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`Governing Washington’ conference draws crowd

`Governing Washington’ conference draws crowd

Pollster Stuart Elway (second from left) answers a question as other panelists listen Secretary of State Sam Reed and the Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service teamed up for a fascinating conference Friday at the state Capitol on “Governing Washington: Politics in the Evergreen State.” Presenters included the authors of the upcoming book of the same title to be published later this year by Washington State University Press.  Presenters included scholars, pollster Stuart Elway, journalist Austin Jenkins and…

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Happiness is being a Cougar …

Happiness is being a Cougar …

Photograph courtesy of Christina Turner Secretary of State Sam Reed promotes his alma mater, Washington State University, wherever he goes, much to the chagrin of alumni of other fine universities. He was recently back “home” on the Pullman campus where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees and was active in student government and his fraternity. Here he’s doing a grip-n-grin gang photo with the terrific group of elected student leaders he met with. (Thanks to Senator Christina Turner for the…

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Hey, let’s be civil!

Hey, let’s be civil!

Sure, sometimes it seems like the screamers and the insult artists are winning, but Secretary of State Sam Reed and the Foley Institute at Washington State University are teaming up to put in a plug for civility in public life. Reed, the state Elections Division, and the Thomas S.  Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service recently hosted a “civility summit” at the state Capitol.  Reed and Nick Lovrich, Francis Benjamin and others from WSU were joined by longtime…

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