Gov. Chris Gregoire has forced my hand. I’m in disbelief having to defend an institution as old as humanity itself.

In signing gay marriage into law, Gregoire has given me no choice but to fight for marriage as it has been understood throughout the history of mankind, as being between one man and one woman. What was her “proudest day” was my worst nightmare – one that my children and grandchildren will be dealing with.

Did not Gregoire’s parents teach her that homosexual behavior was wrong? Does she not know that in her own heart? Yet by signing this bill …

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Children of Washington state take a back seat in the Legislature again. Plastic bags, driving in the rain with headlights and gay marriage are much more important in Olympia.

Kids can’t vote, so year after year the arrogant, self-centered elected “leaders” of our state ignore our schools. House Speaker Frank Chop has an iron grip on every Democrat in the House. Nothing sees the light of day without his blessing. The Senate is the same.

The governor gives lip service. She called a special session of the Legislature, paid lawmakers  for doing nothing and still has no budget solution. While …

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For many years it has been extremely rare to find reason to be proud of any politician. So, when we finally see elected officials acting in a manner consistent with the Constitution, American ideals and the very right and wrong of a thing, it should be celebrated.

It might seem unnecessary, perhaps even inappropriate, to compliment people for doing what is, after all, their sworn duty and the purpose for which they were elected, but compliment them I will. I am proud of those legislators who will be voting to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry.

I am particularly …

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With our governor pushing us to approve a tax to keep from having further cuts in public education, it was time to look into the numbers – and it is shocking!

The annual budget 1999-2001 was $45 billion. In 2009-2011 it was $71 billion – a 57 percent increase.

Historic numbers for staff show prior to our current governor, we averaged 34 employees directly to the governor. Now 52 are needed. The budget for the governor increased by $4 million dollars annually since 2005.

WSHCA’s charter is to provide health insurance to the low-income citizens of our state. An annual …

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Chris Gregoire’s recent proposal to legalize marriage between persons of the same sex is an excellent example of misplaced priorities and irrational behavior. With serious economic and social issues facing the state, our governor has highlighted this issue as her recent epiphany that it is unfair and discriminatory to continue the millennium-old practices and beliefs handed down from biblical times regarding marriage.

I find it hard to believe that she is sincere in her statements as it is so obvious that such a move undermines the important place of marriage in our society which has its origins in both the …

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Gov. Chris Gregoire is proposing a half cent increase in the sales tax, which would generate about $500 million annually to replace cuts in education funding.

Would it really replace education funds or would it fund other programs that would have been cut if education hadn’t been? Were they actually going to cut education funding by that amount?

Politicians have a knack for talking about emotional items when facing difficult decisions but leaving out other information. This allows them to move funds into other areas.

Supporters of the 911 proposal Pierce County voters passed in November said that 100 percent …

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Gov. Chris Gregoire, after two years of struggling with the gay marriage issue, has finally decided to throw her Catholic faith and thousands of years of social law under the bus of political correctness.

And (no surprise here) the editorial staff of The News Tribune agrees with her (editorial, 1-6). Of course they think it should be done by a democratic process, but if that fails they assure us it will be crammed down our collective throats by our social engineering courts!

The ramifications of same-sex marriages are huge for our society, and yet we are told that “it …

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Gov. Chris Gregoire’s response to the Washington Supreme Court ruling that that our state is not adequately funding education is a temporary increase to the sales tax. Although most people are not particularly fond of increased taxes, I believe this funding is a necessity for our state’s public school system.

Our schools can use this funding to initiate peer tutor systems and/or after-school tutoring sessions. This offers students the opportunity to ask the questions they did not get to ask during class and gives them a space to study without distraction. Having been a tutor during high school, I know …

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