Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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Andy and Lori Williams are happy to announce the arrival and homecoming of Landon Gregory Williams, born Dec. 31, 2011 in Spokane. At birth, Landon weighed 2 pounds 5 ounces and measured 14 3/8 inches long. He joins his big sister, Alyssa. Maternal grandparents are Doug and Nancy McRae of Ritzville. Paternal grandparents are Greg and Sue Williams of Medical Lake. Great grandparents are Tom and Barbara Williams of Medical Lake, Wille Walli of Sunnyside and Karen Cherry of...
It looks like the WIAA is trying to promote the state basketball tournaments by calling them the ‘Hardwood Classic.’ I’m not sure if they started that last year or not, but they’ve been trying to get back fans after splitting the ‘B’s’ into 1B and 2B, a few years ago, which ticked off a fair amount of true ‘B’ basketball fans. All they would really need to do is call it the State ‘B’ and folks would understand. The WIAA seems to have settled on the eight team, three-day tourn...
Adversity often brings out the best in people. We find ways to pitch in and solve problems that government can’t. Since the recession began, non-profit organizations have seen a big increase in volunteerism, and as state and local governments are forced to slash public services, volunteers are coming forward to pick up the slack. For example, after the City of Las Vegas laid off half of its park maintenance staff, neighbors put together volunteer work crews to pick up trash, wash picnic benches, trim shrubs and paint the c...
An extraordinary thing happened in the Senate on Friday night (actually, Saturday morning). For a second consecutive year, a bipartisan majority of senators united to approve a state budget, but unlike last year – which was historic in its own right – the budget that prevailed was proposed by Republicans. It takes at least 25 votes in our 49-member Senate to pass a bill, or carry a motion, or take any sort of action: the majority rules. When all 22 Senate Republicans are joined by three reform-minded Democrats – well, then...