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Puget Sound’s long journey
Environmental accidents never whack us over the head. The big-visual exceptions, however, are part of our collective memory:…
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An initiative worth signing
In matters of reducing crime and saving lives, the best politics is no politics.
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Living, leading by example
Because bad guys dominate the news, and complaints are considered commentary, our view of human nature can become…
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The next Mukilteo mayor
Mukilteo is the I’d-live-there arcadia anchored by an iconic lighthouse and waterfront Ivar’s (for the old guard, it’s…
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A new Lynnwood mayor
Lynnwood. Knit together mallopolis, a surging immigrant population, Edmonds Community College, Levittown-old and edge-city new. There is a…
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Klein, Blake for Council
John Koster distinguished himself as a hands-on, outcome-oriented member of the Snohomish County Council. Attentive to constituent needs…
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Baseball rivalry chills out
It was a shock a year ago to pick up the newspaper and see Ichiro Suzuki standing at…
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No immigration status quo
Comprehensive (not just piecemeal) immigration reform will define the new American century.
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Announcer’s double fault
Whether by coincidence or design, Dustin Hoffman’s insights gained from making the movie “Tootsie” that surfaced this week…
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Prison ruling a win for complacency
The Monroe Correctional Complex houses about 2,400 criminal offenders, some of whom have never owned up to their…
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Vote, or hold your gripes
Few rituals are as inherently private as voting. Rule one of casual chatter or supper with the in-laws…
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Getting the big parts right
It wasn’t the Vatican, but the state Liquor Control Board sent up a wisp of smoke on Wednesday,…
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What does Boeing want?
In Snohomish County, aerospace powers the economy. The public interest and the interests of William Boeing’s company (mostly)…
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Libraries, books score high
It was reassuring to have everyday reality confirmed by a survey that shows teenagers and young adults “still…
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Keep ‘radical notion’ alive
Independence Day doesn’t evoke the solemnity of Memorial or Veterans Day. Yes to parades, yes to fireworks, no…
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Justice for Molly Conley
In the face of unspeakable grief — courage and grace. The family of Molly Conley, the 15-year-old Seattle…
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Building the state’s future
Olympia, sublime and still in the July heat. Uninhabited by legislators and lobbyists, the state capital settles in,…
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Slouching toward Olympia
In the fierce immediacy of not-quite-now, Olympia lawmakers magoozled an operating budget. (Emergency stashes of Tums and Xanax…