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Mandate antibiotic ban
The FDA on Wednesday offered another toothless plan in its slow-motion effort to phase out the rote use…
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Practicing what we preach
Human rights are elusive for a reason: We live in an imperfect world. We slide in times of…
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A leader worth emulating
Bob Drewel exemplifies the best in public life. He lives his values, demonstrating that politics, when practiced right,…
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The legacy of forgiveness
The power of forgiveness. The value of reconciliation and the willingness to accept and use authority with grace…
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Tear-downs waste taxes
Our tear-down, throw-away society rears its ugly head in many ways. Here in Everett, that type of thinking…
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Other voices, other people
Political vacancies illustrate the limits of democracy. An elected official resigns, and elected elites (perhaps they don’t consider…
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Trying to rescue history
In the Pacific Northwest, history falls away. The farther West, the more removed from old Europe, the more…
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On Pope Francis’ challenge
The timing of Pope Francis’ Nov. 24 Apostolic Exhortation on poverty is pitch perfect, teasing out competing themes.…
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Transportation’s last chance
A transportation-revenue package. In the pre-gridlock era, art-of-the-possible politics produced a mix of roads, transit and, yes, a…
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Gratitude, not judgment
Since freedom is a glorious ideal that we all hold in common, and are thankful for, let’s all…
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Public access, so pesky
The largest lobbying force in Olympia is comprised of folks hailing from cities, counties and other local governing…
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A treaty that needs to pass
Sunday’s historic accord with Iran could presage a new era of Middle East peace and a nuke-free Iran.…
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Just a Stop Along the Way
As far as bureaucratic processes go, the winnowing of light-rail routes into Lynnwood went pretty well.
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Jail under the microscope
An over-capacity jail, inmate deaths, employee overtime run amok. These are the times that try a sheriff’s soul.
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Kennedy’s unfinished life
Today’s 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination reveals as much about history as a relative truth as…
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Fitness as a school priority
News like the report that today’s kids are less physically fit than their parents were as children is…
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To rise up and be heard
We tell white lies to avoid conflict. In the public sphere, it boomerangs.
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Saving our last wilderness
There are natural places in North America, at a remove from most human life, which exist unspoiled, a…