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R.C. is an animal lover. Maybe not the kind of animal lover that the term has come to mean in this era, but the kind that requires a greater commitment. He would tell you he’s a farmer. But he’s a horseman and trainer, cattleman, hog producer, corn grower and great-grandfather. He’s also a dog man, with the patience and persistence to deserve a good stock dog. R.C. has had a wide variety of dogs in his life. One day he asked his wife, Doris to keep an eye out for a Blue Heeler. They appea...
In my E-Commentary last week, I mentioned that Governor Inslee had ordered all state employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by mid-October or lose their jobs. Now, teachers and other school employees face the same threat. After Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal asked him last week to also require that school employees get vaccinated, Inslee announced Wednesday that all teachers and other employees in public, private or charter schools must be fully vaccinated by mid-October....
The Shot is the Greatest Crime Against Humanity Ever Committed. As a lifelong resident of Washington State and an ally to those who pursue and support medical freedom, I respectfully and strongly voice my grievances to the public in relation to the current and any future vaccine mandates. By use of force and fear, our governor has created chaos in the lives of those who do not support his mandates. We will not be compelled into receiving a vaccine with less than one year of dedicated research and no true proof of long-term efficacy, nor should...
When I hear a truck pull up in front of the house and the pandemonium of dogs barkin’ would wake a hibernating mastodon, I relax. It’s only my neighbor, D.K., come to borrow something of his back. He doesn’t get this ferocious reception because he’s on the canine list of unsavory visitors or because he has the reputation of annoying domestic animals on a regular basis. It’s because his two dogs usually accompany him on his rounds. My dogs even bark at his pickup when he drives in anticipat...
Liberals in Congress are actively campaigning to force price controls on drug manufacturers. The House has already passed bills that would limit the amount of money pharmaceutical companies can charge for drugs. The fate of this proposed legislation is uncertain in the U.S. Senate. At the same time, the Biden Administration and others on the political left are attacking the companies that have made the COVID-19 vaccines. They seek a waiver to the 1994 TRIPS Act, which was accepted by all...
Corn country landscape - painted late summer - high clouds, heavy with moisture waiting for afternoon to thicken and darken and start raising Cain. You can see for miles. Brown, green, yellow patchwork pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle. Feedlots in the distance, their pens spread out like dark blankets on the side of a hill. On the horizon to the north and south I can count three spray planes circling over the corn like buzzards. They are so far away I cannot hear them. Closer I can see circle spr...
To the editor, Being new to Pomeroy and being new to small-town life has been an education for me. The lack of stores and opportunities for socialization has me thinking about what I can do to improve my new home town. I have been surprised at the lack of support for our own businesses. No matter where I’v lived, I tried to use the local business. If we don’t use them, we will lose them. LC valley is great, but not convenient often. I was sad to see The Palace closing and fear we will see more of our businesses having to close when we do not...
As more cities act to ban a local income tax, detractors claim this effort to protect taxpayers is a waste of time. I really wish there wasn’t a concerted effort to bring the state of Washington and its cities an income tax. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. The claims that proposals to ban a local income tax are “a red herring” and that “no one is talking about an income tax” reminds me of the debate during the past decade in the legislature. Similar arguments were made during the 2017 floor debate on SJR 8204, a proposed constitutio...
“Mama, when’s Daddy comin’ home? Is it time to worry yet?” “By supper, darlin’. Eat your Cheerios.” He rode out this morning early. Like he does six days a week I always make him tell me where he goes ‘Specially when I know he’s headed over on the canyon side At least I know I’ll have a place to start So in case he doesn’t come back I can hunt for him myself Or go for help if I get faint of heart “Run and git your schoolbooks, kiddos! And be sure to wash yer hands.” “Aw Mama, do we have to s...
While we wait for the capital gains income tax litigation to work its way through the courts, the University of Washington’s Law School has posted an interesting video: “Three-minute Legal Tips: Capital Gains Tax.” The video is a short interview with Professor Scott Schumacher, Director, Graduate Program in Taxation. Of particular note were these comments from Professor Schumacher: “A capital gains tax is just a tax on certain type of income…To the extent this is an income tax, and I think it is, it’s going to be found unconstitut...
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Some might wonder why prehistoric cave drawings weren’t more detailed. Surely there were artists capable of rendering intricate representations of the circulatory system of aurochs or the dentition of a Saber Tooth Tiger drawn to scale. But what we see on these cave walls are stick figure men chasing antelope shaped quadrupeds, reminiscent of Dick and Jane throwing a bone at Spot. Rather primitive at best. I think there had to be a Neanderthal equivalent of Norman Rockwell, but he was born w...
By Elizabeth Hovde Senate Bill 50971 would expand coverage in the state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program enacted in 2017. It would do so by changing the definition of family and requiring a shorter time-period of employment before eligibility is met for certain program benefits. It also removes a job-restoration exemption for small businesses. In 2017, the Legislature imposed a paid leave mandate “to provide partial wage replacement to employees on leave for specified family and medical reasons,” says a legislative bill repor...
POMEROY––Over the past year and five months, the United States and Canada mutually decided to close the 5,500-mile border in March, 2020, to help squelch the spread of COVID-19. Since then, commerce from some types of trade, tourism, and family has severely affected both nations. Seeing the economic destruction of the shutdown between the neighboring countries, lawmakers, business owners, and other officials took their concerns to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to curtail the unrealistic lockdown and succeeded. The good news came wit...
Ted and his dad needed some cows to stock their little ranch in Oklahoma, and they needed ’em right away. A local trader solved their problem and injected a couple loads into them. By fall Ted began to notice one calf that stood taller than the rest. Must’uve had some Chianina blood coursing through his veins. They called him Alf. They got the big calf castrated and branded and watched him grow like a weed. After several months Ted gathered a bunch to ship. But Alf ducked back. Ted shook out...
By Jason Mercier The City of Battle Ground could soon join Spokane, Granger and Spokane Valley in banning a local income tax. At its July 19 meeting the city council will consider Resolution Number 21-07 (Regarding Opposition To A Local Income Tax On The Residents And Businesses Of The City, And Other Matters Relating Thereto.). Here is what Mayor Adrian E. Cortes told me about the resolution: “There’s absolutely no reason to impose an income tax in our community. Period. This policy sends a clear message to our residents and small businesses t...
It was every fairboard’s nightmare when the lightning hit the stage. ’Course, it might have been expected; it was just another page In a trail of disasters that befell our county fair That began when Dr. Knockwurst told us we should be aware That a stomatitis outbreak might shut down the rodeo Not to mention all the entries in the Junior Livestock Show. Then the week before we opened they began to excavate Down the center of the highway that runs up to the main gate. Of course, they hit a waterl...
In recognition of the drought gripping much of our state, a burn ban was issued today that will remain in effect until Sept. 30. Ironic given the ignored pleas of the agricultural community to have a drought emergency declared in 14 counties in Eastern Washington just a few weeks ago. The burn ban prohibits all outdoor and agricultural burning in all 39 counties across the state including campfires, bonfires, land clearing, agricultural burning, and yard debris cleanup. Use of charcoal grills...
By Sen. Jim McCune, R-Graham Last month, South Kitsap School Board member John Berg introduced a resolution to prohibit classroom teaching of theories that promote racial hatred. For that he was called a nut. District officials said they won't be teaching critical race theory in the Kitsap schools. The teachers' union said the poor fellow must be watching too much Fox News. The Tacoma News Tribune made him out to be a conspiracy theorist, allowing its reporter to make the astonishing assertion...