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Big liar did good works
We always knew Lance Armstrong was a cheat — he’s been famous for it from day one.
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Religion and politics meet
Sanctimony is the province of politicians, pastors and editorial writers. A collision of the secular and the sectarian…
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For real education reform
The “education governor” meme is the meme to end all memes. If only the meme had meaning.
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And schnitzel with noodles
When the mountains are out around here, it’s perfectly natural to go all “Sound of Music” on everyone.…
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A long, challenging session
The Washington Legislature begins work in the soul-deadening murk of January, a season of languishing frozen beneath charcoal…
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Higher ed’s critical mission
Higher-ed politics, like a livestock auction, centers on shouted bids and broad-shoulder maneuvering. Two generations ago, it was…
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Respond to cops’ requests
Without admitting any missteps on the part of the Snohomish County Medical Examiner who declined to conduct an…
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Gregoire’s inspired service
Inspired public servants aren’t static thinkers. They evolve. After two terms, much of it undergirded by the Great…
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Why coal royalties matter
The paradox of the American West is the terrible beauty of a landscape largely owned and managed by…
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If only fame came in an IV
How are those resolutions working out for you? That’s OK. Nobody likes a show-off. Let’s peek behind the…
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Everett’s waterfront future
“Learn to count” is a political rule and a life axiom. In politics, the goal is to count…
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Tribal concerns over coal
Tug on anything and you’ll find it connected to everything else. Coal-export facilities give political expression to John…
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A tuition-squeeze remedy
The kerfuffle over higher-ed tuition is a necessary distraction. The pick-your-poison alternatives of pricing out middle-class Washingtonians or…
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Everett’s decades-long process
Urban planning can be measured in geologic time. Consider Everett’s Riverfront project which traces back to the Mount…
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New Year’s Day challenge
Think about it. You’re not memorializing lost troops or paying respect to veterans. You’re not celebrating a religious…
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Welcome to the teen years
Say so long to 2012, and hello to the 21st century’s teenage years. While we wait for 2013…
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The promise of a new year
In January, metabolism slows, serotonin dips. Dishwater skies grow light (or so says the calendar) as legislators migrate…
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For gun-injury research
Historian Richard Hofstadter called it the paranoid style in American politics. The NRA’s bloviating Wayne LaPierre is Exhibit…
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Political power’s limits
Truth and conventional wisdom don’t always align. In the debate over coal trains, two narratives merit a closer…