Ping.
Thanks for the ping. You probably know I left that state in 2011 (after 45 years there). I’m still reading the article, but it looks like the author nailed it.
Oh, and here is Bill Whittle on Washington state. He nails it too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPJSAnm3NTQ
At first you won’t think it’s about Washington State, but it is.