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Building a home for student success

Two events spoke to the future of Everett and the region on Tuesday.

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Jobs, diplomacy and waiting in traffic

Just in case it doesn’t get said in the next couple of days during the visit of Chinese…

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Felony not appropriate for underage marijuana use

Confusion over language in the recent rewrite of the state’s medical marijuana laws may have made possession of…

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Peace, and dignity for all

Today is the annual International Day of Peace — let’s give it a chance. United Nations Secretary-General Ban…

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Move up presidential primary

We’re still more than a year away from the 2016 general election and the vote for our next…

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Bridging divisions in Everett

Divisions and boundaries on their own aren’t the problem. Boundaries are what determine our neighborhoods, where our children…

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Taking the path to shutdown

You’d be tempted to throw the “do nothing” label on Congress if some of its members weren’t working…

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A carbon cap, but what then?

Among those who are concerned about the effects of climate change and want to see steps taken to…

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New showcase for Northwest art

In a building where shoppers once pushed carts filled with oranges, ground beef, milk bottles and frozen dinners,…

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A Silver Alert success story

An elderly man who was reported missing last week was found safe two days later, thanks in part…

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Make way for walkers and cyclists

Here’s how great our concern for the condition of our roads, bridges and the other parts of our…

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We’re ready to talk about race

Washington state has had no immunity from the tragedies involving recent fatal police shootings in the U.S. that…

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Creating parks’ new stewards

Don’t stow the camping gear and hiking boots just yet. As we move into fall, good weather may…

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State Supreme Court opinion protects kids, speech

We hesitate to use the word “ironic,” only because “galling” is much more fitting to describe an online…

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What public funding requires

Yes, the timing could have been better.

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Hospice growth a true gift

Most Americans (when pressed to consider the subject, such as a CNN poll and other surveys) say they…

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Help lawmakers make a plan

Most public school students in Snohomish County will be back in the classroom by mid-week, having fortunately avoided…

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Don’t hand over job to the EPA

The Legislature and Gov. Jay Inslee now have some motivation. And a deadline.

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No option to reject one’s duty

“I would prefer not to.”

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The need for more icebreakers

President Obama’s renaming of Alaska’s Mount McKinley to Denali earlier this week was just an icebreaker. But it…