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I endorse Jenna Brozik as the next Superior Court judge. My name is Paul Hanes and I’ve been an attorney at Prinz & Brozik Law Offices for 7 years. Jenna is rare because she has maintained her passion and optimism from law school. Seasoned lawyers typically have a cynical outlook on life, but Jenna has maintained her zeal and passion for helping people and she stays true to her moral convictions. Jenna is an attorney who puts morality above money. Jenna believes that everyone deserves their day in court, but she has never assisted criminals a...
Dear Editor, I grew up and have lived in Whitman County all my life. My husband and I farmed for 40 years. The past 30 years I have worked for attorneys, Ron Webster (Colfax), Beth Prinz and Jenna Brozik (Pullman) as a legal assistant and paralegal. I’ve known many attorneys over the years and have worked for the court as a Guardian ad Litem. I’ve known and worked for Jenna Brozik for 14 years. Jenna’s worked long hours to build Prinz & Brozik PLLC into a successful law practice. She has qualities that will make an excellent Superior Court...
Our family is clients of Jenna Brozik, she is currently running for Superior Court Judge. We meet Jenna through a family friend during a devastating time in our lives... our oldest daughter’s untimely death, leaving behind two beautiful sons. We needed custody of our grandsons and with a full docket, Jenna took us on immediately with no hesitation. Which was no easy task seeing that our daughter was one of six siblings and all were present during our first meeting with Jenna. So many thoughts and emotions were put on her plate. She was c...
“Vote yes, pay less,” the Initiative No. 2117 yard sign reads. A catchy slogan, but is it true? In repealing our state’s CO2 tax, 2117, we’re told, will benefit low-income working people by cutting costs, including gasoline and energy. A look at provisions in the other three initiatives might shed light on this claim. All four were created and put on the ballot by the same political committee: Let’s Go Washington, founded by millionaire hedge-fund owner Brian Heywood. If 2117 is designed to save money for low-earners, then we can expect th...
I am a client of Jenna Brozik running for Superior Court Judge. My name is Jeff Faunce. I met Jenna Brozik after my brother passed away in Tekoa and our family needed an estate attorney. There was a dispute with his estate and we had to go to trial. Jenna represented our family throughout the two year process. There are several qualities that Jenna has in which I believe are good qualities of a judge. She is intelligent and knowledgeable. She is a great listener and has a good grasp of the legal process. Jenna is sympathetic to all parties,...
Call me “old fashioned,” I must be if I still believe in the “Power of the Press” as a public forum to comment on the issues of the day. Lately, it seems to me that our municipal and county agencies are either not following their directives of serving for the “good and safety of the pubic” or they have become powerless to directly enforce their won rules and regulations. Case in point, you cannot park on Main Street overnight, but you can park on City property for as long as you want and even with expired tabs. You can have a business on...
I am writing to endorse the election of Jenna Brozik for the Whitman County Superior Court position. I am a retired Spokane County District Court Judge. I also have served as a Pro Tem judge on the Whitman County bench. Since my retirement I have served as a mediator on hundreds of cases throughout Eastern Washington. I have had the pleasure of serving as mediator on many Whitman County cases when Jenna was an attorney for one of the parties. I have observed Jenna to be a zealous advocate for her clients and to have a humble personality that...
I am asking you to join me in voting for Roger Sandberg for Whitman County Superior Court Judge. I have worked under the Superior Court for many years as the Juvenile Court Administrator and have a very good idea of what it takes to be a successful as a judge. It is evident from Roger’s impressive list of endorsements that his peers also overwhelmingly agree he is the better candidate. That is not a “good old boy” network or some other “set up”; it is people who work in the field and participate in the court frequently observing the expertise,...
Since when has the Golden Rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”, been completely eliminated from your mindset and replaced with the juvenile, “Me first”, objective? Great, you want to increase revenue into your personal and county financial standings, but at the cost of causing grief to innocent bystanders? These innocent bystanders understand the undue tax burden that these monstrosities will create in the future. These innocent bystanders are absolutely not jealous of your perceived “windfall.” Instead, they simply pity...
Let’s tear up ground (irreversibly) to install inadequate energy generating wind mills (which are largely non-recyclable) in a gallant effort to save the environment. One of the first three definitions of the word ‘irony’ found in the dictionary: Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs. And let’s not get into the cost for all of us going forward....forever. Colleen Swanson, Colfax...
I find it highly irresponsible that our Whitman County Commissioners have hired the very same group of lawyers that represent the wind turbine company to fight for the interests of the citizens of Whitman County. Remember, the Commissioners were elected to work for the citizens, not the other way around. Carolyn Imeson, Colfax...
I am writing to express my support for Roger Sandberg in his campaign for Superior Court Judge. Having closely observed his professional career, I believe he is the most qualified candidate for this position due to his breadth of experience and judicial temperament. Roger brings diverse legal experience, having served as a litigator and a judge for well over a decade. His practice in various areas of the law has prepared him to handle the complex issues that frequently arise in our courts. Equally important is Roger’s temperament on and off t...
For the first time in over two decades voters in Whitman County are tasked with a very important decision: who will you elect as our next Whitman County Superior Court Judge? Roger Sandberg is the ONLY candidate with extensive knowledge and experience in ALL types of cases – family, civil, or criminal. Roger has served as Superior Court Commissioner, and Judge Pro Tem in Whitman County District Court. Unlike his opponent, he is the only candidate with jury trial experience, and the only candidate that has handled felony criminal cases. Roger h...
