Too Many News Conferences: We Need Air Traffic Control Type of Control

by Washington State Wire

Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Friday, January 13, 2012 EST.Air Traffic Control For Press Conferences Thursday and Friday was a time for electeds and special interests to whine about the lack of coordination of press conferences. What? …

Education Reform: Job # One, so KISS

by Washington State Wire

Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Thursday, January 12, 2012 EST. KISS Education? Not one person involved with communications, public affairs or advertising has not heard of, or not practiced the KISS approach. You either know or should kn…

I-502: Enough Signatures and Still Half Way There

by Washington State Wire

Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Saturday, January 07, 2012 EST. It Makes Little Sense Me Did you have a good holiday? Are you ready for session? It’s baaaaaaaack. It seems to us the folks in charge of I-502  have taken a holiday fro…

Who Did This?

by Washington State Wire

Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Friday, December 23, 2011 EST.The Vagaries of the InternetKnow, I did not produce and post this interesting, mostly accurate critique of my first novel. Have a look.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kohQ1SzcdpM

Attention Deficit Disorder, Medical Pot, Hmmm?

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Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Thursday, December 22, 2011 EST. State Considers Adding ADD to List Of Diseases, Disorders, or Whatever For Medical Pot I’m susceptible to ADD. I prefer to use that word; susceptible. Some people say they …

"You Seldom Lose An Election For What You Don’t Do!"

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Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 EST. “You Seldom Lose An Election For What You Don’t Do!” I am sure I have written about what was shared with me in 1973 at a National Democratic Congressional Campaign trainin…

Murray’s Right, Sixteen Days Does Not A Budget Process Make!

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Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Saturday, December 10, 2011 EST.There Is No Case For Expanding Executive Branch Authority In Budget Matters Every time the Washington Legislature fails to trim a budget (they are on their third in fewer…

Public Disclosure Commission Heeds Request From State D Chair!

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Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Thursday, December 08, 2011 EST.PDC Members Ignore Their Staff And Follow Pelz’s Order It is a sad day for the PDC as reported here by Erik Smith. Dwight Pelz, head commanding general of the state D party c…

All Dressed Up And Nowhere To Go: The Session

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Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Thursday, December 01, 2011 EST.Thursday Odds and Ends: Whining, Lawyering, Chatting, and another Un-Super session Budget: Everyone I talk to claims there is a consensus about the outcome of this second …

Good News, The State Is Hiring A Bunch Of Folks. What?

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Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 EST. Washington State Is Hiring: Careers.Wa.Gov There still is no recession in Thurston county. Or other counties where the state does business for that matter. (“does business…