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Northwest interests on the menu as Obama, Trudeau meet
Considering one of the topics that President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could discuss during the…
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Military war waste shameful
As the United States struggles with major problems — from crumbling infrastructure to rampant homelessness — it’s infuriating…
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A duty to prevent fire deaths
The fire that started in a second-floor residence, then tore through the Bluffs Apartments in south Everett on…
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Study effects of laws boosting minimum wage
The state of Oregon is the latest to join the march of states and municipalities that are raising…
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Voting Rights Act encourages voices of all
Among the many methods elected officials have considered to boost voter resgistration and turnout, the most effective in…
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Charter school fix temporary at best
Let’s start here: Yes, Washington state’s Legislature should find a solution that preserves the charter school system that…
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Stop diverting hazardous waste cleanup funds
One of the gray linings in the silver cloud that is cheap gasoline is a significant loss of…
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Make rare disease rare
Today is Rare Disease Day, so let’s raise some awareness. First and foremost, let’s keep in mind that…
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Accountability and remedy
When the failure of a government agency results in something as disturbing and life-threatening as the unintended early…
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Trading gray cities for green
As any Northwestern knows from experience, a good rain has a cleansing effect.
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Body cam video a public record
There’s little question that video cameras — such as dash cams and body cams — can be useful…
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Loading up degrees with debt
We’re not lacking good ideas on how to make higher education more affordable.
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Don’t be too quick to crack open iPhone
Just as necessity is the mother of invention, expediency is the mother of unintended consequences.
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Ground rules for clean water
As the Flint, Michigan, water scandal and resulting health crisis sludges on, a new Dutch study has found…
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Preserve access to public records
Lawmakers may yet find a way to honor the provisions of the 1972 state Public Records Act while…
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A lot left riding on next year to fix school funding
The Legislature appears to have done all it’s going to do this year to resolve the state’s K-12…
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Senate’s confirmation phobia
Oh, to own a shoe repair shop in nation’s capital right now, what with all the foot-dragging going…
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Ending the rape kit backlog
After it was reported early last year that as many as 6,000 sexual assault kits, also known as…
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State hooked on tobacco revenue
Let’s put aside the argument that if someone is old enough to be sent to war, he or…
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Job skills training priceless
Hope is one of the essential building blocks to create positive change. Which is why the organization HopeWorks…