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OLYMPIA–I'm sure many of you have been wondering, so let me explain why I voted against the Happy Meal bill. Senate Bill 6455 aims to address the alarming social problem created by the fact that children are being served chocolate milk or a cup of soda with their Happy Meals. We all want our children to be healthy, but shouldn't we let parents decide whether their kids can have a little soda or chocolate milk when they are enjoying their cheeseburgers and chicken nuggets? Do we really want to i...
OLYMPIA–The case for breaching the Snake River dams was always weak-to-nonexistent, but in the last few months, a new argument has emerged that ought to end the debate once and for all. We need the power–or we may just find ourselves shivering in the dark. Utilities throughout the Pacific Northwest are sounding the alarm about a power shortage that will begin next year, and keep getting worse, as clean-energy legislation forces the shutdown of coal plants. By 2032, the chance of blackouts wil...
