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Some interesting data points from the release: Blacks employees (11.6%) are more likely to be be union members than whites (10.0%), Hispanics (8.8%) or Asians (8.3%). The two states with the highest union rate are Hawaii (21.9%) and New York (20.7%). The lowest are South Carolina (1.7%) and North Carolina (2.8%) The most unionized occupations

The bad new for WSU keeps coming.  I fear that the quad-murders in Moscow will also hurt UI enrollment.  Enrollment declines at Washington State University are expected to continue for another two years. The WSU Board of Regents has received enrollment projections from the administration for their meeting next week. According to documents to the

You know that students isn’t the product WSU is producing when the number of students goes down and they need more money because of that.  Washington State University is once again considering raising tuition by the maximum allowed by state law. The WSU Regents will begin discussing tuition rates for the 2023-24 academic year during

Given what I wrote in my column “Washington State University is not UW”, I am not surprised at this accelerated decline in UW enrollment.  The only thing that WSU can do is go back to its roots and be a top-notch university. But that will require them to do the unthinkable: reject wokeness. Declining enrollment

This is so important, I’m posting it entirely.  Please take a couple minutes to read through it.  People on the other side of the planet are dropping dead from starvation right now, but most people don’t even realize that this is happening. Unfortunately, most people just assume that everything is fine and dandy. If you

More of the same in Moscow.  Is it just me, or does it seem our area has a higher rate than usual for these kinds of (alleged) creeps?  The Moscow Police Department arrested a 19-year-old Moscow man Monday for multiple charges including sexual abuse of a child, video voyeurism and simple battery. Joshua Barta attended

Lex Talionis.  Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, introduced legislation Tuesday that would allow for criminal penalties against those who make false reports or allegations of child abuse to Child Protective Services. Currently, parents can file civil lawsuits against those who make knowingly false reports to CPS against them. Under Scott’s proposal, which she presented to the

Foreman is doing just what the people who voted for him asked him to do.  This is no surprise.  Sen. Dan Foreman, R-Moscow, introduced three pieces of legislation Wednesday that would punish sanctuary cities, repeal the state law banning private militias, and prohibit colleges and universities from banning guns on campus. The Senate State Affairs

More at the Lewiston Tribune.  UPDATED AT 5:50 P.M.: Cause of rupture at Lewiston’s High Reservoir not known yet; order to boil water will remain in place until further notice; water filling station open at community center on Main Street UPDATE AT 5:50 P.M.: