Chuschcoff best choice of three solid candidates for high court - State Supreme Court Justice Richard B. Sanders has a staunch libertarian philosophy combined with his penchant for strict, literal interpretation of the text of laws. This often leaves him with contrary views, which is why he is seen as a maverick on the ...MORE...
NEW Jim Johnson is choice for Supreme Court - The Aug. 17 primary will decide if Justice Jim Johnson will return for a second term on the state Supreme Court or be replaced by challenger Stan Rumbaugh....MORE...
NEW Are federal education standards best for state? - Over the past two decades, Washington state has attempted to reform education by adopting higher standards and then hold students -- as well as teachers and parents -- to those standards. ...MORE...
Banks that took bailout shouldn't have given out huge bonuses - In the midst of the nation's recent financial crisis -- a time when taxpayers shelled out $700 billion to prop up financial institutions -- 17 banks that received federal funds paid out $1.6 billion in bonuses to their executives. Some of the top bank off...MORE...
Goal of U-B endorsements to spur debate - Generally, the Union-Bulletin does not do endorsements in the primary election as the purpose of that election is to narrow the field rather than select the person who will hold office....MORE...
Minnick’s run a national bellwether - A Walla Walla native’s bid to be re-elected to Congress has captured the attention of the nation’s political observers for a couple of reasons.First, it’s interesting. U.S. Rep. Walt Minnick is a political oddity — a Democrat elected in Idaho, a very cons...MORE...
Gov. Gregoire’s call for budget ideas from public is wise - Lawmakers won’t convene in Olympia to write the state budget until January, but Gov. Chris Gregoire has — to her credit — already started the budgeting process.And she is involving the public as well as state leaders....MORE...
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