Rants and Raves - The Daily of the University of Washington

By Editorial Staff
December 5, 2007

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Americans spend about $3.6 billion extra on water as a result of the extra households created by divorce.

Gov. Chris Gregoire declared a state of emergency for Monday's heavy rain and flooding.

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Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez's constitutional reform, which would have allowed him to rule until he dies, was shot down.

A 5-year-old Utah boy learned the hard way not to run with sharp objects, after he tripped while running with an antler, penetrating his eye socket and brain. He's miracuously doing fine.

Comments

#1 Brandon

commented, on
December 5, 2007 at 6:27 p.m.:

I would hardly call declaring a state of emergency a "rant," if anything, what Gov. Gregoire did should be a rave. Sure UW and greater Seattle didn't see much damage due to the storm, but clearly whoever chose this rant hasn't been paying ANY attention to the news--floods have damaged cities all over southwestern WA, broken bridges, flooded families out of their homes, closed businesses and schools, and even taken a small death toll. And how does declaring this a state of emergency qualify as a rant again?

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