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State Dems Face Tough Races

Primary results also point to tight races in the 25th District, where state Rep. Dawn Morell, D-Puyallup, is trying to fend off Republican challenger Hans Zeiger, and in the 44th District, where state Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, faces Republican Dave Schmidt…

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Why the 2010 Election is Important

I am reminded all the time that this election is about jobs. I was reminded by the woman in Summit whose two grown children are looking for work. I was reminded by the family in Milton who wonder if they can make their next house payment. I am reminded by the college graduates I meet who are unemployed and back living with their parents. I was reminded by the business owners in Gem Heights, Edgewood, and downtown Puyallup who are all thinking of moving to Idaho for a better business climate.

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The National Federation of Independent Business Endorses Hans Zeiger

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Memorial Day: The Story of Eddie, Bobby, and Al

With Memorial Day weekend coming up, I wanted to share with you a story that I have been learning over the course of the past few years. It’s a story about three farmkids who grew up near the intersection of Fruitland and Pioneer more than 70 years ago, and as young men, made tremendous sacrifices so that you and I can live in a free land. Their names were Albert Tresch, Eddie Myers, and Bobby Bigelow.

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ONE-ON-ONE: Hans Zeiger, Republican Candidate for Washington House of Representatives

“One such candidate is running a little farther south of the “Crescent,” down in the 25th LD, in the Puyallup area. His name is Hans Zeiger. He’s 25 years old and he is the future of the Republican Party in Washington…”

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Campaign Kickoff Speech

All of us are aware of the real challenges to the future of our families, our schools, our businesses, and our community. A new generation of Americans is discovering that economic prosperity doesn’t last forever. Our generation must be tested on the question that has faced every generation of Americans since our founding. It is the question of self-government—whether you and I can govern ourselves without the rule of a tyrant or a bureaucrat, whether we can take responsibility for our families and jobs, whether we can make something of the opportunities that God has given to us.

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Edgewood’s Hans Zeiger announces campaign for state House from 25th District

“Republican challenger Hans Zeiger…said he’s disappointed in Morrell’s tax vote and that in visiting 3,000 homes so far in the campaign, ‘I’m hearing from a lot of people in our community who are concerned about the priorities of government.’”

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Superintendents Who Built Puyallup

Puyallup is an education community, and many of you have had a big role in that. So I decided it might be worth talking about a couple of the great superintendents who built the Puyallup School District, E.B. Walker and Paul Hanawalt. These two men laid the groundwork for this school district to be one of the great districts in the State of Washington. They shared Indiana roots, a passion for kids, and a positive vision for the future.

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GOP Lawmakers look to a big change in November

“Rep. Bill Hinkle, R-Cle Elum, citing reports he’s heard from Republican campaign doorbellers in Puyallup, said the party’s small-government message is resonating with moderates … The GOP there is targeting a House Democrat, Rep. Dawn Morrell, whose vote in favor of this year’s Democratic tax package could leave her vulnerable.” From the Yakima Herald,

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Washington has benefited from a century of Scouting

THE Pacific Northwest was a great place to be a Boy Scout. It meant summer camp on the Olympic Peninsula, ocean camp at Ocean Shores, treks through the North Cascades, Olympic National Park and the Wonderland Trail.

We had annual outings to Millsylvania State Park near Olympia for canoeing, and Meeker Lakes in the Cascades for junior Scouts to learn how to hike. We also made occasional trips to places like…

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Three Great Education Statesmen from Puyallup

My family’s story in the Puyallup area starts back in 1952, when young Ed Zeiger showed up in town and started teaching at Maplewood Elementary and eventually populated a good part of the town with his own kids and grandkids, of which I am one…

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Seven Reasons to Know Puyallup History

I remember getting out of college a few years ago and thinking—I’ve studied a lot about the idea of community and tradition, but I just don’t feel the sense of connection and place in my own community that I should.

But before I did anything about that, I had this other interest in World War II history. I was watching Band of Brothers, and if you’ve seen it you know how there are interviews with the actual veterans of the European war in the beginning of the episodes. And I thought, boy, there are guys like that around Puyallup who won’t be with us much longer…

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What is the South Hill?

My family has a stake in South Hill dating back almost 60 years. My grandparents bought 5 acres in 1952 over in what used to be called the Rabbit Farms area, near 122nd. And they raised their kids there in the woods and watched the hill grow up around them. Their property is on a hill of its own, and Grandma Wilma wanted a house on top of the hill …

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How to build a Northwest conservatism

Just over half a century ago, conventional wisdom declared that America was all liberal, with a few McCarthyites on one fringe and a handful of communists on the other. The liberal scholar Lionel Trilling wrote in 1950, “nowadays there are no conservative or reactionary ideas in general circulation.” Rather, “liberalism is not only the dominant but even the sole intellectual tradition.”

Much the same could be said for the Northwest these days. With the resounding defeat of Republicans in statewide and Congressional elections…

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