Being Frank

  October-November 2018

Move Forward on Water Quality Standards

by Lorraine Loomis In an unfortunate reversal, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has decided to reconsider our state’s new water quality standards — the most protective in the nation — based on an industry trade group petition that argues the … Continue reading

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  October-November 2018

The Other Half of Gardening

by Peter Heffelfinger Appropriate to the fall season, the squirrels are rushing about the tops of the Douglas firs, sending a bumper fall crop of cones to the ground, where the bushy-tailed rodents will harvest and hide the seeds before … Continue reading

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  October-November 2018

Defending Freedom of the Press

by Jennifer Karchmer “We’re in the truth business, and the knowledge business, not the entertainment business.” — Pete Hamill, longtime journalist and author of “News Is a Verb: Journalism at the End of the Twentieth Century.” With election season nearing, … Continue reading

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  October-November 2018

2018 Washington State Legislative Scorecard

Washington State 2018 Legislative Scorecard, pdf:  Legislative Scorecard

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  October-November 2018

2018 Primary Election Results

Primary Election Results, pdf format: Primary Election , Primary Election2 , Primary Election3

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