On behalf of the Arlington Eagles Boys Basketball Program, I would like to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation for the support shown for our boys this season.
What an odd winter it’s been for Marysville. Thanks to La Nina, we got a little of everything but warmth through February. Instead of the usual leaden gray skies dripping chill moisture we witnessed wild oscillations between brilliant blue skies and monster storm-cells thousands of feet tall.
With Washington facing budget deficits at historically high levels through the next biennium, the Governor and legislature must consider budget cuts that will significantly affect virtually all services and programs. No program or service will be exempt from scrutiny, including services that are provided to our most vulnerable citizens, the elderly and disabled served in skilled nursing homes like Regency Care Center at Arlington.
Several people have asked me why I and my fellow House Republicans recently swam against the tide and voted against a $360 million budget reduction bill. The answer is “education.”
With four months remaining in the state’s 2009-2011 fiscal cycle, House Bill 1086 was put forward to help close a $600 million shortfall in the current budget which runs through June 30.
We have shared many stories in this column about the inherent human value that people with developmental conditions bring to the classroom, the workplace and the community. And we have especially celebrated the wonders of inclusion — the way everyone’s best qualities seem to emerge when people of all abilities engage by learning and working together.
Promises to protect and enhance government accountability, accessibility and transparency were a common and popular refrain among candidates during the…
It took three light changes for me to get across the 88th and State intersection. I had opted for that…
As dire as the state’s budget situation is, we must guard against doing more long-term economic damage by raiding the state’s job-creating Public Works Trust Fund.
The 2011 Washington Legislative Session began this week in Olympia and it’s clear that the No. 1 issue they’ll have to deal with is Washington’s projected $5 billion spending gap in the 2011-13 budget and the decisions made will affect every one of us.
I walked upstairs to stand at the top of the stairway wondering, why did I come up here? Earlier, my wife had said, “What was it you were saying before I interrupted?” I had no answer because the thought was lost. Why is it that plans and purposes drift off course so often?
As we try to work off that Thanksgiving feast by putting up the Christmas lights and (too often already) shoveling snow, it might be a good time also to reflect on the lessons of the past year and the opportunities that await us in 2011.
NASCAR told a whopper. Back when the France family, NASCAR’s owners, were angling to build a race track north of Marysville, they projected an employment boom for us. It was false and they knew it.
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday the idea of food as a metaphor for inclusion seems more appropriate than ever. The wonderful dishes that we prepare for holiday celebrations with our family and loved ones are composed of multiple ingredients.
