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FDA, DEA too slow to act
The federal government is a mishmash of belated contradictions when it comes to the regulation of medicine. Its…
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Meltdown: a failure by all
By her own admission, Everett School Board member Jessica Olson is at times confrontational. Her four board colleagues,…
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Big candy, big diamonds
If our country’s worst economic crisis was the Great Depression, what should we call these current financial times?…
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Make them earn your vote
Like crocuses in spring, campaign signs are already sprouting up around the county, signaling the start of another…
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Coach shows true strength
As the winningest coach in college basketball — men’s or women’s — the University of Tennessee’s Pat Summitt…
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Celebrating tribal heritage
For years the sign stood at the corner of Marine Drive and 23rd Avenue NE in Tulalip. As…
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Natural fit for WSU-Everett
As part of the deal that will put Washington State University in charge of University Center at Everett…
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A case of executive overreach
Our state’s public records act leans heavily in favor of disclosure, and for good reason. It was enacted…
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Man-made back pain real
Ah, the lazy days of summer. Is everyone playing Beach Blanket Farmville? Gidget Goes Guitar Hero? Let’s play…
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Painted into a fiscal corner
He was only admitting the obvious. Still, it was refreshing to hear Lynnwood Police Chief Steve Jensen concede…
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TSA overreaches — again
Although the Transportation Security Administration road-tested the now infamous nude-image-producing scanners at six major airports in 2009, it…
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Voters set positive example
Fighting through the recession fatigue that’s afflicting us all, voters in the city of Snohomish defied expectations in…
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Avoidable problem spreads
The recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey this month that killed one person and severely sickened…
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Buffett: Rich can do more
When the Oracle speaks, markets listen. Congress should, too. Multi-billionaire investor Warren Buffett, long known as the Oracle…
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Nakedly trashing others
Are we still cranky? Can we declare this “bring your good mood to work” day? Let’s take a…
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More tough choices ahead
And so the slog continues. Even the faint optimism expressed by the state’s economic forecasters just two months…
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Must have? Uh, maybe not
While it’s true that some businesses are not investing in themselves these days, the broad “tech” industry is…
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Time-out on fund-raising
Surprise! Congress’ latest attempt at bipartisanship is off to a rancorous start. Partisan wrangling followed the very first…
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EvCC gets a healthy boost
A nugget of good news that came out of this year’s bad news legislative session(s) provides a much…
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Graphic warnings welcome
If it’s true that a picture is worth a thousand words, the new graphic warning labels that will…