Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 EST.Inslee In, Manning Out, Reed Not Running, Kastama Is…How To Compete With This For a Post?  State Employees Turn Down Brownie-Point Cash? My Oh My!   It was in there b…

Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Sunday, June 26, 2011 EST.Alaska Airlines, Get With The Program! My Favorite Airline Let’s Me Down…Twice Now.   Alaska Airlines dropped the ball for a second time for me this week. I am ready to go …

Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 EST.                              &nbs…

Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 EST.Job Creation Through AdministrationBy Melvin G. AshtonWashington State Wire Please, I’m begging you, let the term “job creation” go.  It’s jumped the shark.  It’s reached…

Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Friday, June 10, 2011 EST.Tim Sheldon Captures The Core Problem: Liquor Privatization My grandpa Harry told me that “compromise” comes from two words: comedy and promise. In other words it makes a joke of t…

Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Wednesday, June 08, 2011 EST.It’s simpler than it looks.                   As crowds of north westerners head back to the gol…

Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Tuesday, June 07, 2011 EST.It was over eighty degrees in Wenatchee on Saturday. My wife and I rode the Harley over on Friday to visit my mom. Dot, as we affectionately call her is eighty-two, living in one o…

Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Thursday, June 02, 2011 EST. Odds And Ends On A Thursday Morning Session’s over let’s travel: Session’s over. All the lobbyists, legislators and staff are off to exotic places the rest of citizenry can’t…

Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Friday, May 27, 2011 EST.Gone Like A Freight Train, Gone Like Yesterday   Montgomery/Gentry’s country music hit, Gone describes today.  Everyone’s off for Memorial Day, and the end of the session, …

Article by WashingtonStateWire. Published on Monday, May 23, 2011 EST. Wednesday, A Good Day To Go Home.Wednesday is the day. The second day the legislature is to finish its business. Children, spouses and friends all over the state are hoping it work…