuson Myth

    Two Fridays ago Washington's long-time Senator Norm Dicks announced he would not be running for re-election after 18 terms and 36 years representing Boeing, Tacoma, and the Olympic Peninsula in Congress. Unanswered questions about Dicks' pork practices led to inquiries over funds appropriated by the ... More >>

  • News

    March 7, 2012

    Norm Dicks' Family Problem

    Retirement won't stop talk that he helped his son too much.

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Norm Dicks: The Story of Federal Money He Sent to His Son's State Agency Still Lingers

    It had to do with family, Norm Dicks said in announcing last week that he will retire after this 18th and final term as being known as the congressman from Boeing. The "Top appropriator" - a position that benefited him politically and familially - says he and wife Suzie "have made the decision to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Congressman Norm Dicks Retiring After 36 Years Representing Washington State

    This morning Congressman Norm Dicks (D)-WA announced he is retiring from politics in the fall. Dicks has represented most of Washington west of Seattle since 1977. Dicks was a powerful force in the House Appropriations Committee.

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Washington Reps. Norm Dicks and Doc Hastings Called Out in Congressional Earmarks Investigation

    Rep. Norm Dicks​In a Washington Post investigation of congressional earmarks, two Washington lawmakers -- U.S. Reps. Norm Dicks and Doc Hastings -- have been called on the carpet for the questionable use of federal earmarks. They are among 33 members of Congress who, according to the Post's pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2012

    Rep. Norm Dicks Wants to Put a Stranglehold on Burmese Pythons

    Burmese pythons are multiplying and spreading at an alarming rate. There are tens of thousands of them in Florida, alone. They've swamped the Everglades. They turn up in backyard pools. Voracious, mammal-eating reptiles, these slithering behemoths can grow up to 20 feet long. And U.S. Rep. Norm Dick ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    Washington's Congressional Delegation is Collectively Worth At Least $10 Million

    ​The Center for Responsive Politics recently released its list of the net worth of every member of Congress, which reveals that our lawmakers in the Other Washington are, collectively, good for at least $10 million. Sen. Maria Cantwell is the clear winner in terms of personal wealth, with asse ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    John McKay says U.S. Attorney Could Put a Stop to Border Patrol's Expansionism

    ​After a month of intense media scrutiny on the Border Patrol's expansionist and legally questionable activities, U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks' office says it will meet with the agency's regional chief later this month. How pointed the Congressional staffers will be in their discussions isn't clear. D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Navy 'Bull Frog' Eric Olson, Tacoma-born Head of U.S. SpecOps, Oversaw Bin Laden Takedown

    Olson​The U.S. plot to kill Osama bin Laden was successfully brought off thanks in part to Navy Adm. Eric Olson, a Tacoma native and son of a former city council member there. The 59-year-old Stadium High grad and now leader of the U.S. Special Operations Command was at the side of CIA Direct ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Rep. Norm Dicks Elected as Top Dem on Spending Panel Now Has Front Row Seat for "Bloodbath" He Warned About

    ​On Thursday, Washington's 6th District Rep. Norm Dicks got the nod to be the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Appropriations, which gets a budget of about $1 trillion, or, in Dicks' world: "lunch money." But with a new Dem-hating GOP majority in the House and Dicks' predictions that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Election Night for Washington Dems: Mixed Emotions, Unanswered Questions

    Curtis Cartier​On the way out of the Westin Hotel and Washington Democrats' biggest election party of the night on Tuesday, Dem faithful Bruce Roby summed up the sentiment that many there likely felt. "Let's just say I won't go to sleep happy," he said on the corner of 5th Avenue and Stewart ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    If Elections Were Decided By Facebook ...

    ​ ... there'd be a lot more Republicans in office. As candidates continue to cajole voters to turn out at the polls, a different popularity contest is just winding up. With the advent of Facebook and similar social networks, campaigns have tried to tap into American's use of the Internet to s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Michael Kinsley and Ex-Tacoma Publisher Donate to Pols; Sy Hersh Gave Locally Too

    Kinsley​Giving money to political campaigns can be quicksand for journalists striving to be impartial or at least fair. But reporters, editors and others who work for the news media have given almost a half-million dollars to U.S. political candidates this election cycle, according to the D.C. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Norm Dicks Is About As Vulnerable As Fort Knox

    ​The wave of anti-incumbency "sweeping the nation" is a myth. If you extrapolate current polls, 87 percent of incumbents will stay in office this November. Hardly the revolutionary upheaval the political press would have you believe is taking place. And if there's anyone guaranteed to ride out ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Norm Dicks' Earmarks Pay Campaign Dividends

    Norman, stormin' earmarks​As mentioned the other day, Rep. Norm Dicks is running another stealth campaign, relying in great deal on free media coverage about the latest appropriations he's doling out. Many of them of course are earmarks, hated by budget watchdogs, loved by recipients. It now ... More >>

  • News

    May 26, 2010

    Duck, Dino

    It's going to get nasty out there.

