Okay, elections over, back to the real world.
by Jim Hightower
This column first appeared here Dec. 17, 1997. We reprint it by request.
by Senator Maria Cantwell
In a poll taken in this state a week after the election by Peter Hart, guess which of our three top women office holders topped out in voter acceptance?
Army Spec. Mickel Garrigus of McCleary, Marine Cpl. Darrel Morris of Spokane and Army Maj. Alan Johnson, have several things in common.
What a school year its been for Marysville. Test scores rising, new schools being built, Dr. Nyland deservedly up for National Superintendent of the Year. And how about those MPHS B-Ballers? But good is never good enough in the pursuit of excellence. In the school biz, we (that means all of us) always have another challenge to meet. Dealing with learning disorders is one of those.
by W. Andrew Terrill
All hell is breaking loose in Iraq and U.S. presidential wannabes are popping up like dandelions in the spring but that doesnt diminish the headlines in many newspapers on the topic they appear to have decided is of equal importance: Global warming.
Just how low will President George W. Bush go? No, Im not referring to his approval rating which currently hovers around the mid-20 percent range making him the least popular
Remember how mad everybody got when the U.S. Supreme Court decided that government could seize private property not just for public use but private interests, e.g., kicking you out of your home so a developer can build a shopping mall? Reasoning behind the decision, it was explained, was to produce more jobs and tax revenues. But states could feel free, the court said, to place further restrictions on takings, which many, including Washington, have done.
by Sheldon Richman
by Don C. Brunell
