4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (854+ words) TUMWATER " Opponents of Washington's new income tax on high earners turned in more than 500, 000 signatures Thursday for an initiative to repeal the levy, nearly double the amount needed to secure a spot on the November ballot. Let's Go Washington, the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (246+ words) Growing up, I was a straight-A student. My classmate, John, who fell solidly in the B and C range, frequently sneered that I was merely "book smart." He, however, had "common sense," and even though he never could articulate what…...