Remember that proposed bike trail between Colfax, Albion, and Pullman? It’s been talked about for a decade but it remains as nonexistent as it’s ever been. Rail traffic on the corridor stopped years ago and it hasn’t been used for anything productive since. Federal railbanking law not only allows but encourages the right-of-way to be converted into a public trail and bike path. The Chipman Trail has been railbanked in this manner. Here’s the kicker: we the people already own it but it languishes unused instead of benefiting the local economy...
This November I will be voting for Roger Sandberg for Whitman County Superior Court Judge. As a Deputy Prosecutor, I have had Roger Sandberg as an opponent for almost two decades. Though Mr. Sandberg and I are usually on opposing sides of a case, we joined with Judge Hart to form and work with the local Community Therapeutic Court. The Community Court identifies criminal defendants with mental health or substance use disorder issues who want to turn their lives around. There is no monetary reward in this for Mr. Sandberg, nor is it part of his...
Eighteen years ago I was pleased to bring Roger Sandberg int our law firm. He has proven to be a very competent trial attorney, having success before juries in both civil and criminal matters. Roger and his wife, Heather, are raising three great kids. The reason all current and retired judges support Roger for Whitman County Superior Court Judge is two-fold. First, Roger has the patience, integrity and judicial demeanor that is essential. Second, his opponent’s legal experience is very limited, she has exclusively been a divorce lawyer. She h...
Your vote, your choice “You go after me, I’m coming after you.” (Donald Trump, August 5, 2023) Hey Donald, you talkin’ to me? Or are you threatening judges, witnesses, potential jurors, prosecutors, reporters? Political opponents, election workers, donors, folks with Harris yard signs, all of the above? All of us? People, are we going to have a democracy or a MOBocracy? When they tell you who they are, believe them. Your vote, your choice. Steve Swoope, Colfax Reader supports Brozik in judicial race How will you choose your Whitman County...
Fact: Wind Turbine blades wear out and are sometimes replaced. Fact: The fiber dust and particles are being deposited downwind from the turbines and it will never go away. In Texas many ranches now will not buy hay if it has been raised close to turbines. If that is the case in Texas what may be happening to our crops and soil when there are thousands of turbines up wind from us in Wash. and Ore. Could that answer be hidden from us? Rod Hubner, Garfield...
Dear editor, My name is Gene Siple. I am now retired but I served eight years as the Coordinator for Whitman County Legal Services, the county volunteer lawyer program that helped low-income people find legal assistance in civil cases. I am not an attorney myself, but I had the privilege of working with local attorneys who were willing to provide pro bono assistance to clients. I am grateful for the many hours that Jenna Brozik donated to the program. Civil legal cases, such as family law, are very complex and time consuming. Jenna always...
Endorses Jenna Brozik for judge Jenna was my attorney for a very difficult child custody case following the death of my sister in 2018. I am forever grateful to Jenna for how hard she fought for my family and my niece. She did this because she cared and truly wanted the best outcome for my entire family. During the child custody trial, Jenna showed she was a force to be reckoned with. Jenna has the best qualities to be the next judge. She is ethical, honest, fair and very knowledgeable of the law. It seems like there is a system of favoritism...
I am writing to our commissioners to respectfully plead to do SOMETHING to stop this travesty of ruining the beautiful, productive Palouse Country. Please remember that your were elected for the people of Whitman County, not the outside money grabbers that want to ruin our area with our tax dollars for their gain. They are lying in every way. Saying they support our communities, right, they are throwing around a few dollars to make it look like they care about our towns. These turbines are worthless eyesores & most certainly are not...
This letter is in response to Nancy Street’s letter found in the August 1, 2024 edition of the Gazette. Growing up, and even now, I know of no illegal immigrant offspring. My grandpa came from Ireland to find work and we, his descendants, were fortunate enough to be born American. All I ever knew until politics got in the way a few years ago was immigrant because all those who came this way obeyed U.S. laws, studied and took the test, and became Americans. In your naming of several prominent Republicans their immigrant wives, the you ask, ...
Dear Editor, The Washington State Legislature and Governor Inslee have acted ignominiously and in opposition to biblical ethics. The Attorney General has threatened small hospital districts with legal peril. In response, the Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinics (WHMC) leadership has entered into an agreement with Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho to facilitate the destruction of human life, also known as pregnancy termination. WHMC executive staff has stated that WHMC will uphold the conscience clause included within the...
I am not sold on windfarms in the least. Quite the contrary. I remain unimpressed with benefits touted, and I’m not aware of a compelling need locally that would press for this level of infrastructure application. If people are honestly dedicated to a clean, renewable energy, then we’d be talking about nuclear power. Before I retired from work at the university in Pullman, each weekday morning, at a certain point on my trip, I’d find the butte filling my front windshield expanse, with the beautiful fields skirting her base. I had the same...
As farmers and residents in the Kamiak area, we oppose the proposed Harvest Hills wind project. We need to produce clean, reliable energy, but this project doesn’t justify the drawbacks. The viewshed would be changed forever. 45 turbines over 600 feet tall would be visible from all over the Palouse, including Kamiak. There is also the matter of substation and transmission infrastructure that hasn’t been addressed yet. The field impacts from the roads, turbines and infrastructure would impact those of us actively farming more than Vestas wil...
