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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.
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Saunders: Were 2 Democrats ‘asking questions’ or ‘burning books’?
The letter to big tech giants appeared to threaten the broadcasts of Fox News and similar outlets.
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Harrop: No longer a threat, Trump inspires a grin, not fear
His shtick at CPAC was tired and boring; and no other Republican can reproduce his faded charisma.
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Burke: Where’s the stirring anthem for our year with covid?
Other years of tribulation and challenge left us scores of inspiring tunes. What meets that need now?
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Schwab: Price of denial getting painful, expensive, deadly
As proved by Texas’ frozen pipes, a half-million dead from covid and a riot by ‘fake-Trump protestors.’
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Harrop: #FreeBritney? How about freeing public from Spears?
The troubled pop star deserves pity, but she — and her parents — are to blame for her…
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Saunders: Limbaugh succeeded despite the mainstream media
Limbaugh’s legacy was built on providing balance to arguments left-leaning outlets refused to provide.
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Harrop: As hope rises, can we responsibly let our guard down?
As daily cases drop and more of us are vaccinated, how will we react to our own reopening…