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Insist on a brighter future
With about 60 percent of the state budget protected — mostly in K-12 education, mandatory Medicaid and foster…
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Local story shows its need
Why is medical coverage for all Americans imperative? The Wolfe twins. The story of the 31-year-old brothers from…
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On strike until sun shows
Yes, your government can shut down, or teeter on the brink, but your taxes are still due on…
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Curb ideological emissions
Sound environmental stewardship, once a deeply held principle among Republicans, apparently has fallen out of favor in today’s…
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Need still outpaces supply
In March, a Detroit area man received a kidney donation a year after his wife made a desperate…
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Much harder work lies ahead
All the righteous indignation on display this week over the federal budget stalemate has cable-news entertainment value, we…
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Saving pets, a click at a time
Possibly because it’s simply been successful and not mired in lawsuits, no one will make a movie called…
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Serious response to crisis
Worries that House Democrats were dragging their feet on a state budget were allayed Monday by a proposal…
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Ronald shouldn’t reach out
With April showers like this, May should bring fresh bouquets to everyone, every day. Let’s rain on the…
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Plan deserves green light
With gas-tax revenues likely to stay in retreat even after the economy recovers, state transportation planners not only…
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Fool’s paradise of fake news
Anyone who has verbally mangled the language, regardless of their political leanings, no doubt felt some empathy with…
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At least allow House to vote
Pulling our state out of its current fiscal mess, and putting it back on a path to prosperity,…
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Missing the bigger picture
Our 24/7, second-by-second micro-analysis of how “the economy is doing” continues to leave the big picture, whatever it…
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Bill answers key concerns
The bitter taste of spending cuts gets real for legislators this week, as the House puts forth its…
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Doomsday bunkers hot buy
Have you finished your April Fools Day shopping yet? Only four more days left! Let’s look at the…
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View it through wider lens
A recent request for the City Council to approve the purchase of new equipment for Everett TV, the…
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Ignorance is a bigger threat
Two Japanese workers were hospitalized Thursday for radiation exposure after contaminated water seeped into their boots during repair…
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Focus first on collaboration
The murder of corrections officer Jayme Biendl at the Monroe Correctional Complex cast an appropriately bright light on…
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They deserve opportunities
Employment numbers are rising as the economy slowly gains steam, which is a good thing. But standing right…
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Safety’s enemy: complacency
A federal agency’s review of the Monroe Correctional Complex following the murder of corrections officer Jayme Biendl contains…