In this edition: Reaching Out to the Community Our Students – Our Future November Mobile Office In Olympia: 327 John L. O’Brien PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504 (360)786-7888 In…
An Update From Representative Riccelli – October 31st
BEST grants go to 7 school districts
Nationwide, 50 percent of beginning teachers leave the profession within the first five years. In Washington state that number is around 25 percent. Why so many? New teachers often report…
Visiting prisons
I’ve been trying to visit everywhere we spend a billion dollars or more per biennium, and the prison system definitely makes the list. This month I got a chance to…
Marijuana will remain illegal on tribal land
While the Washington State Liquor Control Board continues its rule-making process to establish a legal market for recreational marijuana, there’s at least one place you should not expect to buy,…
Should we worry more about criminals and sharks–or diabetes and car crashes?
Unless you live in an ice cave, and have never been exposed to television, movies and newspapers, you know that criminals are hiding in every alley, ready to shoot you…