Opinion
Yes, getting fit can be fun
Those inclined to study such things have been gathering data on youth fitness for years. Watching obesity rates…
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A hard request for schools
In an effort to mitigate the cuts they made to public schools last session, state lawmakers tossed local…
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Spill brings more urgency
As the BP oil spill destroys nature’s delicate balance in and along the Gulf of Mexico, it may…
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The non-mall coffee blend
With the mallification of America, that vast proliferation of sameness found in chain store after chain store and…
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Origin of a somber holiday
Despite the festive, here-comes-summer theme that has evolved, Memorial Day was never intended to be a day of…
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A costly, self-defeating policy
The person who stepped up in Congress to speed up the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” has…
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Funding choices emerging
It’s hard to believe these days, but the local economy will recover, and growth will resume in the…
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‘Independence’ is overvalued
On Tuesday, the Chicago Tribune reported on an elderly couple who were rescued after being buried by an…
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Industry’s undue influence
Government regulators really do have a role to play, it turns out. They’re not just there to stifle…
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Gidget gets her gadgets
Let’s talk about tech, baby. Isn’t that how the song goes? Let’s Google “misheard lyrics.”
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Launch initiative in Everett
With increasing urgency in recent years, the Pentagon has warned of the national-security dangers that lurk behind our…
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Anything to unite mankind
As one contentious debate morphs into the next here in the United States, and as war and strife…
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Pass it to take effect in 2012
The Snohomish County Council’s decision to take more time to study a fireworks ban in unincorporated areas makes…
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A little humility is in order
In the uneasy relationship between mankind and nature, the latter rules supreme. Today’s 30th anniversary of the eruption…
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Mental health law unhelpful
Recent news reports highlight the questionable sanity of a state law passed with little fanfare during the recent…
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Save by reducing duplication
Public school superintendents in Snohomish County are well-paid. The salary chart that appeared on the front page of…
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Lawsuits frozen in time
They canceled “Law &Order,” but we’re still collecting cases for the Frivolous Lawsuits Unit spin-off show:
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Home genetic tests earn ‘F’
Plans by Walgreens to sell home genetic-testing kits were delayed this week when the FDA said it was…
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Shine an even brighter light
Congressional earmarks aren’t going to disappear soon, but welcome new legislation would shine a brighter light on them.
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Measure interest by voting
A meeting to discuss changing the Port of Everett Commission from three to five commissioners, held April 15,…