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Thank you Rep. Marilyn Strickland for standing up for your constituents.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his fellow Republicans are threatening to drive the U.S. to default on our debts if …
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5/23/23
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For those that don’t know there is a Creative District Task Force for Yelm, the name is a little heavy, but it is a committed group of people that want to help Yelm continue being a place where …
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5/23/23
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Salmon extinction is not an option, but harvest management alone is not going to get us to recovery.
In April, the treaty tribes in western Washington and our state co-manager finalized the …
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By Ed Johnstone
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5/16/23
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I recall the debate in the 1980s and ‘90s concerning robots taking over our lives and the world.
Movies like “Terminator” and “The Matrix” didn’t help …
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By Richard Stride
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5/16/23
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Marie Gluesenkamp Perez voted no on HR 2811, a bill Republicans recently passed. Titled the Limit, Save, Grow Act, this measure is a common sense approach to raising the debt limit while reducing …
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5/16/23
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Working in education is the most rewarding occupation I could ever imagine.
Nothing brings more pride and joy than the celebration by students when they accomplish new things, meet their goals …
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By Brian Wharton
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5/11/23
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Some would argue that spring is the most wonderful time of the year in Washington. Throughout our state, fruit trees blossom, vibrant tulip fields bloom and colorful lentils carpeted the …
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By Don Brunell
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5/10/23
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Depending on how you measure success, the recently concluded Washington legislative session was either really great, not as terrible as normal or a frustrating combination of progress and setbacks …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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5/3/23
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Republicans came into this year’s legislative session vowing to fix the state’s drug possession law so offenders would have more incentive to enter and complete treatment. We remain …
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By Sen. John Braun
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5/2/23
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Do you have a hobby or collecting activity you enjoy? If your answer is “yes,” you might be delighted to learn there are health benefits to collecting.
My dad loved collecting …
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By Richard Stride
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5/2/23
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My mom would be horrified by the rash of violence in our schools today. The recent tragedy at Covenant School in Nashville where three students and three adults were shot to death is devastating. It …
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By Don C. Brunell
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5/2/23
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The Democrats in Washington state have pulled off yet another disastrous move, this time in their quest to address gun violence. They’ve passed an assault weapons ban, which is nothing more …
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By Chad Taylor
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4/25/23
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It’s heartbreaking. There appears to be an all-out war for our children.
Washington state recently passed Senate Bill 5599. This allows the state to legally take children away from …
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President Joe Biden is unwisely “throttling up” plans to ditch carbon fuels unilaterally despite the extreme consequences of doing so. He wants to accelerate the replacement of gas/diesel …
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By Don C. Brunell
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4/25/23
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A majority of the state Senate’s Democrats have launched a surprise attack on one of the best friends Washington taxpayers have: the voter-endorsed law that limits the growth of property taxes …
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By John Braun
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4/18/23
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Puget Sound area passenger and freight air traffic is projected to double by 2050, and even with future expansions at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Paine Field, there will not be …
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4/18/23
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There is a movement called ESG (which stands for environmental, social and governance) that was not widely known when I moved away from the East Coast.
While the ESG lobby was laying out its …
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4/18/23
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A troubling theme has emerged this past legislative session that should concern all Washingtonians regardless of political affiliation. The majority party in the state House has continually voted …
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By Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia
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4/14/23
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Most things in schools really pick up pace after spring break.
There are so many during and after school events to attend, but also many of our traditional school celebrations that we want the …
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By Brian Wharton
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4/11/23
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I have always felt we have the most wonderful country in the world. Even though some of my friends have different views than myself, I still honor them and their right to their opinions.
Recent …
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4/11/23
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