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A second look at Washington school rankings finds signs of statewide decay
February 11, 2011 – 8:38 am | No Comment

Last April, the Washington State Board of Education published its Public School Accountability Index, a measure of how the state’s 2,000-plus public K-12 schools are educating more than half a million children. Earlier this week, …

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Articles by Bryan Myrick

Bryan Myrick is a lifelong resident of the Seattle area, has a B.A., Communications and Political Science from the University of Washington and enjoys engaging people of all political stripes in conversations on the issues.

Star Trek is as close to a guaranteed good time as life offers
May 13, 2009 – 4:30 pm | No Comment
<i>Star Trek</i> is as close to a guaranteed good time as life offers

My advice: Gather a group of friends or your family and head to your nearest big screen at warp speed.

CNN steps over line of decency and toward necrovoyeurism
May 13, 2009 – 11:26 am | No Comment
CNN steps over line of decency and toward necrovoyeurism

Sometimes a news story simply jumps out at you and makes your soul ache with empathy for those involved.  In the case of a recent article that appeared on CNN.com (which gave lurid and …

Today’s Red County column: Gregoire has a bathroom problem
May 13, 2009 – 7:50 am | 6 Comments
Today’s Red County column: Gregoire has a bathroom problem

Another example of bureaucratic myopia in Olympia is uncovered in Bryan Myrick’s column today at Red County.

London mayor Johnson lashes at Savage decision
May 11, 2009 – 9:14 am | 2 Comments
London mayor Johnson lashes at Savage decision

 Boris Johnson – London’s mayor, popular Conservative Party political star, and potential inheritor to the heritage of the conservative mantle worn by Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher – weighed in Monday on the controversy around …

President Obama navigates the recession promoting a false sense of security
May 8, 2009 – 3:12 pm | No Comment
President Obama navigates the recession promoting a false sense of security

As the President admitted in today’s installment of “Lie to You”, the ranks of the unemployed are continuing to grow. According the official reports, another 539,000 jobs were lost in the month of April, …

Single NYC flyover photo made public; WH Military Office Chief resigns; FOIA still in process
May 8, 2009 – 2:30 pm | 3 Comments
Single NYC flyover photo made public; WH Military Office Chief resigns; FOIA still in process

As promised by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, the White House released the single photo of the April 27th New York City flyover by SAM 28000 of the United States Air Force 89th Airlift …