We can seize this time and do it our way and in the process be proud of ourselves and prosper as well.

It is time for us to turn a corner and come together, put our differences behind us and focus on the future.

Education is the foundation upon which we build our future.

It's our responsibility to pass on what we inherited, not to squander it, but to build on it.

We've established a Washington State Academy of Sciences that will enable us to make decisions based on science about what is right for our state, meaning the quality of our lives will get better.

When nearly a third of our high school students do not graduate on time with their peers, we have work to do. We must design our middle and high schools so that no student gets lost in the crowd and disconnected from his or her own potential.