Ill believe the Legislature and Gov. Gregoire will restore Initiative 747s one percent cap on property tax collections when they actually do it, I told Tim Eyman.
by Don C. Brunell
After the Washington State Supreme Court ruled against Initiative 747, I was glad the governor accepted our request to call a one-day special session on Nov. 29 to reinstate the measures 1 percent levy limit. It was our opportunity to uphold the will of the people who approved the initiative in 2001.
Some Christmases live in my memory. Some dont. My earliest truly memorable Christmas took place during WWII. Arctic air and a dwindling supply of coal had caused Dad to fire up the sheepherders stove that crouched in front of the fireplace. It was fed with scrounged wood, mainly cast-off railroad ties. The trouble with ties is that they give off creosote fumes that collect on chimneys insides to form a thick, flammable layer of varnish.
What, asked radio talk show host John Rothman on San Franciscos KGO the other night, does a nice Jewish boy like me say when someone wishes me a Merry Christmas?
With less than a week before Christmas, north county residents have just days to do their last minute shopping for gifts for family and friends.
by Lee H. Hamilton
by Don C. Brunell
by Amber Gunn
Parents of school-aged children, please make a springtime resolution to kick your kids outside.
A March 18 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court should make a lot of voters in Washington state very happy.
President Carter called it malaise and became a one-termer when Ronald Reagan promised the people the dawning of a morning in America instead, but I think its the right word for the mood of the populace today, malaise meaning a vague sense of mental or moral ill-being.
More than 1 million Americans have given their lives in service to this county and their sacrifice will be honored…
