Don Brunnell - Sid Snyder: A good politician, a good man

A few years after Sid Snyder retired as Washington Senate majority leader in 2002, elected leaders from both parties voted to honor by him re-naming the street leading to the state capitol in Olympia “Sid Snyder Avenue.”

It was a fitting tribute to a gracious man who worked tirelessly and in the best interests of our state.

Snyder, who died on Oct. 14 at 86, was an icon. He was a politician whose respectful demeanor was in sharp contrast to today's rancorous partisan atmosphere in the other Washington. The manner in which Sid Snyder approached public service is a model today's politicians shou...