Politics
Herrera, Castillo sign “death tax” pledge
Republican 3rd Congressional District candidates David Castillo and state Rep. Jaime Herrera have both signed a so-called "death tax repeal pledge," promising to vote for permanent repeal of the federal […]
Realtors endorse Herrera
State Rep. Jaime Herrera has won the endorsement of the Washington Association of Realtors, representing 18,000 Realtors statewide, in her campaign for the 3rd Congressional District seat. The endorsement came […]
Rossi, Murray spar over Wall Street reform
Last week Republican Dino Rossi, who's running to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, became the first U.S. Senate candidate in the country to call for full repeal of the […]
Endorsements in the 18th
Ann Rivers, the La Center businesswoman who's leading the pack in fund-raising in the hot 18th District race, won the endorsement of the National Rifle Association this week. "Ann Rivers is […]
Sign wars
Brian Peck, the Republican gas station owner who's running to unseat Democrat Tim Probst in the 17th District, put out the alert Tuesday: "Last night Monica Stonier and Tim […]
Rossi would oppose confirming Elena Kagan
Pressed by Jerry Cornfield, a reporter and columnist for the Everett Daily Herald, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dino Rossi said late Monday that if he were serving in the U.S. […]
Baird to critic: I did too read the bill
U.S. Rep. Brian Baird, D-Vancouver, may be a lame duck, but that hasn't stopped the arch-conservative group Americans for Limited Government from taking pot-shots at him. On Monday, ALG President Bill […]
Castillo heads south to blast “Obamacare”
Republican 3rd Congressional District candidate David Castillo will join fellow opponents of the new health reform law in San Diego this Saturday to address a group that calls itself the […]
Castillo sweeps endorsements
Republican David Castillo has won endorsements from the Seattle Times, the Longview Daily News, the Chronicle of Centralia and the Columbian in his primary campaign for the open 3rd Congressional […]
Will Rich Carson leave 18th race in protest?
Will he or won’t he? After reading Columbian Editor Lou Brancaccio’s column Saturday, Rich Carson is considering withdrawing from the 18th Legislative District race. The independent candidate says he fed up with […]