Craig Groshart

Ban cellphone, emailing, texting while driving | Editorial

The National Transportation Safety Board has taken a tough, but necessary, stand on texting, emailing or chatting while driving a vehicle. The board wants it outlawed.

 

Higher sales tax not the answer | Editorial

If you haven’t started your holiday shopping, you might want to hold on to your wallet. Gov. Chris Gregoire wants the state to dig deeper into your pocket to help bail-out the state budget.

 

Vote yes on Prop. 1 to help vets and the poor | Editorial

Times are tight, the economy – again – is in trouble and no one knows what to do. It couldn’t be a worse time to ask for money. Nevertheless, an issue on the Primary Ballot does just that. King County Proposition 1 – the Veterans and Human Services Levy – asks voters to approve a tax levy of 5 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value to support a wide variety of services to those who need them most.

 

Taxes not answer to state’s deficit

The Washington state Legislature convenes Monday, Jan. 11. Its members face a daunting task the state's projected deficit is $2.6 billion.