Last Friday night, a party was held in the Temple of Justice in Olympia for long-time AP reporter Dave Ammons who is retiring after 37 years covering state politics. Ammons is now commnications director for the Secretary of State.
Lots of folks were there it seems, including the two major candidates for Governor — incumbant Christine Gregoire and challenger Dino Rossi — who it seems had not been in the same room together for almost four years.
Here’s public radio reporter Austin Jenkins recap of the event. Sounds like a swell party!