Also worth a read…

…is the Tri-City Herald’s Chris Mulick’s take on Eastern Washington being ignored by campaigning presidential candidates. Mulick takes particular umbrage at “campaign kickoff” non-events for campaigns that the print media’s been covering for months:

Of course, the candidates themselves play along as if it were fresh news, as if they were surprising the jubilant masses by unleashing a torrent of hope and whatnot.