by Don C. Brunell
by Billy Frank, Jr., Chairman
The people of this state do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies which serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know. The people insist on remaining informed so they may maintain control over the instruments they have created.
A 47-year old Sammamish woman was at her boyfriends house in Bremerton playing a video game when there was a knock on the door about 8 p.m.
Lakewood voters will have the opportunity to show their support for local schools Feb. 19 when two proposed levies will appear on the ballot.
by Don C. Brunell
For many years, a bunch of us political junkies have gathered on Election Day for lunch and prognosticating with our leader Ralph Munro, now former Secretary of State.
The people have spoken. They decisively shot down Proposition No. 1, the ambitious and complex fix for Puget Sounds traffic woes. Granted, Prop. No. 1 was imperfect, but no more so than any other grandiose solution that might have been put before the voters. The best of plans will always be a compromise.
by Don C. Brunell
Since I have most of my money in Washington Mutual Bank, every time I see a WaMu headline in the newspapers, I read the article under it very carefully.
Change is in the air. In spite of the soggy weather activity is picking up at the Ebey Slough Boat Launch. Coatless children shiver at school bus stops, hoping the clouds will part. Truckers off-load racks of bedding plants and hanging baskets at Freddys and Wal-Mart. Given the growth-rate of lawns, its a good thing that skiing is on the wane because spring chores can claim all the outdoor time householders have to spare.
If you saw a fanatical mob pillage and burn a church or synagogue you would not stand silent…
Item After seven years of working on streams and wetlands to restore the Olympia oyster to its natural place in the ecosystem of Puget Sound, the Puget Sound Restoration Fund reports success in its replantings in numerous places, including Olympias Budd Inlet and Poulsbos Liberty Bay, plus maverick colonies showing up at the Manchester fuel depot and a saltwater swimming pool on Bainbridge Island. The once nearly extinct oysters are desirable because they are filter feeders that clean up waters where they live and remove algae that can affect eel grass beds and create low oxygen conditions. The larger Pacific oysters also are being used in select locations.
