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A couple articles from this week.
Apr. 14th, 2004 02:47 pmArticle #1
From today's Evergreen (Associated Press)
SEATTLE -- A measure extending municipal employee and volunteer benefits to married same-sex couples has cleared the City Council unanimously.
In many cases the three measures that were passed Monday by the nine-member panel largely reduce the paperwork for couples who have been entitled to benefits under domestic partner provisions since 1989.
whoo hoo! not much else to say about that, but it's a happy-maker (for me anyway)
Article #2
From Monday's Evergreen (Associated Press)
Intoxicated man attempts to apply for State Patrol
ORCHARDS, Wash -- A man who stopped by Washington State Patrol headquartesr to ask about a job didn't get what he wanted -- but he did find out how a hand-held alcohol tester works.
Robert Gulley, an unemployed radio technician, was ticketed for alleged drunken driving as he drove away from the patrol office in this city near Vancouver. He had asked for a job application.
"I guess it was a bad time to go there," Gulley, 25, of nearby Sifton, told The Columbian newspaper. "It was a bad judgment call."
When Gulley walked into patrol headquarters Wednesday afternnon, he was slurring his words, had glassy eyes and his breath smelled of alcohol, Trooper Maureen Crandall said.
When she told him it wasn't a good idea to apply to be a trooper while intoxicated, Gulley denied drinking, another trooper said.
So Trooper Rich Bettger, who'd overheard what was going on, offered to measure Gulley's blood-alcohol level with a hand-held breath tester.
Gulley blew a 0.095, above the state's legal limit for driving of 0.08, indicating he'd had at least three drinks, March said.
Gulley said he had only had one drink -- a long island iced tea -- and that it likely caused a high alcohol reading becasue he hadn't eaten in more than a day.
When the troopers asked Gulley how he got to the station, they said he told them he'd been given a ride. The officers said they warned Gulley not to drive home.
But after leaving the office and pacing back and forth on a nearby side street for 10 minutes, Gulley got into his car and drove away, troopers said.
He was promptly pulled over and ticketed. Gulley was given two more alcohol-breath tests, which both gave readings of slightly over 0.08, Trooper Garvin March said.
The troopers then arranged for Gulley's sister to drive him home.
"I actually still want to join the police department," Gulley said. "Those guys are doing their job keeping the roads safe."
But state troopers said Gulley's career prospects with the patrol appear dim.
"I guarantee he's not going to get a job with us," March said. "We've arrested drunks in unexpected ways and places before, but this on just blew me away."
Well, let that be a lesson to all you would-be staters...at least wait until you're on the force before you show up at the station drunk.
From today's Evergreen (Associated Press)
SEATTLE -- A measure extending municipal employee and volunteer benefits to married same-sex couples has cleared the City Council unanimously.
In many cases the three measures that were passed Monday by the nine-member panel largely reduce the paperwork for couples who have been entitled to benefits under domestic partner provisions since 1989.
whoo hoo! not much else to say about that, but it's a happy-maker (for me anyway)
Article #2
From Monday's Evergreen (Associated Press)
Intoxicated man attempts to apply for State Patrol
ORCHARDS, Wash -- A man who stopped by Washington State Patrol headquartesr to ask about a job didn't get what he wanted -- but he did find out how a hand-held alcohol tester works.
Robert Gulley, an unemployed radio technician, was ticketed for alleged drunken driving as he drove away from the patrol office in this city near Vancouver. He had asked for a job application.
"I guess it was a bad time to go there," Gulley, 25, of nearby Sifton, told The Columbian newspaper. "It was a bad judgment call."
When Gulley walked into patrol headquarters Wednesday afternnon, he was slurring his words, had glassy eyes and his breath smelled of alcohol, Trooper Maureen Crandall said.
When she told him it wasn't a good idea to apply to be a trooper while intoxicated, Gulley denied drinking, another trooper said.
So Trooper Rich Bettger, who'd overheard what was going on, offered to measure Gulley's blood-alcohol level with a hand-held breath tester.
Gulley blew a 0.095, above the state's legal limit for driving of 0.08, indicating he'd had at least three drinks, March said.
Gulley said he had only had one drink -- a long island iced tea -- and that it likely caused a high alcohol reading becasue he hadn't eaten in more than a day.
When the troopers asked Gulley how he got to the station, they said he told them he'd been given a ride. The officers said they warned Gulley not to drive home.
But after leaving the office and pacing back and forth on a nearby side street for 10 minutes, Gulley got into his car and drove away, troopers said.
He was promptly pulled over and ticketed. Gulley was given two more alcohol-breath tests, which both gave readings of slightly over 0.08, Trooper Garvin March said.
The troopers then arranged for Gulley's sister to drive him home.
"I actually still want to join the police department," Gulley said. "Those guys are doing their job keeping the roads safe."
But state troopers said Gulley's career prospects with the patrol appear dim.
"I guarantee he's not going to get a job with us," March said. "We've arrested drunks in unexpected ways and places before, but this on just blew me away."
Well, let that be a lesson to all you would-be staters...at least wait until you're on the force before you show up at the station drunk.
