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GUEST COMMENTARY / BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY Wake up and get involved before more companies take a hike Regardless of whether you decide to take an active role in government, there will always be lawmakers in Olympia making decisions that affect your everyday life. Look at the decisions and the years of political fumbling that have driven Boeing out... [More] By Erin McCallum | November 8 GIEST COMMENTARY / EDUCATION Teaching democracy: the public purpose of our schools When we think about how well our schools are performing, it is helpful to remember that they serve both public and private purposes. [More] By Jim Strickland | November 1 GUEST COMMENTARY / TEACHER COMPENSATION Merits of merit pay aren’t all that proponents say For years Washington educators heard the same cliche from folks opposing school levies or bonds: “You can’t solve problems in education by throwing money at them.” [More] By Beverly Hoback | October 25 GUEST COMMENTARY / GLOBAL WARMING Hunters, anglers want action on climate change and energy My friends and I have been hunting elk in Idaho at the same time and place for more than 20 years. We will never forget the early trips when it was normal to encounter cold, wind and snow; the kind of weather common to big game hunting in the... [More] By Mark Quinn | October 25 GUEST COMMENTARY / SNO-ISLE LIBRARIES LEVY Services needed now more than ever My daughter and 2-year-old grandson Ari used to go to Seattle regularly to visit the zoo. The current economy has changed that. Now, their destination is the library — for toddler storytimes, children’s books or free DVDs. They are among... [More] By Jonalyn Woolf-Ivory | October 24
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