Armed with barbecued chicken and ribs, children's advocates from Spokane made the pilgrimage to Olympia Monday to urge local lawmakers to look elsewhere when making billions of dollars in budget cuts.Setting the theme: tin cups, apples for a nickel, and a song: Bing Crosby's 1932…
Looks that way. The Associated Press is reporting that: "A senior administration official says that President Barack Obama's likely third pick for Commerce secretary is former Washington Gov. Gary Locke."
Much going on today. In the meantime, here's some lunchtime reading:-Effin' Unsound parses last week's discusson of a marijuana bill in the Senate Judiciary Committee, calling it "surreal at times."-Sen. Pam Roach and husband plant two trees for the future: "Jim just bought two walnut…