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A sobering dose of relief
Our region is awash in pride today over the Boeing Co.’s victory in the Air Force tanker contest.…
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Brains are only human
Former Chicago Bears star Dave Duerson’s suicide has shocked the NFL into action. The league is ready to…
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Another oil-based dilemma
What a dilemma for freedom-loving Americans. We get caught up in the powerful emotions on display in Egypt,…
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Give yourself cardio love
The month of February is all about the heart. Along with sharing paper hearts and sweet sentiments with…
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Give us a sale, or money
Did you forget to get Presidents’ Day presents? That’s OK. This is the holiday where’s it appropriate to…
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Protect good teachers first
Given the unfortunate reality that budget pressures are forcing many school districts to lay off some teachers, it’s…
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Hills are alive with … rap
As we’ve learned over the years here in the Evergreen State, tourism campaigns are always good for an…
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Big quake was just preview
Ask longtime Puget Sound residents where they were at 10:54 a.m. Feb. 28, 2001, and they might shrug…
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Bookstores so out they’re in
The digital age rockets on, roaring through the recession as if only some puffy clouds stood in the…
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Fighting around the edges
Any hopes that President Obama’s budget proposal would begin the long-overdue “adult conversation” about America’s debt crisis were…
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Love, look at the two of us
These days, it’s possible to explain the attraction between two people for all sorts of cultural, sociological, psychological,…
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A practical planning tool
In a perfect world, land-use decisions would be easy. Major residential development would go into existing urban areas,…
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Don’t put brakes on progress
The line between an idea that’s forward-thinking and one that’s premature has been crossed with a proposal in…
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Yes, you’re being watched
A new poll shows that most people who use Facebook and Google are either “somewhat” or “very” concerned…
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Make good choices easier
Even the most dutifully health-conscious among us would have a hard time abiding by the government’s updated dietary…
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Ex-foes back good solution
Sensible solutions can be hard to find in Olympia, but not impossible. Persistence, when matched with at least…
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Bowl of ads non-nutritious
How’s that big Super Bowl of ads we communally consumed sitting today? Was your appetite whetted by watching…
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Time to face hard realities
With Olympia focused on slashing and streamlining to close a huge budget gap, talk of new investments might…
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Make governor accountable
While running for state superintendent of public instruction in 2008, Randy Dorn made a compelling case for changing…
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Bills should allay key fears
Washington State University President Elson Floyd swears that his interest in providing four-year and graduate degrees in Snohomish…