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Editor's note: As of Oct. 8, 2025, the LWV hasn't responded to a request for comment on this article nor acknowledged receiving the request for comment.
By Don Fiene
Former Lake Forest Park City Councilmember 2006-2013

I was surprised by the League of Women Voters stance on not including Ashton McCartney as a candidate in the debate tomorrow. She was chosen as a replacement for the open position and sworn in AFTER the deadline for King County Elections. That is why she has to be a write in candidate for Position 2.
Patchy rain nearby, with a high of 54 and low of 49 degrees. Overcast in the morning, patchy rain nearby overnight.
Way back when I was in school an instructor wanted students to understand our national debt was of no great concern because the debt was held by the public--like "we owe it to ourselves ". The chart accompanying this article is likewise labeled "Debt Held By the Public ", but in truth 25 or 30 percent of our debt i