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Dino Rossi vs. Patty Murray...and Sarah Palin

    Rossi, no ladies' man​When he makes his senatorial candidacy official tomorrow, Republican Dino Rossi will be trying to go where no man including him has been able to go in recent years - taking an office held by one of the state's vaunted female Democrats. He is so far polling well against S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    Norm Dicks, Washington's Second-Highest Earmark-Gatherer, Now the Champion of Earmark Reform?

    FlickrBetter not be getting the ranger any earmarks in exchange for that poster, Representative.​Last year, Rep. Norm Dicks attached 61 of the much-vilified earmarks to 12 different appropriations bills. Totaling $81 million, those earmarks mean the Belfair Democrat is second only to Patty Mur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Lockheed Martin Memorializes John Murtha in Full-Page Ad

    TPMDearest John, Thanks for the cash.​Since corporations are people now, I guess it's OK to address them as such. So quit being an idiot, Lockheed Martin. Most people already presume that big defense giants like you are in bed with powerful legislators like the late Rep. John Murtha. So maybe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Does John Murtha's Death Make Norm Dicks the "King of Pork"?

    Western Pennsylvania's beloved pork king has gone on to that old sty in the sky.​Determining who gets what defense spending in a country that loves to spend money on its defense is a plum job. And now that Rep. John Murtha, a.k.a. the "King of Pork," has passed, it looks like that job is Rep. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Norm Dicks Gets Early Christmas Present: Ethics Office Closes Investigation

    Reported rumors of coal in Norm Dicks' stocking have proven premature.​There was always something weird about Norm Dicks being investigated by two different Congressional ethics groups. As Mark Fefer put it back on October 30th when the case was first made public, "When they outlaw handing out ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    Ethics Panels Inexplicably Raising Questions About Norm Dicks' Earmarks for Contributors

    For Norm, it really is a world of green.​When they outlaw handing out no-bid contracts to your contributors, only outlaws will get re-elected to Congress. But that prospect doesn't seem to be stopping a pair of Congressional ethics committees from raising questions about the relationship betwe ... More >>

  • News

    September 2, 2009

    Your Fellow Americans, Health Care Reform, Bremerton

    What our neighbors told Norm Dicks at his town hall.

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    I Did Get a Ferry Question In During Dicks' Health Care Town Hall

    ​Sadly, there's not much to report. After the town hall meeting in Bremerton, I asked the Rep. Norm Dicks -- who represents the Bremerton ferry-dependent 6th congressional district -- how he felt about Bremerton getting the shaft in the system. This is what he said before moving on: Dicks: " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2009

    "They're Illegal Aliens!" And Other Outbursts From Norm Dicks' Town Hall Meeting In Bremerton

    ​This is sampling of what my neighbors in Bremerton and the rest of Washington's Sixth District had to say to Rep. Norm Dicks at his town hall meeting tonight. Yes, I'm focusing almost exclusively on the incendiary remarks of a few. This is the narrative that dominated the evening. Although th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    Norm Dicks Looks to Score Fed Money for UW Human Rights Center

    During the last legislative session, the state legislature approved the creation of a Center for Human Rights center at the UW--but it didn't provide any funding. Center supporters were pleased nonetheless, as the approval gives them a helpful imprimatur for fundraising. Now, reports the P-I's Joel ... More >>

  • News

    April 22, 2009

    More Washington Money Going to New Jersey?

    Our state’s dropped a few notches on the annual pork list.

