Every great cause requires a person to stop forward and make that dream a reality. Several years ago I had the pleasure of working with a leader in our town who underestimated her ability to make the dream of a critically ill young man come true.
The Auburn City Council will decide Monday whether to approve the proposed construction of a joint American/Vietnamese war memorial at Veterans Memorial Park.
As a nurse Vietnam veteran and local Auburn resident, I support the joint American/Vietnamese Memorial proposed for Veterans Memorial Park.
Simply put, our transportation system is in crisis, and the Washington State Legislature’s failure to act this year on a transportation package, with a local options component, puts our local, regional and state economy in jeopardy.
The Washington State Legislature deserves thanks for not caving in to demands from Boeing and others to require yet another study of fish consumption rates in Washington to tell us what we already know: Our rate is too low and does not protect most of us who live here.
One of the newest members of the Millionaire Club in Congress experienced what it is like to be poor in America.
Freshman Democratic Congresswoman Suzan DelBene last week dined on a food stamp-sized budget, which the federal government calculates is about $4.50 a day or $30 a week per person.
It’s meant feasting on oatmeal, mac ‘n’ cheese and PB&J sandwiches. No Copper River salmon, filet mignon or even a Portobello omelet.
It’s a menu she has not survived on since college when she and friends pooled resources to get the most out of their limited food budgets. “Macaroni was a staple,” she said.
The words read like prophecy.
Just hours after losing his seat to Pacific Mayor Cy Sun in the November 2011 general election, Richard Hildreth released this statement:
“Although I’m disappointed in losing to negative campaigning and the deception of our citizens, I know that as the truth comes out, the public will see the mistake that was made. I pray that mistake does not prove fatal to our city.”
It nearly did.
As the end of the school year approaches, students and parents alike look forward with much anticipation, excitement, and reservation – graduation. Students and families are making plans for events that take place before and after graduation; as well as for the rest of the summer. Decisions made now can affect families for the rest of their lives.
The City of Auburn doesn’t know a good thing when it sees it. Like other municipalities across our region, the City is strapped for cash. But when its own employees make proposals in bargaining that would save the taxpayers money, the City balks. What gives?
Citizens of Washington do not want their taxes raised. That message has been driven home time and again. Yet, the demand for new taxes by Democrat leaders in the Legislature forced us into a special session.
Under the Washington State constitution, providing an ample education for all students is identified as state government’s “paramount duty.”
For yet another year, people, their faces swathed in bandanas or concealed under gas masks, hurled rocks and obscenities at police who had asked them to clear the streets.
There’s an ancient Chinese proverb that says, “If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.” In other words, it is better to teach someone to take care of themselves than keep them dependent on others.
The youth pastor and veteran NFL fullback raised the fitness magazine for all to see. Such cover images of chisled, ripped bodybuilders, Eddie Williams warned his young audience at Auburn High School, send the wrong message to growing, impressionable teens. And those quick, even drastic methods for reaching physical greatness are chock full of lies.
Frustrated Pacific continues to vent. Concerned citizens gossip on sidewalks. Angry business owners explain the problems on Facebook. Folks frequently ring our office, calling for the mayor’s head.
Imagine that you see a swimmer floundering in the water. You call the rescue squad and then you toss the swimmer a concrete block. Does that make sense? Of course not, but that’s what’s happening in Washington, D.C.
I don’t like to trot out this word, preferring to let the poor thing catch its breath and regain whatever strength it may have left. Problem is, I really don’t know how else to describe what happened at the Auburn Avenue Theater one night last week.
In the March 8 edition of the Reporter, 31st Legislative District State Reps. Christopher Hurst and Cathy Dahlquist criticized Washington State Supreme Court Justices for upholding our state’s constitution.
One of the defining characteristics of Washington’s state government is the opportunity for everyday voters to have their voices heard through the initiative process. It helps keep legislators accountable and reinforces our nation’s history of active citizen participation in all levels of government.
In November 1982, our state’s unemployment rate peaked at 12.2 percent, the highest since the Great Depression. Interest on a fixed rate home loan was 13.4 percent, and an 11.5 inflation rate burned through our checkbooks. The economy was a mess.