June 16, 2015
Kansas and North Carolina cutting taxes to spur jobs and growth
In Olympia these days, lawmakers are high centered in a second special session over the budget to operate the state for the next two years.
In Olympia these days, lawmakers are high centered in a second special session over the budget to operate the state for the next two years.
Last Wednesday, I saw a headline over the top of a 1,100-plus word opinion piece that asked, "Where was Rep. Liz Pike?"
My mother and many of her relatives were teachers and several of the newer generation family relatives followed their parents into the education field.
Like many citizens of Clark County, I have become increasingly alarmed over the proposed unrestrained growth that is taking place in East Clark County. We see a pro-growth planning process that is leading parts of our county into an environmental future we may not recognize or desire to live in. This kind of massive growth places unnecessary burdens on the people who already live here.
Firefighters' union supports teachers East Clark County Professional Firefighters Local No. 2444 supports our teachers.
Although the "buzz" about bee declines makes headlines, excites public concern and warrants a White House Task Force on the health of honey bees and other pollinators, bees are still in jeopardy.
Campus sexual violence has been the subject of an intense national conversation recently, but that dialogue often lacks critical input from schools that are already taking steps to improve their campus climates.
We all want a cleaner environment in which to live, work and pass on to our children and grandchildren. We're making great progress here in Washington.
We all want a cleaner environment in which to live, work and pass on to our children and grandchildren. We're making great progress here in Washington.
Breast cancer recently drug me back into its ugly world. I fought back and took control, when I had the honor of receiving the BRAVE Day proclamation from the Mayor, Tim Levitt and the Vancouver City Council on BRAVE Day, which is March 21 and is a day dedicated to recognizing a women's right to reconstruction and support after receiving a breast cancer diagnosis. A little known law passed in 1998 and was given very little press.
