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Truth is usually in the middle
So much business reporting these days is fretting about the American “consumer” and what he or she is…
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It’s Supreme Court turn to judge lawmakers’ progress
As required, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers has finished and will submit next week a report to…
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No confidence in state Auditor Troy Kelley
Few likely expected State Auditor Troy Kelley to resign his post following last month’s news that a jury…
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Get the word out on safety net
The 18-year-old Cascade High School student, who allegedly abandoned her newborn child in an apartment complex trash bin…
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A win for Point Elliott Treaty
Monday’s decision by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deny a permit to build the nation’s largest…
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Bring back state’s Basic Health Plan
Washington now has the opportunity to revive a program to provide more affordable health insurance coverage for low-income…
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Minority actors deserve roles
For two years in a row, the film industry’s biggest award show, The Oscars, were criticized, and boycotted…
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Late date fades state’s primary colors
Republican voters in Washington state were just days away from having more than one candidate in the race…
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FDA can go further with its vaping rules
Since the turn of the century when electronic cigarettes went on the market, the devices have gone largely…
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Weighing benefit of tax breaks for Boeing, others
Name a tax and there’s a break for it.
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Our two cents on county’s proposed tax for criminal justice
It can be discouraging to read that about 75 percent of Snohomish County’s operating budget goes to support…
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Getting a fair deal for National Guard members
During disasters, the assistance provided by members for the Army National Guard and Air National Guard have proved…
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Take skin cancer seriously
Just as research into concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy has demonstrated how truly fragile our brains are, we…
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State official staying home for good reason
The absence of Washington’s Secretary of State Kim Wyman and others from her staff from a national conference…
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Congress should safeguard privacy of emails
Imagine police rifling through your desk, then boxing up and carting off any mail or correspondence that was…
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Fund fight against Zika, more
For most, the threat posed by the Zika virus still seems a continent away, a concern for those…
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Turn in ballots for Everett, Marysville school district tax requests
Voters in the Everett and Marysville school districts are reminded to drop off or mail their ballots for…
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Preparing ground for apology
No, plans for a mosque in Mukilteo should not have been met with an initially anonymous campaign of…
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Kick-start the hemp industry
On Earth Day last week, a writer on the USA Today opinion page argued for the use of…