This is a short story written by my 13 year old sister some 27 years ago. A charming tale of a family of six mice living in a big Victorian house, in the small village of Thistlewood . Felix, Mary, Peter, Joe, Toby and Sandy love spending their days scaring the house maid, eating cheese and generally getting up to mischief. As a family they make clothes, go to the Cheese shop (to steal cheese!) and party. My sister has told a delightful story of life as a mouse and it was a great pleasure reading this short story for the first time. Joanna Tracy

In the waning moments of the 1973 session, Washington's state legislators voted salary increases for all elected officials. Charles H. Sheldon and Frank P. Weaver (who was one of the special judges) provide a unique insider's account of this important episode.