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“A fine lookin’ horse you’ve got there (if yer into modern art) I had a horse like that one time (but he wasn’t very smart) I’d guess that he’s part thoroughbred (and part Catahoula hound) You get him in a claiming race? (or at the lost and found) Oh, really, you’ve got the papers (I’d use ’em to train the dog) And he’s outta He’s California! (No wonder he smells like smog) He seems a little bit feisty (to have one foot in the grave) Yup, I’ve used Ace myself sometimes (when there’s somethin’ le...
OLYMPIA–During last Saturday’s Senate floor debate before the 25-24 passage of the income tax on capital gains (SB 5096), there was discussion about allowing voters to run a referendum on the new proposed tax. An amendment by Sen. Hobbs was adopted that directly removed the emergency clause and language from the intent section claiming the bill was necessary for the support of state government. Another amendment by Sen. Brown would have placed the measure directly on the ballot, but Sen. Rob...
It is the best of times. Calving at its finest. The calling of those chosen to tend God’s creatures. To take part in simple miracles. To alter the balance of life on earth by one small addition. It is the worst of times. Calving in the midst of a winter when one needs a depth finder to see the top of the market. When it is less worrisome to lose oneself in the task of daily responsibilities easing the burden of birth, than thinking about the price of next fall’s over-crowded weaner crop. A dilem...
OLYMPIA–Three weeks ago, Southeast Washington dodged a bullet. Gov. Jay Inslee announced every other area of the state would move to Phase 2 of his COVID lockdown plan, allowing partial reopening of restaurants, gyms, and other businesses. But not ours, because of alarmingly high hospitalization rates. It was a mistake. A single hospital in Walla Walla misreported its COVID figures. If it wasn’t for the eagle-eyed county officials who caught the error and brought it to the attention of the Dep...
To the editor, I am concerned about the conflicting messages we as small business owners are receiving from our government leaders. I thought small (Ma & Pa) businesses were viewed favorably by most Americans. Some of the policies that have been put forth lately will have a significant negative impact on small businesses and small towns. 1. Low Carbon Fuel Standard: If this legislation passes it will raise the price of fuel for everyone and eventually raise the price of everything for everyone. All this with no guarantee of improving our...
By Tim Eyman Special to the Dayton Chronicle OLYMPIA–In the past 22 years, by working together with our thousands of heroic supporters, we've qualified 17 statewide initiatives for a public vote. They all limited the governments' power over us and have saved taxpayers $46.9 billion. And our four 2/3-vote-to-raise-taxes initiatives have saved taxpayers billions more by stopping and deterring tax increases. While other initiatives spend $1.2 million to qualify, we averaged $672K because we run a...
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This is a quiz to determine your calving sanity (or help you pass time in the calving barn). Match the columns. 1. Aching A. Tongues 2. Black B. Back 3. C C. Batteries 4. Cold D. Boots 5. Cracked E. Calves 6. Dead F. Breath 7. Dry G. Buckets 8. Full H. Checks 9. Hot I. Squeeze 10. Leg J. Hands 11. Midnight K. Feet 12. Muddy L. Fingers 13. Round M. Forearms 14. Slick N. Eyes 15. Soft O. Heads 16. Steamy P. Hooves 17. Sticky Q. Knees 18. Stiff R. Moons 19. Swollen S. Section 20. Tight T. Coffee...
OLYMPIA–The last year has put a strain on most people's trust in government, and its ability to balance the severity of the pandemic while keeping our economy open and strong. Remaining in various phases of shutdown has caused families to struggle, our economy to suffer, and businesses and jobs to disappear. The mismanagement of the Employment Security Department, which handles unemployment insurance claims, only added to the public's growing mistrust. Much-needed benefits were delayed, or n...
To the Editor, The town of Dayton is fortunate to have Dayton General Hospital with its professional caring staff. Especially the PT staff who went over and above their duty to make sure I had what I needed and make me comfortable. Kudos to Dayton General Hospital. Diana Black Dayton, Wash....
