Opinion
Hitching to conservation
Politics can be an ecosystem, a social science version of John Muir’s, “anything by itself, we find it…
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For smoke-free casinos
The problem with sanctimony is the impulse to just say no. Prohibition gave rise to speakeasies and organized…
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Yielding on transportation
Humility is an absent virtue in politics. Last week, the state Senate’s Majority Coalition Caucus (Republicans and two…
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Integrity, that’s the ticket
We recently asked primary election candidates about local budget priorities. Their answers didn’t vary much: Police officers. Deputies.…
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‘Terribly misled’ for years
The state conducted a hearing in Everett this week to answer questions relating to the state’s new law…
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Justice and mental illness
The death penalty is as random and capricious as the violence it seeks to punish. No matter. In…
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Kindergarten’s selective fate
State-funded full-day kindergarten in Washington isn’t a luxury, but an indispensable component of basic education. Nearly a decade…
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Beating the national debt
The decline and fall of pork-barrel politics in the American West, expressed by a cowboy. “The pig is…
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Our saucy flirt with fame
Thanks for attending! We’re astounded by the interest our readers have shown in the culinary arts. For today’s…
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The fierce politics of water
On Friday, the Washington Board of Natural Resources unanimously voted in favor of one of the largest private…
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Easy fix for permit abuse
Sensible, thy name is not Seattle. Which is fine, except when a Seattle issue becomes a state issue.…
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The GOP needs McKenna
The Washington state Republican party should look to Rob McKenna to transform itself into an inclusive and relevant…
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Kids, the royal challenge
It was a moment of optimistic normalcy. A brand-new father carried his brand-new son to a waiting SUV,…
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Values, jobs and Boeing
Is there an inclusive definition of the public interest? As Star Trek’s Spock observed, “the needs of the…
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Harvesting healthy habits
Consider a containers of tomatoes growing outside a kitchen. Contrast it with the convoluted congressional farm bill of…
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Target human traffickers
Tackling an injustice like human trafficking requires legal instruments keep pace with evolving technology. There’s also the law…
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The good, bad and ugly
We know from Ecclesiastes, there is a time to break down and a time to build up. When…