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Slathered up in hypocrisy
Celebrity TV cook Paula Deen (the Southern belle of butter and heavy cream, as the Associated Press called…
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Require some accountability
Nightly watchers of the Comedy Central cable channel are probably better educated than most Americans regarding federal election…
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Maybe issue isn’t so simple
Our ongoing and seemingly never-ending debate about red-light cameras is playing out the same way across the country,…
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Wrong fight to pick this year
This editorial board has long favored opening public charter schools in Washington. Increasingly across the nation, charters have…
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Organic case of cabin fever
Ah, mid-Janauary. Turns out cabin fever doesn’t require snow. That would just be frosting on the cake, so…
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When will we get serious?
Maybe it’s a nod to political reality. But the apparent unwillingness of the governor and legislative leaders to…
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Cross fingers, just in case
Today marks the first of three Friday the 13ths to occur this year (the other two are in…
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State solution is premature
A slow but steady evolution appears to be under way in Washington away from a dependence on plastic…
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Why ET isn’t phoning us
The discovery of two Earth-size planets circling a sun-like star (both too hot for life) and a third…
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Face reality on 2 initiatives
“Reform before revenue” is the battle cry of minority Republicans and moderate Democrats for the 60-day legislative session…
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Appreciate art, if not effort
If your New Year’s resolution is still in the “good intention” phase, or the “past tense” phase, that’s…
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Court must keep pressure on
Affirming what most Washingtonians already knew, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Legislature has chronically failed…
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Use delay to improve plan
Now that the U.S. Postal Service’s proposed cuts and facility closings have been postponed until spring, and are…
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It’s about fairness, equality
Views regarding the legalization of same-sex marriage, for and against, are strongly held by many. Polls consistently show…
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It ought to help, not harm
The bickering, would-be GOP presidential nominees all agree on one thing: Declare “Obamacare” DOA. While the part of…
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Process proves its worth
It shouldn’t be surprising that Washington’s redistricting process went down to the wire. It’s as political a process…
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Make every day Saturday
Welcome to Day Two of 2012. It’s a brand new year; we’re trying it on to see how…
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A resolution you can keep
If you’re still in the market for a 2012 resolution, how about one that doesn’t require a ton…
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It’s a dizzying marketplace
Although Time magazine named the “protester” as its person of the year, we would like to honor the…
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Innovation is alive and well
In a recent column published in USA Today, Katrina Trinko, a writer for National Review Online, poses this…