Regretfully, perhaps ironically, an oil spill occurred Sunday in the Houston Ship Channel in Texas. Ironic because it’s nearly 25 years to the day of infamous Exxon Valdez spill in…
Oil Transport back in the news
Category: The Advance
Who says government can’t be efficient?
At the beginning of December, Rep. Larry Springer got an e-mail from John Bagge, a Kirkland resident and fellow small business owner. John owns a catering company called Twelve Baskets….
Housing people who are homeless saves money, lives
A new study by the University of North Carolina pins down savings to taxpayers when people who are homeless are giving cheap, simple housing. The savings, according to the study,…
Good news: ER visits are way, way down
Most people don’t go to their doctor – much less the emergency room – five times a year. The ER is the most expensive possible way to get health treatment….
New 144-Car Ferry Finished
As the Governor prepares to sign a 2014 Supplemental Transportation budget that funds a third much-needed Olympic-class ferry, Washington ferry riders received another bit of good news this week: The…