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Super donors warming up
Let’s take a leisurely stroll through the headlines: •”A dozen donors account for bulk of ‘super PAC’ money“:…
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Deception rules the debate
Americans’ antipathy toward Congress is sinking faster than the stock market. In the wake of the debt-ceiling fiasco,…
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College sensitivity gone wild
The University of Tennessee created a baloney controversy this week and served it up on a silver platter.…
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A hammer can be useful
It should surprise no one that the debt-ceiling/deficit-reduction deal approved by Congress and signed by the president this…
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Far harsher penalties needed
Apparently familiarity breeds acceptance, because a deadly scourge continues in our society. What else explains our failure to…
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Alertness is crime’s enemy
Despite public safety’s place at the top of most cities’ priority list, the recession has taken a toll…
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Time to get your clown on
Ah, August 1. You know what that means. The start of International Clown Week. In 1970, Congress passed…
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LeSesne: passion, fresh ideas
When we endorsed Pam LeSesne in her bid for a seat on the Everett School Board two years…
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Unfair impact on Marysville
A hot political debate is underway in Whatcom County over a proposal to build a coal shipping terminal.…
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Dysfunction stymies FAA
Under the radar that’s tracking any sign of movement in debt ceiling/deficit talks, Congress created another political pileup…
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A child motivates thousands
Water is life’s most basic need. Therefore, everyone on Earth needs clean, safe drinking water. That’s the message…
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Aiming high still pays off
Early adopters are beginning to plug into the new electric-car lifestyle, as reported by Herald Writer Bill Sheets…
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Can’t we all yoga together?
We only hacked our own voicemail to bring you this week’s review of the headlines: •”Tiger’s ex-wife dating…
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Failure could prove costly
After Friday’s collapse of bipartisan negotiations on a “big” deficit reduction deal that was tied to increasing the…
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Can the idea remain fresh?
In June, Sunset magazine declared Seattle to be the best food city in the Northwest, barely edging out…
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Partnerships to fuel future
Forty-two years ago today, the U.S. space program reached a historic zenith when Neil Armstrong put the first…
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A policy worth reassessing
As blood banks around the country experience the annual summer shortage of donors, a 22-year-old Indiana man was…
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Nation needs a reality check
It’s true that rigid ideology is one of the chief barriers to major deficit reduction. Republicans are opposed…
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Don’t forget permit for fun
It’s camping season. Or time to watch a lot of TV, until that Pemco “Blue Tarp Camper” commercial…
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Compromise works. Really
Opposing sides in a controversial issue spend years talking past each other, each attacking the other’s motives and…