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Reversing the loss of State Patrol troopers
That the Washington State Patrol was losing officers to better-paying jobs with police and sheriff departments across the…
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Expand gun tax across state
It hasn’t been the best of years for opponents of even modest measures to address gun violence in…
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A Dickens of a time with Trump
“Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all, and infinitely more; and to Tiny Tim, who…
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Stick to facts on proposal
It should be reassuring, in a watch-dog, checks-and-balances kind of way, that the American Civil Liberties Union and…
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Patch needed for teacher pay
The Legislature’s 60-day sessions, which alternate with the longer biannual budget sessions, are where low expectations spend the…
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Make alcohol zone mandatory
Among the scores of solutions outlined as part of the Everett Community Streets Initiative that are being implemented…
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A short-term victory for parks, public lands
Among the lumps of coal — riders attached to the omnibus spending bill that Congress passed and President…
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Ban tanning beds for minors
With melanoma skin cancer cases rising, and evidence piling up as to the reason why — the FDA…
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Work cut out for new owner
Sometime later today, the final votes will be tallied from the 250 physicians and medical providers who are…
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Saving a source of local news
The announcement in late November that Pacific Lutheran University intended to sell its popular National Public Radio affiliate…
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Too soon to cut I-405 express toll lanes
Skepticism and grumbling about the new high-occupancy toll lanes on I-405 between Lynnwood and Bellevue that were opened…
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A plan for school funding, fairer taxes
What if there was a proposal before the Legislature this January that would:
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More than buyer must beware
Whether out of convenience, habit, a sense of loyalty or a combination of those, most of us do…
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Start over on underpass
With Everett’s serious commitment to helping homeless people — most notably the approval of Mayor Ray Stephanson’s $1…
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Paris talks and local efforts
Negotiators from more than 190 countries on Saturday approved a far-reaching agreement to slow the emission of greenhouse…
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Steer schools from ‘levy cliff’
On education funding alone, the Legislature has a healthy list of issues it must address in its scheduled…
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Light rail must connect with Paine Field
By any measurement, $15 billion is a lot of money, especially when we’re talking about taxpayer money.
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Legal needs of many low-income families not met
Thanks in large part to TV police dramas nearly everyone knows that “if you cannot afford an attorney,…
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Gas tax is running on empty
Along with the five-year federal transportation budget passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama last…
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Tools to trip up the thieves
For years now, copper wire and any big metal object — think church bells, memorial benches, sculptures, etc.,…