Monday, October 25, 2010

edit your peers

Our writing continues to improve. But let’s eliminate these stubborn errors.

1. Sen Patty Murray has raised $11.8 million, according to opensecrets.org.

2. “I am for state taxes,” said Alexa Mays, junior broadcast production major. “They pay for everything from firefighters to the Legislature.”

3. Pullman High School Principal Wes Smith said the state-run liquor stores have a monopoly on sales.

4. “I’m a big fan of the initiative," said Kevin Wilson the president of the Washington Restaurant Association. "It is all about the little guy trying to get bigger.”

5. Starting Nov. 14, 2011, 70 percent of the revenue would fund public education.

6. Last month, United States Army officials asked Congress to clarify its policy on homosexuals in the military.

7. Washington marks up hard alcohol by 51.9 percent.

8. Many WSU students travel 16 miles round-trip to Moscow, Idaho, to purchase cheaper alcohol.

9. Jennifer Sessions, a senior Spanish major, posted fliers in support of I-1098.

10. “I think it would have been cool to do something like that as a freshman," Bobson said. "I know my parents would have loved it”

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