Oh, thank heaven: Looking to close a $2.8 billion hole in the state budget, Gov. Chris Gregoire, D-Nanny State, proposed new and increased taxes for cigarettes, candy, bottled water and soda. The taxes, she said, wouldn’t have a significant effect on the state economy and were on items that people could choose to give up.
The move would leave Slim Jims and cans of Beanie-Weenies as the only untaxed items in your neighborhood 7-Eleven.
C’mon baby, light my fire: After complaints over the chain-link fence that separated tourists from the Olympic cauldron in downtown Vancouver, organizers made a few changes to give visitors an unobstructed view of the giant torch.
Now if they can just figure out a way to keep it lit in the next rainstorm.
Cat on a hot tin plate: The host of a cooking show in Italy has been suspended after he claimed a stew made of cats is a Tuscan delicacy that he has enjoyed many times.
Fair warning if you’re invited to dinner with Beppe Bigazzi: Pass on the catfish, catsup and Catalina dressing.
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