According to the Washington State Injury and Violence Prevention Guide, suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth ages 15 to 24 in our state. This translates to…
Suicide prevention is a priority in our state
Rep. Jinkins on World Diabetes Day
Right here in Washington state, the disease effects 1.3 million people. That figure includes our very own Representative Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma). Rep. Jinkins offered some thoughts on the disease that…
High tuition bad for students — and for state’s economy
It’s not news that tuition at Washington’s public colleges and universities has been rising at a dizzying rate for years. This is the first time since 1986, in fact, that…
Pay It Forward
Recently a number of people have written to me about the “Pay it Forward” concept for funding higher education in Washington. The basic idea as described on the Economic Opportunity…
New “gateway” to downtown Olympia from Capitol Campus? You can weigh in Thursday
There’s a new look coming to the north edge of the Capitol Campus, and the public will get a chance to learn what’s in the offing – and to make…