My work in review, part 3

I've decided to link to some of my favorite stuff at the newspaper I work at and comment a little on the articles. This is not everything I've written, just stuff I want to remember. Also, I can't say too much. I don't want to get into trouble.

• Sunnyside firm big player in global hop production market - 4 Apr 2012 - At this Rotary meeting I learned just how important hops are to this area. I've used that 25% stat many times since.
• City manager receives high praise at retirement party - 5 Apr 2012 - A bittersweet party to attend and cover. Gervasi got handed a ticking time bomb when he became city manager and did the best he could with it.
• Kaufman and Murphy often called to scene of grizzly tragedies - 17 Apr 2012 - Despite the headline typo, this is one of those really cool Rotary speaker stories that I adore.
• Photos, memories shared at Staurday's SunnyGrand reunion - 24 Apr 2012 - Hanging out with these guys was a great deal of fun. I'd gladly do it again.
• Nuestra Casa founder celebrates 50th year of helping those in need - 25 Apr 2012 - Another great person I met because of my job.
• League of Women Voters learns about redistricting - 31 May 2012 - After attending this meeting I realized that any state that does redistricting in a partisan way is idiotic, because Washington state did it right.
• SVID celebrates Phase I completion of conservation project - 7 Jun 2012 - This one was fun for how much I learned about the valley's "blood vessels", the irrigation canals. I ended up talking with a bunch of experts on things that didn't get into the article.
• Grandview resident falls for telephone scam - 7 Jun 2012 - I do police logs a lot, but I always like the ones that inform the public. If they bother to read it.
• Sunnyside school employee wins regional award for getting students to eat their veggies - 18 Jun 2012 - Here's one that I liked when I wrote it, then felt bad after reading the comment. This woman spent her time introducing healthy choices and gets insulted by some jerk because *I* didn't include enough information. Ug.
• Voter fraud of interest to GOP women's group - 20 Jun 2012 - Despite the people at the meeting who all but accused the county auditor of supporting voter fraud, I found the speaker fascinating and the information useful. It may be telling that when I talked with the auditor after the meeting and said, "I'm not Republican," then asked a question without any accusation, she hugged me. That hug was the extent of her "complaints" with her treatment, though. A very professional, very nice lady.
• Grandview's water mailing details everything you'd want to know about what you're drinking - 21 Jun 2012 - To write this brief, I had to read the pamphlet thoroughly, which was excellent. All I can say is I want one for my town too. You don't realize how important clean water is until you live in a place that it's rare.