Monthly Archives: February 2007

Should you show up for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a project you didn’t vote for? Rep. Bruce Chandler (R-Granger) thinks so. Here he is shown at a ribbon cutting for a new transportation project in Zillah, WA. Yet, he voted … Continue reading →

I remember reading something about Secretary of State Sam Reed commenting that our voter laws should be more like Oregon’s regarding voting rights of convicted criminals who have served their time. Oregon simply states that if you are out of … Continue reading →

Rep. Mary Skinner (R-Yakima) passed a bill (HB 1279) out of the House this week that would require the state to pay a poet $30,000 each year. Could you imagine if the Democrats did that? We will remember this bill … Continue reading →

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Rep. Judy Warnick (R-Moses Lake) is proposing stiffer penalties (including prison time) for anyone stealing copper. It seems that people have been stealing the copper out of irrigation systems in Grant County and selling it for scrap metal. Isn’t this … Continue reading →

Today, after the president announced that he would once again attempt to raise Pacific Northwest electricity rates, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) vowed to work with other members of the region’s Congressional delegation to defeat the ill-advised proposal. The Bush … Continue reading →

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At some point we need to heed the words of Molly Ivins, who recently lost her battle with cancer. She’s calling from the grave and urging “we the people” to stop the insanity of this war in Iraq. We need … Continue reading →

The Wenatchee World did an interesting story about our state’s readiness for potential public health outbreaks. You can read it here. [tags]SARS, Bird Flu[/tags]

It’s hard to focus on politics with the Super Bowl only a day away…. Latest Super Bowl Polling [tags]Super Bowl, Polling[/tags]