Opinion

Take note, take action

While different evils crop up, and come and go in cycles (meth, huffing, cocaine/crack, heroin, LSD/ecstasy, prescription drug…

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Being social, and uplugged

Some students at Shorewood and Shorecrest high schools are challenging their classmates to participate in a radical experiment:…

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Solve abortion distraction

Activists on both sides are gearing up for a fight. They’ll be rallying, lobbying and cajoling senators returning…

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Let science trump politics

OK, everybody take a deep breath … just as women are instructed when getting a mammogram. Relax. Repeat.

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Good deals to all who shop

Now that Black Friday shopping officially starts at 12:01 a.m. at many retail locations, it of course makes…

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Crushing the imagination

Forget to mute the television commercials and it’s guaranteed to get your grump on:

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Build a better government

In Olympia, 2011 will be a year of painful retrenchment. That doesn’t mean it can’t be without positive…

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Monroe can prove its intent

The public’s dislike of red-light cameras could hardly be clearer. Mukilteo voters’ overwhelming rejection of them in the…

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Moon water on the rocks

Not to be cynical, or spin conspiracy theories, but Jumpin’ Jupiter, how totally perfect is it that NASA…

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Escargot sue for slander

Let’s tiptoe through the headlines, unless heavy clogging works better:

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Rules must strike balance

The best way to avoid another major financial crisis, members of Congress and the Obama administration believe, is…

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Senate should seat Harper

Nick Harper and the citizens of the 38th Legislative District aren’t to blame for the unethical and admittedly…

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Give local banks a chance

No one wants to see a repeat of the excesses that caused the current financial crisis. Irresponsible risks,…

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Don’t accept bogus figures

If this is the level of budget debate we can expect in Washington, D.C., for the next two…

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Dr. Pepper will see you now

In a country where ketchup is considered a vegetable, it makes perfect sense that the Coca-Cola Co. has…

Business

PayPal could overshadow parent eBay

SAN FRANCISCO — Most people know eBay Inc. for its online marketplace, where deals abound on everything from…

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Shine light on political cash

When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that corporations and unions can’t be limited in how much…

Opinion

Conundrum won’t go away

On the same day that California voters rejected a measure to legalize marijuana, federal, state and Mexican authorities…

In Our View

Jazz vocalist headlines NPAC

The Earshot Jazz Festival comes to Bothell on Saturday, Nov. 7 when Greta Matassa takes the stage at…

Opinion

It’s all about the branding

With the Olympics coming to Vancouver, B.C., the city of Vancouver is again wrestling with its identity crisis…