When it comes to fire departments, I have street cred. I am junior fire chief emeritus for Elmhurst Elementary School. My yearlong reign, won by virtue of writing an essay on how to survive house fires, stretched from 1973 to 1974. For a solid week, a fire engine, siren blaring, picked me up at home and delivered me to school each day. Before that, I was a victim, having stuck my leg down a drainpipe at a demolished laundromat after wandering from the mobile home where I spent formative years. It took the better part of an afternoon, and a jackhammer, to extricate me. Firefighters were there the whole time – while I bawled, they gave me candy and let me wear one of their hats, but it was way too big.
Dinosaur debate: Washington lawmakers consider official state dinosaur amid criticism
A fourth-grade class suggested making Suciasaurus Rex the official state dinosaur. But some lawmakers say the bill is a distraction during the coronavirus pandemic. Author: Drew Mikkelsen Updated: 7:09 PM PST January 27, 2021
OLYMPIA, Wash. The sponsor of legislation to designate a state dinosaur is defending her measure from critics who said COVID-19 related issues should be the priority for lawmakers.
Rep. Melanie Morgan is the prime sponsor of House Bill 1067, a move to name Suciasaurus the official dinosaur of the state of Washington.
In 2012 scientists found a fossil of what was believed to be the first dinosaur discovered in the state in the San Juan Islands.
Dinosaur debate: Washington lawmakers consider official state dinosaur amid criticism
A fourth-grade class suggested making Suciasaurus Rex the official state dinosaur. But some lawmakers say the bill is a distraction during the coronavirus pandemic. Author: Drew Mikkelsen Updated: 7:09 PM PST January 27, 2021
OLYMPIA, Wash. The sponsor of legislation to designate a state dinosaur is defending her measure from critics who said COVID-19 related issues should be the priority for lawmakers.
Rep. Melanie Morgan is the prime sponsor of House Bill 1067, a move to name Suciasaurus the official dinosaur of the state of Washington.
In 2012 scientists found a fossil of what was believed to be the first dinosaur discovered in the state in the San Juan Islands.