Recently, a computer hacker stole hundreds of nude images of female celebrities and posted them on the internet. This violation of sexual privacy, although very publicized because of the celebrity…
Revenge porn and the need for tougher laws
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It’s no 1997, but a great 2014 hop harvest is on tap
You’ll find almost as many hop yards in Yakima’s central Washington agrarian latitude as you’d see anywhere else in the world. And that’s saying something. Why, even the No. 1…
Is it legal to spank children in Washington state?
The case of NFL running back Adrian Pederson has brought national attention to corporal punishment of children vs. child abuse. Pederson was indicted by a grand jury in Texas for…
Wage thieves steal more money than is lost from all robberies in U.S.
A new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) shows that the biggest robbers in America just may be unethical employers. Most of us expect to be paid at an…
New Online Database to check for Toxic Chemicals
Our state has taken important steps to keep toxic chemicals away from Washington’s children and families, for example: In 2008, the Legislature passed the Children’s Safe Products Act, requiring manufacturers…