Opinion

Lawmakers play Trump card on failure to disclose taxes | The Petri Dish

Lawmakers play Trump card on failure to disclose taxes | The Petri Dish

Some Democratic lawmakers want to know if they can legally keep President Donald Trump’s name off the ballot in Washington in 2020 if he doesn’t… Continue reading

  • May 3, 2017
  • By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer
Lawmakers play Trump card on failure to disclose taxes | The Petri Dish
Customer satisfaction is job one | Brunell

Customer satisfaction is job one | Brunell

It may take United Airlines years to overcome the public relations nightmare of a doctor being dragged off an overbooked flight by Chicago police. That… Continue reading

Customer satisfaction is job one | Brunell
How wet can it get? | Shiers

How wet can it get? | Shiers

The Seattle area continues to toil in moisture. For the third consecutive year, the area is well above average in rain totals, with April rainfall… Continue reading

How wet can it get? | Shiers
Distractive driving goes beyond the law | Brunell

Distractive driving goes beyond the law | Brunell

While state lawmakers work to bridge major differences in the budget, they agreed our distractive driving laws need stiffening. Companion bills sponsored by Sen. Ann… Continue reading

Distractive driving goes beyond the law | Brunell
Pushing for more ballot drop boxes | The Petri Dish

Pushing for more ballot drop boxes | The Petri Dish

In the stack of bills awaiting Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee’s signature is what one supporter described as the “most progressive democracy measure” emerging from the… Continue reading

  • Apr 27, 2017
  • By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer
Pushing for more ballot drop boxes | The Petri Dish
A tiny little squiggle of ink | Beckley

A tiny little squiggle of ink | Beckley

Ah, the Oxford comma. It’s just a tiny little squiggle of ink, but there’s an endless debate over its necessity and use. Just last month,… Continue reading

  • Apr 26, 2017
A tiny little squiggle of ink | Beckley
Project on ‘pay-by-mile’ approach to fund transportation infrastructure seeks volunteers | Guest analysis

Project on ‘pay-by-mile’ approach to fund transportation infrastructure seeks volunteers | Guest analysis

By Reema Griffith/executive director, Washington State Transportation Commission Washington, along with every state in the nation, utilizes a gas tax to provide a major source… Continue reading

  • Apr 24, 2017
Project on ‘pay-by-mile’ approach to fund transportation infrastructure seeks volunteers | Guest analysis

Our chance is now to fully fund education | Guest op

By Harium Martin-Morris/For the Auburn Reporter We are at a pivotal moment in reinventing our state’s public schools. Washingtonians have a once in a lifetime… Continue reading

  • Apr 21, 2017

School district confronts difficult financial period | Watts

The Kent School District is well known for its extraordinary students, excellent instruction, incredible diversity, cutting-edge technology, supportive community and thoughtful management. However, like many… Continue reading

  • Apr 20, 2017

Vivid tube world just a yardstick away | Dennis Box

A moment of memory fell on me during one of the staff meetings when I was supposed to be paying attention to whatever I was… Continue reading

Lawmakers brace for overtime in Olympia | The Petri Dish

Lawmakers brace for overtime in Olympia | The Petri Dish

The countdown to special session is underway. Truthfully, it’s been going on for awhile among those in the fraternity of lawmakers, lobbyists and legislative staff… Continue reading

  • Apr 19, 2017
  • By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer
Lawmakers brace for overtime in Olympia | The Petri Dish

Time to get serious on REAL ID compliance | Guest op

By state Reps. Mark Hargrove and Matt Shea/For the Reporter If you enjoy spending long hours in line at the DOL or being forced to… Continue reading

  • Apr 13, 2017
Lawmakers face a jigsaw puzzle in trying to fully fund education | The Petri Dish

Lawmakers face a jigsaw puzzle in trying to fully fund education | The Petri Dish

As eight lawmakers arrived at a conference room early Wednesday for another round of negotiations on public school funding, I welcomed them with a nod… Continue reading

  • Apr 12, 2017
  • By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer
Lawmakers face a jigsaw puzzle in trying to fully fund education | The Petri Dish

Trains, trains and crossing arms in Kent | Guest op

Is there anything more frustrating than being stuck at a train crossing when there are no trains? Very few things in my book are. The… Continue reading

  • Apr 7, 2017

Lessons learned from demise of Northwest aluminum industry | Brunell

Driving east along State Route 14 these days, you see water pouring out of Columbia River dams. It is already a high water year with… Continue reading

  • Apr 7, 2017
State carbon tax would be harmful | Brunell

State carbon tax would be harmful | Brunell

A major hurdle for lawmakers in Olympia working to finish the next two-year state budget and adjourn is the so-called “carbon tax.” However, Gov. Jay… Continue reading

  • Mar 31, 2017
State carbon tax would be harmful | Brunell

Some lawmakers want to take away popular property tax limit | GUEST OP

By Paul Guppy, Washington Policy Center’s vice president for research With so much commotion happening in our national government, it is reassuring to know one… Continue reading

  • Mar 30, 2017

A message of inclusion and acceptance | GUEST OP

By Jasmit Singh/For the Kent Reporter Earlier this month, a gunman demanded Deep Rai, a 39-year-old Sikh man, to “go back to his own country”… Continue reading

  • Mar 30, 2017

The secret in the classroom revealed | Box

Cellphones have become the talk of the town in Washington, D.C. with suspicion of talking to and listening to whom. Twitter tattling took over the… Continue reading

House Democrats re-examine real estate excise tax | The Petri Dish

After years of futility in targeting the wealthy, House Democrats may have divined an approach to achieve some of the political and financial dividends they’ve… Continue reading

  • Mar 30, 2017