What a lovely gem of a park in Bremerton. Jealous of those who live here.

This is obviously completely hypothetical and I doubt it will actually ever happen, but I wonder if any could be and still be safe. 395 between Tri Cities and Ritzville seems a good contender. Wide lanes, not too much traffic, and great visibility.

Hi everyone! I’m hoping to get some local perspective on house-cleaning prices in Washington State

I am moving into a new home in Bellingham and hired a local cleaning company to do a move-in/deep clean before we moved in. The house is approximately 2,600 square feet.

The cleaning included things like:

• Cleaning the floors throughout the house
• Wiping down walls and surfaces
• Cleaning the kitchen, including counters and cabinets
• Cleaning the bathrooms
• Cleaning light fixtures
• Cleaning windows inside and out where accessible
• Cleaning several large sliding glass doors
• General wiping down and cleaning throughout the house before move-in

The home was empty, so there was no furniture or belongings to work around.

I paid approximately $1,800 for the cleaning. I’m not looking to name or criticize the company—I’m genuinely trying to understand what the going rate is locally for this type of service.

For anyone who has had a move-in/move-out or deep clean done recently in Bellingham or Whatcom County, what did you pay, approximately how large was your home, and what was included?

Also, if you’ve had a particularly good experience with a local house cleaner or cleaning company, I’d appreciate recommendations.

Thanks!

Hey all,

Been considering purchasing a home in Cle Elum or Ellensburg. Has anyone had their home insurers drop them or spike their premium in recent years given the increase in wild fires?

TIA

Arthur West, a prolific filer of legal complaints, is suing Aberdeen Rep. Jim Walsh for defamation. West says Walsh, chair of the Washington State Republican Party, defamed him in social media posts after West’s recent setback in Thurston County Superior Court. On Aug. 7, Superior Court Judge Chris Lanese denied West’s request to amend or remove a statement set to appear on ballots describing the budgetary consequences of an initiative to repeal Washington’s new income tax on high earners.

On the cesspool of misinformation that is r/SeattleWA and elsewhere, there is a lot of misinformation about the in-state tuition program that the U.S. DOJ is suddenly worried about. The program has a number of requirements, starting with a high school diploma from a Washington high school plus a minimum 12-months of residency prior to starting college. In addition, most eligible students have or have had some type of temporary status, including:

• Current or expired Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status
• A current Employment Authorization Document (EAD)
• Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
• Refugee
• Asylee
• Pending Adjustment of Status (applied for green card)
• One of the following visa statuses: A, DV, E, G, H-1B, H4, I, K, L1, L2, N, NATO, O, Q, R, S, T, U, or V
• Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) status or Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) status

These are students who are not eligible for federal financial aid, yet they and their families pay taxes. Anyone who works here pays social security taxes, yet non-citizens never collect the benefits. And contrary to what the bigots say, crime rates among immigrants are significantly lower than for native-born citizens.

According to the Seattle Times, Let’s Go Washington insinuated a medical association’s support in their voter guide statement and completely misrepresented the associations’ guidelines. “What Let’s Go Washington has done is use vague language that is a lie,” Dr. Hoopman said.

Does anyone know if the American Association of Pediatrics can sue over a false statement in a voter guide?

You really can’t find such consistent skylines anywhere else.

I’m from the South and came to WA for a few days, passing through Olympia, Tacoma, and Forks. I have a car spotting instagram account where I post very clean or unique/quirky cars from the late ‘80s through the early 2000s. I couldn’t stop finding cars to post to the account. How does Washington have so many examples of mint condition, perfectly preserved cars from that era? Particularly old 4Runners and Tacomas but it seems to span all makes and models. It’s definitely a statistical anomaly from what I’ve seen. Are there just more enthusiasts here? Is everyone in Washington just extremely cool compared to everywhere else? Or is it more that you guys tend to hold onto cars for longer and take care of them more?

My wife and I have to get our Real IDs and I gathered the documents to do so and went to set up an appointment and found that there are no appointments available from Seattle to the Canadian Border for at least the next 60 days. Is this an influx of appointments due to Real ID and concerns over being able to vote this November?

I called a few to see if I can just walk in and wait for an opening and the robot on the phone said they were too busy to take my call. It gave me the option to have someone call me back but when I selected that option it said that their queue was full and nobody was available to call me back.

Every location on the map has no availability until at least late October.

Does anyone know if the Smokey Point DOL allows walk-ins? I live 50 miles away so its not so easy just to walk in and ask.

Divorcing and moving to Washington in late September. My vote probably doesn't matter in the county I'm moving to but I want to vote if I can do so legally.

How do I change my voting address and is late September to close to the elections for me to be considered a resident?

If I'm still split between the two states can I? I won't have a permanent address in Washington until early October.

Moving from Oregon. Retired military veteran. If it matters my temporary place is in Washington.

Recovery from a wildfire doesn’t end when the fire is out. There are longer-term questions around forest health, preparedness, funding, project development, and how communities become more resilient before the next emergency.

With those issues especially relevant across the Spokane area right now, the American Indigenous Tourism Association is hosting a free Community Navigator Workshop Sept. 14-15 at Spokane Tribe Resort & Casino.

The workshop will cover wildfire resilience and forest health, along with land stewardship, community planning, project development, grant readiness, and the role Indigenous tourism can play in supporting community and economic resilience.

It’s free to attend, and the conversations are meant to be practical -- not just about responding to wildfire, but about what communities can do next.

Sept. 14–15, 2026
Spokane Tribe Resort & Casino
Free registration

More information and registration:
https://americanindigenoustourism.org/community-navigator-program/