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50 years of a law that works
Inspired legislation — like airline cuisine, a laugh-test flunker — found expression a half century ago. 2014 marks…
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Wilderness in our back yard
In wilderness politics, progress is measured by the acre. For the least productive Congress in U.S. history, it’s…
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Save the excuses for not voting
It’s there on your desk with the bills. Or on the kitchen counter, sitting by the phone, probably…
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NRA’s paranoid style of politics
The politics of fear is written in code words. Break the code, and fear is revealed in all…
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End delay on disabilities treaty
Some issues bring into focus the inanity of a do-nothing Congress. U.S. Senate ratification of the Convention on…
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Delivering on a commission
Objectivity and thoroughness must define the commission examining the March 22 Oso mudslide. The joint landslide commission announced…
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Remember the fire next time
A juxtaposition, cruel and humbling. The March 22 Oso mudslide, the greatest loss of life from a landslide…
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The last victim; the next step
Four months to the day when a landscape transfigured into a river of earth, searchers recovered the last…
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Re-elect Rep. Suzan DelBene
Rep. Suzan DelBene has been a gridlock-defying lawmaker, ably shepherding NSA reforms and bird-dogging relief efforts after the…
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Whelpley has what it takes
The retirement of Rep. Mary Helen Roberts leaves a vacuum, as one of the Legislature’s most vocal advocates…
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The long, hard road to peace
The greatest virtue of international politics is the capacity to de-escalate and limit war. Here’s to a pandemic…
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Best match-up for exec race
John Lovick restored a culture of integrity and transparency to the office of Snohomish County Executive. His inspired…
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Time to return to Stilly Valley
The people of Snohomish County showed no hesitation in giving generously following the landslide that destroyed Oso’s Steelhead…
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A smart vote: Rep. Dave Hayes
Rep. Dave Hayes, R-Camano Island, is the consummate citizen-legislator, exhibiting a lawmaking style the populist framers of Washington’s…
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Retain Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self
The race for the 21st Legislative district, Position 2, brings into focus the state Supreme Court’s 2012 McCleary…
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Re-elect Rep. Luis Moscoso
Rep. Luis Moscoso has been a standout legislator, farsighted and responsive to the needs of the 1st Legislative…
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WSU med school: No case yet
For years, a higher-ed Cold War pitted the University of Washington against Washington State University. It was a…
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Sink or swim on renewables
The promise of renewable energy has been disrupted by history and the dynamics of supply and demand. The…