In the midst of the most dismal economic circumstances since the Great Depression, the King County Council adopted a balanced 2011 King County Budget on Nov. 15, 2010, that made the tough choices necessary to protect public health and safety…
They’ve barely finished counting the votes on I-1053 and already Gov. Chris Gregoire is trying to get out from under it’s restrictions. She now wants to change the operation of the state ferry system.
A few weeks ago we editorialized about the stark choices Washington lawmakers faced when they then met to balance the current state budget. Things have now gone from stark to grim.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Over 100 years ago, The New York Sun newspaper saw fit to answer a little’s girl’ question about…
BY TIM EYMAN I recently watched the State Senate’s Government Operations committee hearing in Olympia. The Democrats invited in a…
BY EDITOR CRAIG GROSHART State legislators did their job last Saturday by partially plugging a financial hole in the state…
BY CHRISTINA BEACH I so appreciate your editorial on “The Real Budget Issue” in the Nov. 26th issue. I question…
The holidays are here, and with them come the upset of family routines. Schools out, parties abound and there are new gifts to play with. No wonder kids ask for leniency on family rules. So how do you know where to draw your boundaries?
By Bill Shaw I had the opportunity to visit Washington DC a few weeks ago. For days, my wife, Mary…
By now, you have probably had your share of the television campaign advertisements, the campaign yard signs, the bumper stickers and the rest of the bells and whistles that come with our fall elections.
Congratulations to everyone behind the 2010 Issaquah Salmon Days Festival. The hardworking folks at the festivals office are at it year round, and for a small team of paid staff, aided by a large and willing team of volunteers, they put together a product that is becoming renown across the state and winning awards across the country.
Three times the voters have approved initiatives requiring either a two-thirds vote of the Legislature or a majority vote of the people to raise taxes. Yet Olympia took it away this year, despite overwhelming citizen opposition.
In a seasonal ritual that is as much a part of the fall landscape in Washington as blueberry picking and the return of Husky and Cougar football — but much less beneficial and entertaining for the people of this state — Tim Eyman is back with yet another ill-considered ballot initiative.
Salmon play an important role in our economy.
True or False?
1) Poor people use human services.
2) Someone other than you uses human services.
3) You use human services.
How did you answer?
Working together to preserve valuable open space enhances the quality of life for all.
More than the specific concerns about traffic, and landscaping, retail activity or stormwater mitigation, the feeling I got from watching Monday night’s public meeting about the Issaquah Highlands TDR is that the residents don’t trust the managers of their community.
Heaven help you if you were trying to raise a child with a developmental disability in the 1960s. In terms of support services, education, therapy, or even a wise word, in many cities and towns there was nothing.
