Legislative Commentary

The fact that I was at the Benton-Franklin fair last weekend means two things. First, we’re through with harvest – and second, fair season in our part of the state is in full swing.

For the next month there’s at least one fair in a 9th District community each weekend, starting with Ritzville this week, then Connell and Colfax, then Othello, then Rockford.

If the trip to the Kennewick fairgrounds last Saturday didn’t fit your schedule, I hope you’ll take in another fair in our region this year.

Nothing celebrates our agricultural traditions like a fair, and solid attendance figures can only hel...