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Texting While Driving: No LOL Matter
Washington was the first state to recognize the dangers of texting while driving and banned the practice in 2007. Since then, 40 additional states, as well as D.C., Puerto Rico...
Drive sober or get pulled over!
Tomorrow is the first meeting of the official Washington State Impaired Driving Work Group. The group – formed though Senate Bill 5912 – is co-chaired by Senator Mike Padden, Chair, Senate...
Report shows Skagit River Bridge collapse is costing local businesses
The collapse of the Skagit River Bridge in late May was a catastrophe that sent shockwaves rippling through the Skagit Valley and our state as a whole. For weeks it...
Getting out the vote
The newspaper column focuses on Spokane, but it could choose almost any other city in the state as its point of departure. The issue? Low voter participation in elections, especially...
How you can save water and money this summer
Water is kind of a big deal in Washington state – it powers our dams, feeds our crops and keeps the Evergreen state green. With climate change and extreme weather,...
What do your old laptop and a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier have in common?
Picture the USS John C. Stennis, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier that calls Bremerton its home port. Or, to speed things up, just look at this photograph: Now think about all the...
Tharinger, Jinkins ride “age wave” to new committee assignment
Last legislative session, House Democrats secured funding to create the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging and Disability. The committee will be tasked with coming up with a plan of action...
Leading the fight to protect the world’s oceans
Oysters, clams, mussels, crabs, shrimps, squids, fish, coral, plankton and just about all sea life are persnickety when it comes to survival; slight changes in the acidity of their environment...
Strong housing market means revenue growth for state
In what comes as good news for the state budget, the housing market continues to show strength across Washington, according to a report this week from the Northwest Multiple Listing...
States looking to SAT, ACT for K-12 standardized testing
The wave of standardized testing has caused concern as voters and policymakers attempt to strike a balance between tracking student performance and avoiding unintended consequences like disenfranchising students with learning...