The facts have to be sanitized for a family newspaper. But if people knew what Cal Brown really did to…
A few weeks ago I alerted Reporter readers to a startling State Senate proposal that would erase the life terms of nearly half the state’s 292 “Three Strikes, You’re Out” inmates, setting more than 80 of them free immediately.
Let’s start where everyone agrees.
Starbucks recently announced that they are selling their new $45 million corporate jet. With sales slumping and layoffs being planned, the company realizes that times have changed.
With the legislature now meeting in Olympia, and Barack Obama preparing his Inaugural Address, now might be a good time to recall two epic misadventures that vividly illustrate how not to close deficits.
Santa. Christmas Trees. Wreaths. Presents. Egg nog. A crackling fireplace.
These are just some of the holiday traditions that transcend fashions and fads. They are joined by a collection of timeless holiday movies and songs, some of which have fascinating stories behind them, including the most enduring Christmas movie of all time: “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
Most people who read this column drive, so here’s an early Christmas present: Log onto seattlegasprices.com and you’ll find the lowest price of gasoline in your community.
What a mess.
A celebration of holiday traditions during the festive season has instead become a free fire zone in the culture wars.
To recap, for nearly 20 years a Christmas tree (or “holiday tree” as the Gov. Christine Gregoire insists on calling it) has been installed by a business group in the Capitol Rotunda to celebrate the holidays.
A few years ago, a rabbi requested permission to install a Menorah to commemorate Hanukkah. The Gregoire administration nervously agreed.
Last year a Nativity scene was also allowed.
This year, an anti-Christian organization demanded equal access to the Rotunda to exhibit a four and a half foot sign denying the existence of God and disdaining religion for “enslaving minds and hardening hearts.”
There are few countries so eager to acknowledge their faults as this one.
We’re still a long way out from Christmas, even though one Seattle radio station is already playing holiday music around the clock, and gift catalogs have been clogging mailboxes since Halloween.
Why are old expressions old? Because human experience keeps validating them. A few timeless slogans explain why what happened, happened in the 2008 elections.
One thing about economics — like time and the weather — it plays no favorites.
For years now, people who oppose building or expanding roads have insisted that all we need to do is make better use of existing roads.
All of us eventually grapple with the eth-ics, morality and compassion surrounding the end of someone’s life. Usually someone we love. Here’s my story.
Is Washington running a surplus or a deficit?
In last Saturday’s debate, Governor Christine Gregoire stated that Washington was running an $800 million dollar surplus, while other states were entangled in deficits.
Now that the Bellevue teachers’ strike is over, it’s time to ask and answer a simple question: Are teachers’ strikes acceptable?
I understand why some people oppose John McCain’s running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, and why they disagree with her.
Election day is still a couple months away but I’m ready to make some predictions on how our State will vote. I think Washington will cast its votes for Democrat Barack Obama for President and Republican Dino Rossi for Governor.
When the 520 floating bridge opened in 1963, travelers had to stop at a toll booth on the east side of the bridge and fork over 35 cents (close to $3 today).
