Opinion
Are Whoppers deductible?
Would you like fries with that? Tartar sauce? A side of profits with extra gravy? A bowl of…
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Cannery closure stinks
In sad seafood industry news, the last sardine cannery in the U.S., located in Prospect Harbor, Maine, closes…
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Harder than it needed to be
The depth of this year’s state budget problem was well known even before this year’s Legislature convened. Yet…
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April seeks to be coolest
April is tired of being known as the cruelest month. (Here we go, sighs February the dreariest.) But…
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A call for responsible action
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who usually speaks in a code even many economists can’t crack, delivered a…
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Travelers aren’t flying high
It was just coincidence that an airline announced it would charge a fee for carry-on bags just days…
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Invest in life-saving service
When you dial 911 in a medical emergency, you probably take for granted that within seconds, life-saving paramedics…
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Keeping authorities honest
Citizens in a democracy have an obvious need to know what government authorities are doing on their behalf.…
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Farms: Back to the future
As an early asparagus harvest gets under way in Eastern Washington, and farmers markets open on both sides…
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Costs will measure success
Less than two weeks after President Obama signed the health-care overhaul bill, passions haven’t quieted much, pro or…
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Solutions have many parts
Taking a balanced approach to a controversial issue, as President Obama is doing on energy policy, inflames critics…
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Stories we wish were fake
In accordance with the day, the following news items are fake. April Fools! They are real:
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We dismiss it at our peril
It’s a sad irony that in this post-9/11, full-body-scanner world, the biggest threat to American life and liberty…
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Take the time to do it right
As Senate and House negotiators enter the third week of their special-session stare-down, it’s time to pare the…
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Have we given up on civility?
Politics is a contact sport, former President Bill Clinton has often noted. “You can’t complain about being attacked,”…
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Don’t ask, and don’t listen
When Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced last week that the military would relax enforcement of some “don’t ask,…
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It’s time to push, Governor
History shows Chris Gregoire knows how to put the hammer down. Ask the fat cats who were running…
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They fly like boomerangs
Accusations, exaggerations and thinly veiled threats are leading commodities in the politically charged arena of international trade. They’ve…