A point of personal privilege, as they say in the Legislature.
This story from The Olympian describes the retirement of a fabulous human being, Thurston County District Court judge Kip Stilz. He has worked on open-government and especially open courts issues for years. And he is one of those people in a community who everyone genuinely likes and respects.
UPDATED: Here is an editorial from The Olympian on Judge Stilz's retirement.