This platform represents the issues that Walla Walla County Democrats believe are most important and our ideas for addressing these issues.
There are many ways to volunteer with the Walla Walla County Democrats. You can staff our downtown office, write letters to the editor, host a candidate meet-and-greet, put a sign in your yard, and more.
Basic memberships are available to any Democrat who lives in Walla Walla County.
The daily work of the Walla Walla Democrats is conducted by seven committees staffed by volunteers.
Meetings of the Walla Walla County Democrats are held the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Newcomers are always welcome! Both in person and virtual options available.
The PCO is the primary party representative and contact for a neighborhood.
We believe in the values of community, dignity, equality, fairness, respect, and tolerance. We believe that through good government great things are accomplished. We pledge ourselves to a government that serves and protects its peopleâwith liberty and justice for all.
Jimmy Carter died on December 29 at age 100 in Plains, Georgia. Today, his body begins a trip from Plains to Atlanta to Washington, DC. He will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda. On January 9, his funeral service will be held in the Washington National Cathedral.
Just in time for your holiday shopping, beloved local historian Joe Drazan offers several hundred used books of all topics and sizes for sale at the incredible price of $3 each.
Representative Julio Cortes, D-Everett, was born in Mexico City and immigrated to the U.S. with his family when he was 6 years old. Four decades later, he became a member of the Washington State House of Representatives.
Jadenne Radoc Cabahug of Cascade PBS
Governor-elect Bob Ferguson and Attorney General-elect Nick Brown are readying their legal teams to challenge Trump-backed policies that go against Washington laws.
Laura Demkoich, Washington State Standard
Ann Telnaes, Pulitzer-winning cartoonist for the Washington Post since 2008, quit the paper this week after her editor killed her cartoon depicting WaPo owner Jeff Bezos and other craven billionaires debasing themselves before Donald J. Trump.
Andy Borowitz, The Borowitz Report
Today, we lost a singular figure in American history. There has never been a president or a former president quite like Jimmy Carter.
Dan Rather, Steady in Substack
Donald Trump isnât the cause of what ails America. Heâs the consequence. The real causes go back four decades.
Robert Reich
After the mailboxes of small Pacific Northwest towns were hit by some immigration hate this month, the pushback to it was marked by both humanity and hopefulness.
Danny Westneat of The Seattle Times
On Monday, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, signed the Freedom to Read Act, which prohibits the stateâs schools and public libraries from arbitrarily banning books.
Evette Dionne, MSNBC
This is Paul Krugmanâs final column for The New York Times, where he began publishing his opinions in January 2000. This seems like a good occasion to reflect on what has changed over these past 25 years.
Paul Krugman of the New York Times
Usually in the honeymoon period, between an election and when lawmaking begins, legislators are a bit shy about using the âTâ word.
Danny Westneat, Seattle Times
One of the first pieces of advice that Dan Buettner, the founder of Blue Zones, always gives as a way to improve your life, health, and happiness is to sign up to volunteer in your community. Itâs a long-term investment in your health and in your city if you sign up to do it regularly, and youâll meet like-minded people along the way.
Naomi Imatome-Yun, Blue Zones
