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Richard Davis’ column on state politics frequently runs in the print edition of The News Tribune. He was president of the Washington Research Council, a statewide think tank, from 1986 through 2006. Currently, as a principal with The Simeon Partnership, Inc. he coordinates the activities of the Washington Alliance for a Competitive Economy, a business coalition founded by the Research Council, the Association of Washington Business and the Washington Roundtable.
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This editorial will appear in tomorrow's print edition.
Borrowers who use plastic responsibly shouldn’t suffer blows to their credit scores because banks are scrambling to limit losses.
Welcome to the U.S. Financial Crisis: Credit Card Edition.
Banks, already battered by bad mortgages, are now bracing for more bad news as squeezed consumers default on their credit cards. They are pulling back on new credit offers and putting stricter limits on existing accounts.
Tighter reins on the supply of plastic money are long overdue. But as banks pull back, responsible borrowers deserve some shelter from the fallout.
The following editorial will appear in Friday's print edition.
State opened itself up
to dueling Capitol displays
By allowing one religious display, the state now must accommodate other groups’ expressions of their faith – or lack thereof.
One “silly season” – the political one – is almost over. But the next one – the so-called “war over Christmas” that seems to erupt every year – has already begun.
The battleground: the state Capitol in Olympia.
Weapons: a nativity scene and a sign erected by an atheist organization.
Here comes the credit card crisis. It’s hard to blame lenders for pulling back, what with Americans’ credit card debt topping the Wall Street bailout in sheer size. But regulators and lawmakers need to make sure that creditworthy consumers are held harmless.
The Christmas wars have begun again with a tussle over a creche and an atheist manifesto planned for the state Capitol. Can’t we all just get along?
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Every year at election time, we get scores of letters from people complaining about their political signs disappearing. They're sure the culprits are opponents' supporters – and in many cases they are. The News Tribune has reported on several such cases over the years.
We don't run those letters, because we could fill the page with them and they do tend to balance each other out. No one party has a monopoly on stolen signs.
While thievery does take place, I suspect that sometimes, the "thief" is just tired of the visual clutter. And now, with the earlier August primary, that clutter is extending from late spring through the end of the year. Sometimes it takes more than a month after election day for all the signs to finally get picked up.
I'm still seeing signs supporting candidates whose fates were decided back in the August primary – most prominently ones for Superior Court candidates Michael Hecht and Sergio Armijo and state treasurer ChangMook Sohn. Couldn't someone perform a public service and make those disappear?
