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You can’t trade baby formula for a tank of gas | Shiers
Cartoon by Frank Shiers
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Behind the appointment of King County’s new sheriff | Roegner
King County Executive Dow Constantine had three finalists to choose from when he decided who the next sheriff…
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Roe v. Wade and the road we have been down before | Whale’s Tales
I have been thinking a lot lately about the Prohibition Era in the United States and the fiery,…
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Here’s a theory on why people embrace all those crazy theories | Whale’s Tales
Not so long ago, one could have called me a dyed-in-the-wool, hard-core skeptic about cryptids.
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Police misconduct is getting expensive for taxpayers | Roegner
More cities and counties are avoiding trials and settling with the families of those who died at the…
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Here’s how we foot the bill for reducing wildfires in WA | Brunell
Thinning public woodlands to remove millions of dead trees is a way to generate much needed cash to…
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Never miss a chance to treasure your mama | Whale’s Tales
With the approach of Mother’s Day, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my own mother, gone 16…
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Did we end the mask mandate too soon in WA? | Roegner
Philadelphia recently became the first U.S. city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate. But it may not be…
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Seattle World’s Fair highlighted electric transportation network | Brunell
Seattle’s 1962 World’s Fair was awe-inspiring. It previewed developments that would improve our daily lives in the next…
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Lawsuit may have chilling effect on effort to reduce homelessness | Roegner
Responding to the regional homeless challenge isn’t easy and comes with its own set of political problems. First,…
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Steamboats once chugged up the mighty White River | Whale’s Tales
I often indulge in a harmless bit of reverie – trying to imagine the long bygone days of…
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Things that got permanently stuck in my psyche | Whale’s Tales
I’ve never understood the mechanism by which things we do our damnedest to remember slip through our brains…
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King County prosecutor race is the one to watch | Roegner
The race to replace retiring Dan Satterberg as King County prosecutor is one to watch closely.
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King County’s new inquest rules become part of new system | Roegner
Since 1854, before Washington was a territory, inquests have been required whenever a person dies from interaction with…
