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On safeguarding voting rights
Every law has a subtext. For nearly a century, beginning in the 1880s until Congress passed the Voting…
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A plan for carbon pollution
For months, Republican apologists for sandbagging a transportation-finance plan pointed to a looming executive order from the governor.…
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Natural heritage not for sale
America’s public lands give expression to public values. It’s why glorifying Cliven Bundy, the hidebound Nevada rancher who…
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The limit to good intentions
On education policy, Washington’s push-the-envelope M.O. — forehead slapping at times — throws light on a federal law…
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To preserve Internet freedom
The Internet has proven itself valuable in two significant ways: promoting democratic expression and fueling innovation. Despite rhetorical…
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Bridge the gap in road repair
Further documenting a long-known hazard in the United States, a new analysis by the industry group the American…
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A model for moving forward
The Oso tragedy brings into focus the central role of recreation in revitalizing rural economies, particularly in east…
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Enough stalling on Hanford
In the blur of last week’s news, an inter-governmental battle reached critical mass. It’s wonky, involves multiple acronyms,…
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Obama here to listen, comfort
In the wake of tragedy, politics needs to fall away. One month after Oso’s landscape collapsed into a…
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Reclaiming the finish line
The Passover and Easter messages of hope and renewal resound with the running of the 118th Boston Marathon…
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Higher ed that looks like us
The truth can be uncomfortable, especially in the parochial world of higher education. Bruce Shepard, the president of…
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Common sense and firearms
If you can’t convince them, confuse them. It’s a shrewd, if cynical axiom that could pay off for…
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Disconnect on 911 response
A new sitcom featured the following dialogue between a dad and his son, who he is teaching to…
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In search of third-way politics
From its inception, the Senate Majority Coalition Caucus was a coalition of convenience. Two defecting Democrats gave Republicans…
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Our homegrown terrorists
Extremists are, by definition, outliers, yet they give expression to a corrosive resentment of race and religion that…
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The difference of nonprofits
In 2003, a 25-year-old named Clint Borgen decided to become a lobbyist for the world’s poor. His plan…
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Clean water and public values
Beware Business Panic. It creates its own catechism that, repeated enough, is taken as gospel.
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‘Yes’ to Everett’s school bond
Voters will weigh in again on the Everett School District bond that failed to reach the 60 percent…
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Need to reclassify cannabis
Now that the federal government has finally, belatedly given the OK to a long-delayed study looking at marijuana…
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Atwood’s example of service
Public life involves pro formas. Join a service club, contribute to the hospital. Many approach extra-office commitments with…