Opinion
Take note, take action
While different evils crop up, and come and go in cycles (meth, huffing, cocaine/crack, heroin, LSD/ecstasy, prescription drug…
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Being social, and uplugged
Some students at Shorewood and Shorecrest high schools are challenging their classmates to participate in a radical experiment:…
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Solve abortion distraction
Activists on both sides are gearing up for a fight. They’ll be rallying, lobbying and cajoling senators returning…
Opinion
Let science trump politics
OK, everybody take a deep breath … just as women are instructed when getting a mammogram. Relax. Repeat.
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Good deals to all who shop
Now that Black Friday shopping officially starts at 12:01 a.m. at many retail locations, it of course makes…
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Crushing the imagination
Forget to mute the television commercials and it’s guaranteed to get your grump on:
Opinion
Build a better government
In Olympia, 2011 will be a year of painful retrenchment. That doesn’t mean it can’t be without positive…
Opinion
Monroe can prove its intent
The public’s dislike of red-light cameras could hardly be clearer. Mukilteo voters’ overwhelming rejection of them in the…
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Moon water on the rocks
Not to be cynical, or spin conspiracy theories, but Jumpin’ Jupiter, how totally perfect is it that NASA…
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Escargot sue for slander
Let’s tiptoe through the headlines, unless heavy clogging works better:
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Rules must strike balance
The best way to avoid another major financial crisis, members of Congress and the Obama administration believe, is…
Opinion
Senate should seat Harper
Nick Harper and the citizens of the 38th Legislative District aren’t to blame for the unethical and admittedly…
Opinion
Give local banks a chance
No one wants to see a repeat of the excesses that caused the current financial crisis. Irresponsible risks,…
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Don’t accept bogus figures
If this is the level of budget debate we can expect in Washington, D.C., for the next two…
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Dr. Pepper will see you now
In a country where ketchup is considered a vegetable, it makes perfect sense that the Coca-Cola Co. has…
Business
PayPal could overshadow parent eBay
SAN FRANCISCO — Most people know eBay Inc. for its online marketplace, where deals abound on everything from…
Opinion
Shine light on political cash
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that corporations and unions can’t be limited in how much…
Opinion
Conundrum won’t go away
On the same day that California voters rejected a measure to legalize marijuana, federal, state and Mexican authorities…
In Our View
Jazz vocalist headlines NPAC
The Earshot Jazz Festival comes to Bothell on Saturday, Nov. 7 when Greta Matassa takes the stage at…
Opinion
It’s all about the branding
With the Olympics coming to Vancouver, B.C., the city of Vancouver is again wrestling with its identity crisis…