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There is an elevated national public concern that the teachings of "Critical Race Theory" (CRT) are being adopted or proposed for use in public schools. The Okanogan County Patriots movement shares this concern, leading to our involvement in discussions with our Omak School District.

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This next week is your last chance to have your voice loudly heard for lower property taxes til late in 2022. You can do this by signing the petition for Initiative I-1786. Your state representatives have either declined to reduce taxes and have even raised them further, or, as the political minority, have not been able to pass any legislation to reduce taxes. It’s up to the people now.

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We’ve verified that TaxAct’s downloadable 2020 tax preparation software ($20) won't allow a very basic return to be printed or filed if it contains a 1099-G form, and instead insists on a $30 upcharge to proceed. The 1099-G form is primarily used for reporting unemployment income and many family and medical leave payments.

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METHOW VALLEY – Brian McAuliffe, a Captain with Okanogan County Fire District 6 (previously a Division Chief before recent changes to the organization’s command structure changed the name of the position), has recently submitted his two week notice of resignation to the District.

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With The Methow Valley News recently bringing the attention of a wider audience to this topic by publishing their “snitch list blog” article (available on their site, or archived here), there is some fact checking needed. I will address here the most important concerns.

  1. The Washington Snitch List – Inslee’s Informant Herd
  2. Pandemic uncovers the foolishness of plastic bag ban
  3. Okanogan County SHOULD be re-opening! Our businesses would be under lesser restrictions right now if the state used accurate data
  4. Inslee's "Road to Recovery" plan is a total disaster - Here's some of the reasons why