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Most of the public generally believes the state Legislature can probably do better.
However, most of the public also tends to believe their legislators are doing a good job. It’s those legislators from other areas that are the problem. Therein rests the likely outcome for this year’s legislative races.
When the votes are tabulated, most incumbents will probably be re-elected and the Democrats will retain comfortable margins in both the House and the Senate.
Confucius, an ancient Chinese philosopher, believed the first lesson to teach a child had to do with discipline, honesty and being nice — the greatest of all human virtues.
Jeremiah was a bullfrog. Jeremiah, however, was not a good friend of mine and ended up dying in my freezer.
Some people might be surprised that in the early 1990s, I took a political turn into liberalism.
Some interesting conditions were in play that led to my slow and steady adoption of “government is the answer to all our ills” ideology.
What makes someone great at what they do? What propels them to the top of the pack?
Filing week has come and gone.
It’s time to fill out your score card and tape it to the refrigerator because there are some races you should watch closely.
The highlight is the race for governor between incumbent Democrat Christine Gregoire and Republican opponent Dino Rossi. That race will dominate the news for the next several months.
But there are some other equally intriguing races you should watch.
The concept of diversity was born when set-aside contracts and employment quotas for minorities came under legal attack.
The problem for the Civil Rights Movement was, how do we continue to discriminate against white males in this new legal environment based on reverse discrimination? The solution to the problem was the idea of “diversity.”
I want to thank the janitors, cooks and the bus drivers who help make this a better school district.
Diversity. Minority. Discrimination. Racism.
As America debates and protests the many serious issues facing the country, the most talked about is immigration.
I first heard about and considered the immigration issue in 1995. That is when I immigrated to this country.
We have been fortunate in our household to have enjoyed the customs, traditions and cultures of four au pairs (nannies) from Japan, Canada, Germany and Peru.
I have seen the future.
I know the operative word for this coming election is “change.”
Nobody wants to look back — we usually strive to look forward. Still, there’s the biblical adage, “There’s nothing new under the sun,” and I can’t help but reflect on the issues we face in 2008 with respect to where we’ve been, at least within the context of my own adult life and voting history.
Twenty years ago, 1988: I was 24 and had voted for Ronald Reagan only once, in 1984, my senior year in college.
Nature makes no mistakes, and that is humanity’s cross to bear.
The Washington State Republican convention held two weekends ago in Spokane should have been dull and uneventful.