No doubt a modern-day Alexis de Tocqueville would write home about our love of a good summertime soirée. Any chronicler of everyday life in our 50 states would need search…
Fair season’s in full swing
Brown Center: “Obama’s Preschool Proposal is Not Based on Sound Research”
While I’m not sure I agree with the scary headline of this post from the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution, I totally agree that we should…
Growing transit communities
We’re all in this together. Safe transportation and transit options must be our region’s top priorities for all our communities. Check out this latest newsletter from the Puget Sound Regional…
State’s economy keeps getting stronger
Retails sales hit $26 billion during the first part of 2013, according to the state Department of Revenue. That represents an 8 percent rise from last year. Here’s what the…
Swift and certain punishment for abusers and drunk drivers
Washington state is a national leader in embracing the crime reform known as “swift and certain,” based on a pilot project in Hawaii where parolees were 50 percent less likely…