Mr. Clark chooses to give away low tech arrearage to the Republicans as a nonissue so he can claim the more intelligent cross-laminated timber for the Democrats.  But I ask you this.  How do you get cross-laminated timber without trees to feed your smart mills?  I have an easy solution to this mess.  Vote Steve McLaughlin State Commissioner of Public Lands.  He will solve the arrearage problem and he will solve it quickly.  Then you will have timber for cross-laminates and anything else that comes down the pike.  Smart.  Steve's Democrat opponent is a hard core environmentalist who will keep the arrearage problem alive for many, many years.