Treaty tribes in western Washington are concerned that Gov. Jay Inslee’s two-year $54 billion budget now before the state Legislature will not adequately fund culvert… Continue reading
Misleading postcards didn’t violate election laws because they touted non-candidates, the PDC found.
Lots is written about students exiting college saddled with hefty student loans; however, the impact on retired parents went largely unnoticed. Recently, Wall Street Journal… Continue reading
At first, I thought the greyness I felt was January, the dead of winter, the greyness of the sky, the straw-colored landscape and the still… Continue reading
If you use social media or trend-speak, you are probably familiar with the concept of “ghosting.” It’s when someone cuts off communication with you without… Continue reading
In exploring the relationship between civility and power, this series has sought to explain why we must reject “winning at all costs,” “ends justifying means,”… Continue reading
Last month the topic of this column wasn’t water, but recycling. I gave in to my fascination and wrote about the wicked problem of expanding… Continue reading
On Jan. 16, Clallam County Democrats kicked off their 2019 membership drive with a goal of 500 members. The drive’s theme, “Our Strength is in… Continue reading
By Franz Wiechers-Gregory Washington Votes State lawmakers took their first recorded votes of this year’s session in the House of Representatives on Jan. 24, passing… Continue reading
State lawmakers took their first recorded votes of this year’s session in the House of Representatives on Jan. 24, passing a resolution (House Concurrent Resolution… Continue reading
Legislators about to pass a bill that will permit officers to kill only in ‘good faith’
Most of us remember the comic “Peanuts” created by Charles M. Schultz (1922-2000). For those that don’t, and I can’t imagine there are many of… Continue reading
A friend who was a psychiatrist told the story of a convent in the Midwest where the nuns lived into their 90s with zero dementia… Continue reading
Following the Jan. 14 opening of the 2019 legislative session and Gov. Jay Inslee’s State of the State speech on Jan. 15, state lawmakers are… Continue reading
“Washington’s Unwritten Chapter” was the title of the State of the State address on Jan. 15. “Strange Case of Governor Jay and President Inslee” might… Continue reading
Last year, a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) global study of aerospace manufacturing attractiveness found the United States is top rated and within our country, Washington is the… Continue reading
Frank Chopp’s reign as speaker of the state House of Representatives will end soon. The Seattle Democrat, the longest serving speaker in state history and… Continue reading
