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We learn in school that World War I ended on June 19, 1919 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles; however, fighting actually ended seven months earlier, at the passing of the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, what...
This arrived in my email this morning. Please take a moment and contact your State Legislators to tell them to support this much needed legislation. To: Mayors, Councilmembers, City Managers/Administrators, and Public Works Directors SHB 1614 is eligible...
Those that live in Sunnyside know that the most contentious issue currently in front of our Council is the Stormwater Assessment Fee, which went into effect this year. I don’t normally blog about issues that are in front of Council (that may change...
PUBLISHED ON Wednesday, June 25, 2008 AT 12:06AM Yakima Herald-Republic The U.S. House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved a 2009 spending bill that includes $500,000 to complete the Yakima River Basin water storage study, Rep. Doc Hastings...
Dear Friends: After 12 years of faithful service, my good friend and colleague Councilman Al Hubert from Toppenish has decided to step down from the Yakima County EMS Trauma Care Council, and he nominated me to serve as his replacement. On May 21, 2008...
Just a quick note to let you all know that on February 20, 2008 the Executive Committee of the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments voted unanimously to appoint me Vice Chairman. Having only served on the committee since 2007 this is a great honor...
http://www.dailysunnews.com/ArcStoryPage.asp?Database=Story&StoryID=12771 Way to go Charles! - Finally some good news! - I can't tell you how hard I fought for this legislation, and how many times I spoke to people and groups about Sunnyside's...
Re: the recent editorial by John Fannin, "Strong mayor form of government would be ideal for city of Sunnyside," dated Oct. 3, 2007. Mr. Fannin's suggestion of changing our form of government because of the recent issues with the city manager...