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Eye On Olympia

On the hazards of the links…

"Golf clubs coming out and acting like spears, all kinds of things could be happening."

-- Sen. Pam Roach, R-Auburn, explaining why she voted against EHB 1246, which requires motorists who mount household stereo speakers in their truck bed or car back seat to bolt the speakers down, so they don't become projectiles during a crash. Roach objected, saying that government is becoming too restrictive and that ice chests and golf bags could cause similar injuries.

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