by Jim Hightower
by Sheldon Richman
Both the city of Marysville and the city of Arlington should be commended for their efforts to post their respective City Council agendas online. The move should save time and money and, hopefully, increase the publics participation in the governing process by making the information more accessible to members of the community.
It occurred to me the other day, as I listened to an impassioned pitch for the NASCAR racetrack in Kitsap County from its only Republican County Commissioner, Jan Angel, in whose district it would be built, when did this thing become a political battle between the Democrats and the Republicans?
by Alex Epstein
I once hated green olives but that was back in my childhood. Over a few decades I passed from getting used to them to actually enjoying their flavor. Some changes are like that. Slow and incremental. When it comes to petty issues such as liking or not liking green olives, incremental change is okay. But when our well-being and way-of-life is at stake it doesnt pay to let time slip by.
Im glad I was unable to attend this years Mainstream Republicans of Washington convention in Wenatchee or I wouldnt have been able to keep my seat or my mouth shut when the MRs clapped enthusiastically (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) for former U.S. Attorney John McKay.
After nearly two years of hard work and seeking input from a variety of stakeholders, the Sno-Isle Libraries has completed…
by Sheldon RichmanFuture of Freedom Foundation Some people think that government can fight wars such as the ones going on…
by Don C. Brunell
by Prof. Mathew ManwellerWashington Policy CentersAcademic Advisory Board Thomas Jefferson was blunt when he talked about the role of education…
Talk show hosts have been debating over whether the Senates all night session in a vain effort to get 60 votes to advance a resolution supporting a pullout date for our troops in Iraq was democracy in action or a meaningless political stunt.
Two recent proposals a branch campus of the University of Washington in Lakewood and a Community Transit transit center in Smokey Point are being touted as a possible impetus for a solution to the traffic woes in the Lakewood and Smokey Point areas.
