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Welcome to your new home
To the crew and families of the USS Nimitz:
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Suspicion is part of the job
The decision by Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office to not conduct an autopsy on the 7-year-old Monroe boy…
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End annual guessing game
Democrats and Republicans agree on precious little these days. When it comes to the sorry state of the…
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Lead, compromise, go home
To hear the protestations of Senate Democrats, you’d think democracy itself had been defiled Friday night in Olympia.
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More thanks, less blame
Public employees, particularly those who work in state government, can be excused for feeling a bit under siege…
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Protect cupcake password
If March roars in like a lion, what lion does it most closely resemble? The cowardly lion? Larry…
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Help to blossom in spring
Most of us know what it takes to live a healthy lifestyle. As much as we wish there…
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Sign of a system in crisis
It’s teeth-grinding news to read that more Americans are heading to hospital emergency departments for dental care. Well,…
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Positive deal a little closer
More than a little sleight of hand went into the budget proposal unveiled by Senate Democratic leaders Tuesday…
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Smart plan for now, future
With less than two weeks left in the legislative session, a final battle may be brewing over the…
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Leapin’ Lin-Sanity, ad men!
Every four years we experience a leap year, or “intercalary” or “bissextile” year. Is that where we get…
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Senators can force reforms
Fiscal hawks can’t look at the supplemental budget released last week by House Democrats in Olympia without cringing.…
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Charting new courses here
Could high-quality health care be provided to all U.S. citizens, without an increase in health-care spending?
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Stuff this idea into storage
If the state were to sell its art collection to help fund education, what would be next? Ask…
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TP a growing commodity
As Kimberly-Clark prepares to close its last integrated pulp mill and paper manufacturing facility, located here in Everett,…
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Come clean on campaigning
Hubris (noun). Extreme haughtiness, pride or arrogance. Hubris often indicates a loss of contact with reality and an…
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Jolly Presidents’ Day to you
Perhaps Presidents’ Day, a holiday on the un-fun side of the scale, could be perked up by requiring…
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Success starts in classroom
Seeking a backdrop to show that the death of American manufacturing is greatly exaggerated, President Barack Obama couldn’t…
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No to credit-card budgeting
Some welcome news in Olympia could make the budget-balancing process about a third less daunting. And, we hope,…