Local Politics

  • The esteemed Governor of Washington, Jay Inslee, just 3 years ago said, “Transportation pollution paying for transportation solutions. It’s not our children’s lungs that should be burned. It should be polluters.” http://komonews.com/…/gov-inslee-wants-new-tax-to-fund-12-b… This resulted in a 12 cent per gallon tax increase that was phased in over 2 steps – one in 2015 and one

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  • All of us can see things we would like to be different in Moses Lake – reduced violence and drugs, better jobs and pay, more restaurants and shopping (Olive Garden and Winco anyone?). As a society, we have become so dependent on government to initiate and determine change that we have forgotten that we live

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  • 1) I was and remain strongly in favor of the school bond passing. It is essential, in my opinion, to the success of our public schools and health of our community. 2) I was relieved that the bond had appeared to pass by the narrowest of margins 3) I was irritated by the challenge to

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  • 6 reasons why I am supporting the new high school project. Moses Lake High School has the 2nd highest attendance in the state out of 550 high schools.    https://k12.niche.com/rankings/public-high-schools/largest-enrollment/s/washington/   The high school was remodeled 22 years ago to accommodate 1600 students. Enrollment is at 2226.  Which means we are more than 600 over the

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