Archive | January, 2009

VIDEO: Mukilteo moments…

(Mukilteo, WA)  No golden light.  No ethereal mist.  No blue skies, to be sure.  Just a very average winter afternoon spent along the beach in Mukilteo, Washington on Sunday, January 25, 2009. When I was a kid, my brothers and I would go down to the pier at this location and fish for perch and [...]

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KOB-TV: Welfare check at cult compound

VIDEO [wpvideo CV3872Cu w=350] Wasn’t sure how the headline was going to read on this post.  First came word earlier today that convicted sex offender Wayne Bent is fasting…again.  I wondered if that was even a story.  Bent has fasted several times; to include a “final” fast or two. Had to ask: Was this merely [...]

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Wintering bald eagles of Rockport at center of majestic mountain beauty

VIDEO When I recently returned to my home state, I vowed I’d get to know Washington better than ever; that I’d attack it with the same curiosity and sense of exploration that I’d applied to southeastern Arizona, Door County Wisconsin and much of New Mexico. It’s easy to take a lot of things for granted [...]

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VIDEO: Dr. Phil’s Wayne Bent episode

The following video is an excerpt from the January 14, 2009 episode of the Dr. Phil television program. Much of the episode, “Family Cult (part 2)”, focused on Wayne Bent and his Lord Our Righteousness Church. More specifically, it showed the efforts of two former LOR members who attempted to reach-out to relatives still living at Bent’s Strong City.

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Dr. Phil takes aim at Wayne Bent’s Strong City

According to DrPhil.com, the program includes a look at Wayne Bent’s Lord Our Righteousness Church. Last month, a jury convicted Bent on one count of second-degree sexual contact with a minor and…

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VIDEO: Snohomish River rising quickly

(Snohomish) Like so many rivers in Washington State today, the Snohomish is very much on the rise. The National Weather Service now expects record flooding on the Snohomish River at Snohomish. Forecasters say it will crest at 10 p.m. Thursday more than 10 feet above flood stage. -Seattle P-I/Associated Press When I set-out with my [...]

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