I was excited to attend a groundbreaking ceremony recently for a new state salmon hatchery at Voights Creek near Orting.
What kind of customer does a small business owner like? The one with disposable income. Yet, raise the subject of minimum wage and some will quickly claim that raising it is something we cannot afford to do.
Hulk Hogan is returning to the money-making behemoth known by its initials, WWE, and its annual extravaganza of muscle-flexing, WrestleMania.
Democratic and Republican lawmakers are finding themselves once again falling down a rabbit hole in their Sisyphean efforts to cure the real and perceived ailments of the state’s public schools.
Edward Snowden’s revelations this past year have been astonishing.
Washington has a part-time, citizen Legislature. This means lawmakers gather in Olympia anywhere from two to four months per year to debate policy and vote on changes to state law.
The Seattle Times headline said it all: “Obama running out of reasons to reject Keystone XL.”
Good relationships don’t just happen. We have to work together to build and maintain a strong foundation of trust and commitment to keep a relationship healthy and strong.
Gov. Jay Inslee’s call to raise money for schools by closing tax breaks put the education funding debate back in the laps of lawmakers this week and in the conversation with voters this fall.
Rich Hildreth has plugged into the idea that electrically charged transportation is the way to go – for the long run.
Improving Highway 167 could help change the face of global commerce and the future of Washington state. Really.
On Nov. 22, 2013, 31st District Reps. Christopher Hurst and Cathy Dahlquist co-published a report on the 2013 session in the Washington State House of Representatives, congratulating themselves on overcoming the so-called “partisan divide” in American politics.
The looming transportation crisis, made even more evident by Boeing’s needs recently stated to the governor, is much more complicated than you might think.
As we turn the page on 2013 and start a new year, one storyline worth following will be how local female mayors perform and shape the fortunes of their communities.
Pyrotechnic spectacles aren’t the only way of welcoming a new year.
This summer, the nation sweltered in a deadly heat wave. High temperatures hovered near 100 degrees, the heat buckled highways in several states, and firefighters in Indianapolis evacuated 300 people from a senior living community when the air conditioning failed.
The Rupert Giving Tree continues to branch out and help others. What began six years ago in JB and Diane Rupert’s home has expanded into something much greater for those in need during the holiday season.
For years the Board of Sound Transit has relied on overloaded city streets and parking lots to carry the ever-increasing burden of transit riders. From one end of the Sound to the other, evidence is gathering that change is coming, and Sound Transit is woefully behind.
The Majority Coalition Caucus of the state Senate is about to turn 1 year old, and what an interesting year it’s been.
The holiday shopping season is the biggest of the year. Many retailers rely on it to make the bottom line. This year there are six fewer days between Thanksgiving and Christmas, so many stores are being aggressive in their advertising and sales to try to get shoppers into their stores.