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Farewell to a hero, a fighter, a friend
Billy Frank Jr. was arrested in 1945, at age 14, for fishing on the Nisqually River that he and his people knew and loved as theirs. And then he spent...
Saving money, energy and the environment
An old building at the state capitol – built in 1940 – won national recognition for being green, while a proposed new building could use even less energy. The John...
Beware scam paving, sham resurfacing, flimflam building
Mid-springtime means it’s time for the smack of the bat, the hack of the pollen, and, uh, well, the attack of the door-to-door scam artist. Homeowners and businesses are well-advised...
Call for more diversity on college campuses supported
April 30, 2014 Statement from representatives of the Washington Legislature’s Members of Color Caucus in support of Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard’s call for increased diversity on campus: “Our...
Schools struggle with population boom, need more classrooms
Overcrowding is a growing problem at many local schools, according to a story by the Associated Press: More than a dozen Washington school districts have added at least a school...
Student debt below average in Washington
While student debt is on the rise, locally and nationally, there is a little good news for the residents of Washington state – we have less debt than many other...
Nation’s venture capitalists like what they see in Washington
Once again putting the lie to the worn-out talking point that Washington’s business climate is less than friendly, the nation’s venture capitalists poured more than $170 million into startups in...
Government: Enemy of innovation? Maybe not…..
There’s no doubt that our robust, free-market economy has spurred a tremendous amount of private-sector innovation in technology, productivity and many other areas that has improved our quality of life...
Process for choosing a President closer to changing
The highly contested 2000 presidential election refocused attention on the way the United States elects its chief executive. George W. Bush won the Electoral College vote, but lost the popular...
Washington may be facing a farm labor shortage, again
Back in November we reported that our state’s ag industry is booming. For instance, our apple production was valued at $1.54 billion in 2010 and in 2012 it ballooned to...