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April 23 is “Construction Safety Day”
Construction work ranks, year in and year out, among the “most dangerous jobs” in America. Recognizing the inherent danger that haunts every building worksite, the state Department of Labor &...
DIY tax reform
Now that the federal income-tax filing deadline has passed, it seems like a good time to play with taxes instead of working at them. The toy, in this case, is...
Problem with your health care application? No problem at all.
As expected, the Washington Healthplanfinder website experienced a heavy influx of activity in the days leading up to the March 31st deadline for open enrollment in health care plans. This...
Caution re-emphasized in using escalators
An escalator is only as safe as the care and common sense exercised by people who use this iconic conveyance. As a way to remind escalator riders to be careful,...
Police enforcing state law against Texting While Driving
For years, police and traffic safety experts have said texting while driving can be as deadly as drunk driving. Police across western Washington are driving that message home, with a...
New study links sprawl to lower socioeconomic mobility
In recent years sprawl – the low-density development that boomed in America during the 1990s and 2000s – has been linked to a number of societal problems, from obesity to...
Mental health care or mental jail care?
Mental illness can be a scary thing. And it can strike any family. But mental illnesses, like schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder, are biological conditions like heart disease or cancer. And...
ICYMI: Gas prices are climbing
Just in time for the spring/summer driving season comes news that gas prices are up all across the land. In fact, folks at AAA are reporting that Washington’s recent average...
State improves in elections administration, but falls in rankings
The good news is that the administration of elections in Washington state improved from 2008 to 2012, according to an interactive online report from the Pew Charitable Trusts. The not-so-good...
No excuse for ignoring students with no address
The Washington State Constitution emphasizes our “paramount duty” to see that every young person receives a solid basic education. There’s no equivocation in that constitutional mandate, either — no hedging,...