OLYMPIA–How would you feel if the government told you your entire industry was now obsolete, and your job had been terminated? That's exactly what a new bill from House Democrats would do if it becomes law. House Bill 1084, which has already passed out of the House Environment and Energy Committee, would wipe out the natural gas industry in our state, eliminate thousands of jobs, and hurt Washington families. On the surface, House Bill 1084 looks like another effort to reduce fossil-fuel g...
Lee Trevino has a street named after him in El Paso. Abraham Lincoln has a town named after him in Nebraska. Monty Montana has his namesake state and I’ve even got some hills named in my honor in South Dakota. But there is one feller who left his mark all over these United States. He’s got more towns and cities and counties and streets and states named after him than anyone else. An ex-president. No, not Jimmy Carter. It’s ol’ George Washington. I’ve noticed in most every town of any size ther...
It is painfully clear that the majority party legislative leadership in the House and Senate have no intention of debating if checks and balances are needed on the Governor’s emergency powers. All of the emergency powers reform bills and economic reopening metric proposals died yesterday without ever receiving a floor debate. This is occurring while the Governor says he currently has no Phase 3 or Phase 4 plans and one region was initially wrongly held behind from Phase 2 due to data errors. T...
To the editor, The Emperor Has No Clothes. As children, we hear many insightful stories that are simple, but often full of meaning. The one mentioned above seems to resonate with what is happening in our country today. Right before our eyes, we are seeing over and over the truth. Even though videos and pictures can be altered, it would have been an almost impossible undertaking to make fake videos of what happened that led up to and included the infamous events that took place on January 6, 2021. Can we assume that most of the Republicans in...
It's time to re-read George Orwell's epic novel, "1984." It is eerily close to what the citizens of the United States have experienced over the last four years, and, if we're not careful, will see in the coming years under a party which controls the White House, the House of Representatives and the United States Senate. Our society, in the name of security from criminals, is pretty much all under a watchful lens. In Orwell's prescient book, the people were always under surveillance. "Big...
Do you believe in ghosts? How ’bout angels? Miracles? Taro cards? I grew up believin’ in Heaven and all its assorted angelic inhabitants and their counterparts in the singed black hats. Reincarnation wasn’t taught in Sunday School but we were encouraged to believe that souls existed. So, with this sort of background it was easy for me to accept ghosts. Especially when I saw the ‘ghost of Yankee Bill Summit.’ This experience happened many years ago, but I was a full-grown man with a full-grow...
OLYMPIA–The meltdown at the state Department of Employment Security ought to teach us a lesson. It's easy for government to create problems, not so easy for the Legislature to come back in and clean up the mess. We ought to keep this in mind as the Legislature debates some of the big, bold ideas our liberal colleagues are bringing to the table this year–for an income tax, big increases in gas prices, greater government control of industry, and many, many more. Many of these policies are so big...
If you believe what the major news networks, Associated Press and other “mainstream” media outlets are saying, everything would appear to by hunky dory in the good ol’ United States of America. But there is an undertow of post traumatic stress syndrome among the media elites. For four years they had Donald Trump to beat up, day after day, relentlessly, doggedly, ruthlessly. And I find it amazing that in the first few days after he was elected in 2016, all of a sudden, the word “impeach” was being heard all over the place. Different newscaste...
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- “As long as you’ve got good elimination, you’ve got it made.” Uncle Leonard - “If a man can’t drive in a bar ditch, he’s got no business on the highway.” Tink - “When asked how she got to be president, Anita replied, ‘I missed the meeting’.” - “You can’t used too much tape.” Dr. Allen - Tom Hall says, “I enjoy all company. Some when they arrive, some when they leave.” - “A true friend will tell you if yer hat’s on backwards.” Calvin - “I’d rather be at the head of the ditch with a shovel than...
With each passing day of session bringing a new tax proposal, I have to go back and review the state’s revenue forecast and budget balance sheet to make sure I’m not missing something. Yep, looks like revenue is still projected to increase by 7% for 2021-23 (with monthly revenue collections already exceeding the November estimates) and the budget is balanced. Despite this, we’ve now seen tax proposals for a 9% income tax on capital gains, a statewide soda tax (despite being highly regre...
