Legislative Commentary

The Legislature is now in a second special session. The governor made it official on Tuesday, May 23. That’s frustrating, because it means more time away from my loved ones and the farm.

But Tuesday is also when the commander of the Ritzville post of the American Legion, Mark Shepherd, offered me the honor of saying a few words at our Memorial Day observance in Ritzville. I tell you, that puts things into perspective.

The sacrifices that go with being a citizen legislator do add up, but obviously there’s no comparison with the sacrifice made by those who have fallen in service to our country,...