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State Democrats can't resist higher spending
The Senate operating budget for 2021-23 was approved on April 1 by a 27-22 vote, with two Democrats joining all Republicans in opposition. It is fitting this plan (Senate Bill... — Updated 4/6/2021
Learn the lessons 2020 taught us
The poor are oppressed by the incompetent. It is a phrase that increasingly rings in my ears as I watch government bureaucracies and politicians provide false hope instead of tangible assistance. The people who pay for these... — Updated 4/6/2021
WHO Is Pulling the Strings?
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A year into living with the ramifications of a global pandemic, it is clearer now than ever before how important science is to our decision-making – and how q... — Updated 3/31/2021
Keeping America's semiconductor edge
Surprisingly, there is something U.S. Presidents agree upon — America’s economic and national security hinge upon maintaining our technology edge in semiconductors. Those tiny... — Updated 3/30/2021
Letters to the Editor
Beware of what is happening in Washington, D.C. The so-called Equality Act is now in the Senate after passing the House and having President Biden's support. This act is supposedly an extension of the 1964 Civil Rights bill which w... — Updated 3/30/2021
Dodging public vote on capital gains shows elitism
This will sound funny anywhere outside Olympia, but there is a question that for years has stumped half the Legislature. If an income tax is so good for the people of the state of W... — Updated 3/30/2021
State operating budget $5 billion in excess
Everybody associates March 17 with St. Patrick’s Day, that one holiday in which we are all encouraged to wear green. Around the Capitol last week, March 17 brought a different... — Updated 3/23/2021
Starter income tax is bad enough, collections rebound
Last week, the Legislature got a terrific piece of news. State tax collections have rebounded despite one of the worst economic situations we’ve ever faced. The latest projection... — Updated 3/23/2021
TVW is an antidote for dwindling trust in media
America’s media is suffering from a truth deficit leaving many to wonder where to go for honest, reliable and accurate information. Unfortunately, it is not the mainstream or... — Updated 3/16/2021
Letters to the Editor
Harnack correct on HB 1356 The rewriting of history, not only of this country but others as well, has been going on for ages. Roger Harnack's editorial in the March 10 Journal with regard to politicians and legislation to... — Updated 3/16/2021
HB 1356 panders to PC power brokers
It’s a solution in search of a problem. Lawmakers in Olympia appear to be fast-tracking House Bill 1356, which would ban the use of “racially derogatory or discriminatory... — Updated 3/9/2021
Why is daylight saving still a thing?
At 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 14, daylight saving time for 2021 will begin, clocks will spring forward an hour, and Washingtonians will once again ask themselves how this annual... — Updated 3/9/2021
Democrats have many proposals to... raise or create taxes
Democrats in Washington’s Legislature traditionally haven’t been shy about raising taxes. This legislative session is no different. In fact, there are several... — Updated 3/2/2021
Agriculture is fighting for survival
Some moments lend themselves to hyperbole. That amazing fishing trip from seven years ago; the winning free throw at a high school basketball game; the marriage proposal when time... — Updated 3/2/2021
Rural access to affordable housing investments
We are fast approaching the halfway point of the 2021 legislative session. There have been some challenges conducting business as usual for the Legislature during this unusual time... — Updated 2/25/2021
Appealing to restrictions on the First Amendment
In the past 22 years, by working together with our thousands of heroic supporters, we’ve qualified 17 statewide initiatives for a public vote. They all limited the governments’ power over us and have saved taxpayers $46.9... — Updated 2/25/2021
One's feelings might get people arrested
A new proposed law smells like tyranny. House Bill 1283 would make it illegal for three people or more to open-carry firearms if someone else “feels threatened.” It would be a... — Updated 2/16/2021
Regionalization doesn't work
Have you bought into Gov. Jay Inslee’s newest coronavirus recovery scheme, his “Healthy Washington-Roadmap to Recovery?” If you haven’t, you’re not alone. In fact, many... — Updated 2/16/2021
Letters to the Editor
Wrongful seizure of property In November 2018, a whistleblower wrote a letter of concern related to the seizure and sale of property seized in drug busts to commissioners, auditor, and prosecuting attorney of Adams County. The comp... — Updated 2/11/2021
