Regarding the Thursday article, “Officials explore accounting change to fix budget”: This sounds to me like someone is trying to sell us what the checkbook balance is after the paycheck is deposited, but before the bills are paid. I think it’s also called “cooking the books,” not balancing the checkbook.
Richard Quint
Lake Stevens
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