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    Dicks and Murray, Pigging Out

    Is it good news or bad that Washington has dropped two notches in the Pig Book? The annual pork report and state rankings issued by Citizens Against Government Waste, a D.C. watchdog group, puts us at 27th this year in Congressional pork, after making the top 25 last year. With $208,227,997 in what ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2009

    $1 Billion in the Other White Meat

    Here piggy, piggy. As part of legislative reform, U.S. House members today were required to post the number, types and costs of earmarks they are requesting. Brian Baird's list (which includes a $5 million Seattle-made "Modular Glove System" for U.S. SpecialOp Forces) is tops in local delegation cos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Reliable Ol' Jimbo

    There are some local figures whose reliability is a source of comfort. It feels good to know that Nate Robinson will send a shout-out to the 206 when the camera goes in for a close-up, Pat Cashman will live up to his name and remain a presence in our lives by signing an endorsement deal with Taco Ti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    Know Your Stimulus Benefits: White House Projects Job Boosts, Congressional District by Congressional District

    As you may already be aware, there's this stimulus bill that just got passed. Today, the White House Council of Economic Advisers released its estimates for the number of jobs the bill would create in each congressional district. Washington is projected to get 75,000 jobs overall, with the winning ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2008

    McDermott and Dicks: Big $$, But Breezin'

    As you may already be aware, there's this stimulus bill that just got passed. Today, the White House Council of Economic Advisers released its estimates for the number of jobs the bill would create in each congressional district. Washington is projected to get 75,000 jobs overall, with the winning ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2008

    Boeing Pal McCain?

    As you may already be aware, there's this stimulus bill that just got passed. Today, the White House Council of Economic Advisers released its estimates for the number of jobs the bill would create in each congressional district. Washington is projected to get 75,000 jobs overall, with the winning ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2008

    Less Links More Twitter

    As you may already be aware, there's this stimulus bill that just got passed. Today, the White House Council of Economic Advisers released its estimates for the number of jobs the bill would create in each congressional district. Washington is projected to get 75,000 jobs overall, with the winning ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2008

    Pundits, Schmundits--More Ron Sims Convention Twittering

    As you may already be aware, there's this stimulus bill that just got passed. Today, the White House Council of Economic Advisers released its estimates for the number of jobs the bill would create in each congressional district. Washington is projected to get 75,000 jobs overall, with the winning ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2008

    Nonstormin' Norman

    As you may already be aware, there's this stimulus bill that just got passed. Today, the White House Council of Economic Advisers released its estimates for the number of jobs the bill would create in each congressional district. Washington is projected to get 75,000 jobs overall, with the winning ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2008

    Boeing Tanker Reprieve

    As you may already be aware, there's this stimulus bill that just got passed. Today, the White House Council of Economic Advisers released its estimates for the number of jobs the bill would create in each congressional district. Washington is projected to get 75,000 jobs overall, with the winning ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2008

    Citizens Against Government Waste to Boeing: Up Yours

    As you may already be aware, there's this stimulus bill that just got passed. Today, the White House Council of Economic Advisers released its estimates for the number of jobs the bill would create in each congressional district. Washington is projected to get 75,000 jobs overall, with the winning ... More >>

  • News

    November 1, 2006

    Congressmen for Life

    The Democratic easy-seat club prepares to welcome its newest member.

  • News

    May 24, 2006

    Sunny Jim's Gravitas

    Also: Appeals in the wine case, and commercial TV puts on gay pride.

  • News

    October 12, 2005

    Tankers in the Sound?

    Also: Appeals in the wine case, and commercial TV puts on gay pride.

  • News

    June 8, 2005

    National Politics, Media, Employment

    Also: Appeals in the wine case, and commercial TV puts on gay pride.

  • News

    October 13, 2004

    Strippergate and Starbucks

    What the Colacurcios could learn from Seattle's leading companies.

  • News

    October 22, 2003

    Media, the Economy, Boeing

    What the Colacurcios could learn from Seattle's leading companies.

  • News

    March 21, 2001

    News Clips— Pork: the other white meat

    What the Colacurcios could learn from Seattle's leading companies.

  • News

    March 24, 1999

    The tug that could

    What the Colacurcios could learn from Seattle's leading companies.

  • News

    March 24, 1999

    Kitsap County: The war goes on

    What the Colacurcios could learn from Seattle's leading companies.

  • News

    March 10, 1999

    The ships hit the fan

    The 'New Carissa' crack-up and other near-disasters show why rescue tugs are needed, and why they might not be enough.

  • News

    July 29, 1998

    Beijing's Boeing missile connection

    Who knows what happened to the military machinery that Boeing's merger partner McDonnell sold to China? Or even where it is?

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