Opinion
Harvard study shows county gives kids a leg up
We knew Snohomish County was a good place to raise kids. Now we have a study by two…
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Invest to reduce wildfire risks
There may be at least one advantage to the Legislature needing a special session (or two) to pass…
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Progress made on oil trains, but more should follow
Some in the railroad and oil industries may believe the recent legislative and regulatory attention paid them is…
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Go ahead, get on a bicycle
So far, our fine May weather is more than cooperating with National Bike Month, the annual celebration of…
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The harm in second-guessing first-responders
In the days and weeks that follow a response to a disaster it’s expected and necessary that those…
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A minimum wage that works
At $9.47 an hour, Washington state has the highest minimum wage among the 50 states, well above the…
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Shared duty for worker safety
The bell tolled 89 times Tuesday for those in Washington state who died from injuries or illness related…
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An enticement for lawmakers
After a four-day break, state lawmakers were scheduled to resume work today to finish what they couldn’t in…
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Reforms would add state, local control
With a flicker of bipartisanship, work has begun on a significant reform of the nation’s main education law,…
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Life sentence would end story
With the sentencing phase underway, federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the Boston Marathon bomber. Dzhokhar…
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Nothing ‘special’ about delay
This ought to be an editorial that praises the Legislature for having tackled a formidable list of tasks,…
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No, Mr. Shatner, California can’t have our water
Next to using the Starship Enterprise to beam an iceberg to California, “Star Trek” actor and Priceline spokesman…
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Take carbon reduction plan to the public
When he introduced in November the report of a 21-member citizens panel recommending strategies for reducing carbon pollution,…
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Keep our public lands public
For nearly 50 years, the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund has invested nearly $17 billion nationwide and…
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End the Big Corn subsidies
It’s a belated wake-up call to our country’s highly subsidized and bloated Big Corn industry. It’s mind-boggling, but…
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Save us the trouble and resign
Credit Troy Kelley with this: He’s brought Republican and Democratic lawmakers and officials together in agreement that the…
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Stay focused on helpful ideas
When faced with a long list of tasks, the temptation is to start with the easiest to complete.…