It was the kind of open-ended prediction that can never be proven wrong. But I wonder if Ed Murray knew when he made the prediction how quickly it would be proven right.
When they were drafting the Washington state constitution in 1889, delegates argued passionately about an issue at the heart of the would-be state’s economy.
"This is Murray Morgan." With that self-introduction and after a poignant pause, the Tacoma-born historian and journalist begins a description of a horrific scene — the immediate aftermath of a crash of an Air Force transport that happened 60 years ago last week.
Real subject lines from emails in my spam file (not including those offering Russian wives, enhancement products or written in Cyrillic alphabet):
Somewhere between declaring victory and being sworn in comes the realization that while the campaign was hard, governing is harder.
To commemorate our national day of Thanksgiving, we join our many public officials and friends around the civic dinner table. And before they eat, each must say what they are especially thankful for this year.
They’re back, at their regular corner table, their volume fueled by a combination of caffeine and youthful self-confidence. As such, it is never difficult to eavesdrop on Earnest Guy and Cynical Girl.
I’m encouraged. And when it comes to historic preservation and the City of Tacoma, it has not been easy to be encouraged.
It shouldn’t seem unusual that Washington State University President Elson Floyd has called for an independent review of an abuse allegation within his school’s football program.
Now that Washington has completed its gradual slide into all-mail voting, abandoning the ritual of Election Day voting at polling places, we need a new tradition.
To win an election for president or governor or U.S. Senate, candidates have to spend a year or 18 months or two years putting themselves in boxes. They make promises to do or not do certain things in order to win a party primary or keep potential rivals out of the primary to begin with.
I was in junior high when I began worrying about Tacoma’s Pacific Coast League baseball team.
With the 2012 election nearly over, it is finally time to present the latest edition of 26 Fearless Political Predictions (and one Fearful one).
It shouldn’t have taken more than one viewing to know state Democrats and several of their candidates had a problem.
It was another day of Normpalooza, and U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks explained why he was having such fun.
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