Category: Letters to the Editor

45th District Democrats Call for Eastside Plastic Bag Ban

Resolution Inspired by 5th Grader’s Earth Month Experiment Redmond, Wash.—May 12, 2018—On Wednesday, May 2, the membership of the 45th District Democrats adopted a resolution in support of expanding Kirkland’s plastic bag ban to the Eastside cities of Duvall, Redmond, Sammamish, and Woodinville. Shawn Roland and his 10-year-old son, Jeremiah, presented the resolution. The pair were inspired to take action by an Earth Month challenge at Jeremiah’s school, Horace Mann Elementary. The challenge? Refusing to use single-use plastics for 30 days. The Rolands shared that the challenge was tough, but important. According to the Earth Day Network, each year, 4...

Seattle Times publishes editorial tailor-made for Andy Hill’s campaign to use in a mailer; 45th LD’s state committeeman responds

The following is the text of a letter to the editor submitted by 45th LD State Committeeman Andrew Villeneuve in response to an editorial criticizing Matt Isenhower’s advertising. Editor, The Times: Before advising voters to “set aside the spin coming out of your TV and dig into the facts”, the Times ought to get its own facts straight. Thursday’s anti-Matt Isenhower editorial – which was immediately turned into a mailer by Andy Hill’s campaign – is a fine specimen of revisionist history. The editorial neglects to mention that we came dangerously close to a government shutdown at the end of...