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Strong ‘yes’ to Everett schools
School bonds and school boards are different animals. Everett families make the distinction, teasing out politics from mission.
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Natural legacy saved at last
The preservation of Japanese Gulch is a testament to community action. It’s a natural legacy which, like Seattle’s…
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Fire offers lessons for all
The fire that gutted a Mukilteo home on Nov. 20 is a cautionary tale for Snohomish County residents…
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Boxes that didn’t get here
As a society, we have some collective bad habits. They might even qualify as addictions.
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As the ESA hits middle age
The Endangered Species Act, which marked its 40th anniversary Saturday, is as controversial as it is essential. It…
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The promise of a new year
The hope of a new year. Something about 2014 radiates the otherworldliness of 2000 or 1984, the province…
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Crunch time for the 777X
Boeing is a Rorschach test. The company looks like a Fortune 500 bully. Or living-wage jobs. Or a…
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To create a better world
In Hebrew, it is “Tikkun olam,” repairing the world. For Pope Francis, it was echoed in “Urbi et…
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Journalists and war crimes
Control the means of communication: It’s an axiom of war. Manage the message, intimidate and destroy independent media,…
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Gifts come from the heart
Like a little gift stuck at the bottom of a stocking, or lost under the tree, a little…
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Working to put children first
Legal services to ensure child welfare shouldn’t be a political football. To paraphrase Hubert Humphrey, the moral test…
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Love of science takes wing
There is a difference between learning about something and learning to love something. It is a difference that’s…
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The future of the riverfront
Amnesia is the enemy of urban design. Time and an uncertain economy conspire. The outcome is usually improvised.
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On scuttling transportation
The failure of a state transportation package illustrates the limits of ideology. Transportation — like basic education, a…
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Inslee’s ‘hold steady’ budget
Gov. Jay Inslee’s no-surprises supplemental budget doesn’t presage the biennial firestorm to come. 2014 is a respite, a…
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Car stipend an unfair perk
In a Monday article by The Herald’s Noah Haglund, Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Roe, who doesn’t claim…
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Another fire ignites debate
Urban planning by benign neglect: An historic, poorly tended property catches fire, takes a human life, and displaces…
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On becoming a wise donor
‘Tis the season for donor discretion. The greater-good instinct to contribute to charitable causes doesn’t need to be…
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A tough, bipartisan win
“For too long, we’ve rewarded the screamers,” Sen. Patty Murray told The Herald. It’s the screamers who foster…
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In 777X negotiations, both sides need to save face
The 777X impasse revolves as much around personality and leadership style as economies of scale. If the bottom…