A major employer in our region is making big changes in its benefits package. Boeing’s non-union workers are going to pay more for their health insurance. And it’s likely that union workers won’t be far behind.
The news should serve as a dose of reality to private and public employees alike.
By Lorraine Weltzien Near the beginning of this year, the United Nations, several governmental entities in Europe and individual states…
Today, I clean out my desk, leaving one great place for another.
Stanford offered me a full-tuition scholarship. Some things you don’t refuse.
Congratulations are in order to the Washington State Council of County and City Employees. Members of Council 2, who work for King County, have voted to forego a cost-of-living increase for 2011.
The union becomes the first to partner with the county to cut county costs and help maintain public services.
Like many Americans, I contribute to certain charities of my choice and I don’t mind their periodic reminders by mail…
In the next two months we will be prodded and poked, angered and outraged, moved and pushed by people running for public office. Then, the day after the election, we will all feel a bit used and a bit icky, wondering why we allowed ourselves to feel outrage and anger at processes we barely control.
Controversy over Muslims building near “Ground Zero” and the fear of Muslims and Islam, which troubles so many and seems to be escalating, brings to mind Helen Keller and her incredible insight.
What is it about losers that makes them think they’re winners?
Republican Clint Didier finished third in the Primary for U.S. Senate behind Democrat Sen. Patty Murray and Republican Dino Rossi. It wasn’t even a close race. Murray had 46 percent of the vote, Rossi 33 percent. Didier collected 13 percent.
After opening the primary ballot, nothing could prepare me for the onslaught of candidates for both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate in this year’s primary. Could there really be that many? Moreover, do any of them actually represent something different, something new, something innovative?
The Primary election has ended with few surprises. Don’t bet on that happening for the General election on Nov. 2.
The Eastside has a number of interesting lifestyles. Based on Hebert Research’s current findings, it is the way cars are maintained around here.
This year’s healthcare reform debate primarily addressed funding issues. However, even after the bill was signed into law, questions remained about the ability to fund national healthcare reform.
I graduated from Newport High School 25 years ago, and am thinking about attending our reunion this month. I have to ask myself what my expectations are for this gathering.
Just last week, Democrats on the King County Council were adamant that voters needed to pay a higher sales tax to protect public safety. As a result, they put a two-tenths of one percent boost to the sales tax on the November ballot.
If approved, the county’s share of the money would go to help preserve public safety by keeping Sheriff’s deputies, prosecutors, judges and other criminal justice workers from getting the axe as King County faces a $60 million deficit next year.
This week? Apparently public safety isn’t as big a deal.
Every week I open the Bellevue Reporter and every week I am confronted with the rally cry of big government…
It’s time to add the Washington state voter’s pamphlet to your summer reading plans.
During the course of its investigation into the current Gulf of Mexico oil spill, The Associated Press was given information from the then-office of Mineral Management Services that was not making a lot of sense.
As millions of gallons of crude spewed into the gulf waters and the oversight by MMS officials on BP’s well was being called into question, an anonymous source in that office told reporters far different stories than what they had been initially told. This anonymous source set the record straight by coming forward and speaking out, and suddenly the world knew that this was more than a mechanical failure; it was a full system failure.
