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Value workers as shareholders
According to most measures, the economy is humming along, healthy and growing. Which, in capitalistic theory, is a…
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Let Export-Import do its work
Once Congress is through with its latest game of chicken, which threatens to shut down the Department of…
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Approve WSU medical school
The need for more doctors, especially primary care physicians, and to have more of them living and working…
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Pay young athletes their due
It’s a good thing that hockey players with the Everett Silvertips have a seat on the bench, because…
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Extend tax breaks for film productions in state
With the Oscars airing today — 4 p.m. on ABC, 2 p.m. if you’re into the red carpet…
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Passenger service proposal deserves fair look
The last time an airline sought to offer regular commercial flights to and from Paine Field, the company,…
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A trade deal that works for all
The trick in negotiating a trade agreement with 11 other Pacific Rim nations is in securing the economic…
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Study of little fish a big deal
There’s a bit of tongue-in-cheek about La Conner’s annual Smelt Derby, which celebrates its 50th anniversary on Feb.…
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Compromise to fix education
Monday’s editorial outlined how, over the decades, individual school districts have stepped up to pay a greater share…
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Teacher pay is basic education
With a transportation package provided a good start, the Legislature soon can begin to turn its attention to…
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Roads paved by compromise
It still faces committee hearings and votes in the state Senate and House, but a transportation package announced…
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Help voters inform decisions
In criticizing new legislation that would alert voters if an initiative on the ballot could result in either…
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Take care with marijuana laws
Despite a year to research and ponder how to make legal cannabis — medical, recreational and industrial (hemp)…
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$5 million pledge adds urgency to project
The clock is ticking. Six years might seem like plenty of time, but when you’re dealing with the…
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Value in all-day kindergarten
It is requiring a measure of faith in the Legislature, but the Everett School District’s board of directors…
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Ban destructive studded tires
Every year, sure as the snow falls, some sensible soul in Olympia will introduce a bill to ban…
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Adopt low-carbon fuel limits
Following the lead of California and directed by Gov. Jay Inslee, the state Department of Ecology is slowly…