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Comment: Vice president failing at her assigned border task
Harris’ lack of action squanders a chance to show she’s ready to step in as president if necessary.
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Harrop: Why do we still find ‘Persons of Color’ as remarkable?
White journalists are falling over themselves to note the race of accomplished people. Is that necessary?
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Schwab: Funny thing about investments; they cost money
Regardless of what you call it, we’ve put off maintenance and upgrades; and the bill has come due.
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Harrop: QAnon beliefs should bar followers from teaching
It’s not about politics; it’s about whether someone so divorced from reality should teach children.
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Comment: We built roads for Henry Ford; do the same for EVs
Biden’s infrastructure plans for electric vehicles are how we keep up with technological change.
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Burke: Cherishing the oceans within and Salish Sea outside
If you haven’t heard the name Salish Sea, here’s what it means and why it’s important.
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Schwab: Things have changed when GOP can’t keep donors in line
Corporations are people and money is speech, except when it’s not a Republican talking point.
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Schwab: You can see democracy’s foes from 220 miles above earth
Even from the space station it’s not hard to make out which party favors the basic right to…
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Harrop: Streaming told us stories, but we need live theater
The live theater experiece — and a night out for dinner — are important to our culture and…
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Comment: Neither party is getting election reforms right
Republicans’ reforms may only hurt themselves, while Democrats’ jepordize voters’ trust in elections.
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Harrop: Tired of foxholes, voters may replace lawmakers
Passing popular gun control laws may require voters to take control of their ballots to oust reluctant lawmakers.
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Burke: If you can’t beat ‘em in elections, supress ‘em at polls
Republicans, by their own admission, believe they can’t win in fair elections; so, the fix is in.
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Schwab: Bullets, ballots and the ‘no reasonable person’ defense
When damaging lies are excused as ‘just kidding,’ what hope is there for effective legislation?
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Schwab: What filibuster protects isn’t about democratic values
And as currently used by Mitch McConnell it dresses up minority rule as ‘bipartisanship.’
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Harrop: Biden, Democrats should add markets to their brags
Trump routinely bragged of stock market highs; yet Obama and Clinton had better overall records.
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Harrop: Until more is known, leave Cuomo’s fate to the voters
We need more than unverified assertions of sexual misconduct before taking down another official.
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Burke: Cama Beach might not be a secret, but it’s special
The former Camano Island resort is now home to a state park with simple cabins perfect for a…
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Schwab: Oh, the places we’ll go for some Seussian rhymes
Would you eat red herrings with some lox? Could you with a Tucker on the Fox?
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Saunders: Now seems like good time to step back, take a break
Capping 30 years in journalism and the Trump thrill ride, I’m taking some time to consider what’s next.
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Schwab: CPAC put death of the Republican Party on full display
Devoid of any actual conservatives, the conference cemented Trump’s unrelenting hold on the GOP.