I’ve never been much of a gun guy. After a sudden slip on my front lawn the other day, however,…
Legislators have just staggered away from the state Capitol having made cuts (actually, reductions from increases) nobody expected six short…
I love to see fathers holding their tiny young daughters in their arms. It is such a touching sight, but…
Something wonderfully ironic happened last week at the State Capitol: a sales tax increase of 3/10 of one cent was…
On “60 Minutes” last Sunday, Leslie Stahl focused on the “gun show loophole” that supposedly makes it easier for gangsters…
Bob the security guard didn’t want me taking pictures in the new Henderson City Hall. While I was on my…
The beautiful days of spring began Sunday with wonderful warm weather and bright blue skies. Everyone is all zippy and…
What’s the most overused word in government? My nominee is “investment.” In the real world an investment is when you…
Being in the newspaper industry is no easy feat these days based on the recent closures of the Rocky Mountain…
When House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler (D-Hoquiam) addressed the Association of Washington Business last week, she talked about the uncharted…
A couple of weeks ago I attended a town hall where a trio of eastside legislators warned darkly about the…
I had a moment of inspiration this morning. The thought occurred to me that the person who said a dog…
The facts have to be sanitized for a family newspaper. But if people knew what Cal Brown really did to Holly Washa there would be no ambivalence about the death penalty.
Thursday was Legislative Day in Olympia for newspaper publishers and editors in the state of Washington. The Washington Newspaper Publishers…
There’s an old expression still used when someone falls short of a goal while giving it their all: “Give him…
Plenty of unforgettable stories took place during the winter prep season. The Kentwood High girls basketball team won the state…
A few weeks ago I alerted readers to a startling state Senate proposal that would erase the life terms of…
Music is always on my brain. I listen to satellite radio in the car, I have a 120 GB iPod…
By Reps. Pat Sullivan and Geoff Simpson Special to the Covington Reporter You may have heard that the state Department…
When the ribbon was snipped on a new floating bridge connecting Montlake to the eastside in 1963, a toll was…
