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A record 646 candidates in King County cities have filed for local offices.
It’s the Memorial Day weekend – and you know what that means. No, not the start of summer, backyard barbecues or three-day sales at stores… Continue reading
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What has happened to the Grand Old Party and its abdication of leadership to Donald Trump’s personality cult over good public policy? With a chance… Continue reading
With a plan to remove dams on the Snake River shelved, leaders must commit to broader-based actions.
With one vaccine now approved for kids 12 and older, parents shouldn’t wait for a school requirement.
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There isn’t much positive about what we have all been through the last year with the coronavirus. But a couple of areas should be at… Continue reading
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The death of George Floyd at the knee of Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin may have thrust Floyd into the role of history maker and… Continue reading
By Rick O’Neill, Special to the Auburn Reporter Bar Harbor, Maine, to Anacortes, Washington … by bicycle. 4,200 miles, nine states and three mountain ranges… Continue reading
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One of the more creative methods for treating drug users is the Seattle-King County Public Health’s needle exchange program, which seeks to reduce the spread… Continue reading
Sometimes being first isn’t good. Such is the case with legislation making Washington the only state to ban natural gas in new homes and commercial… Continue reading
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Fortunately, the Sound Transit Board of Directors will make the final decision on the location of the south operations maintenance facility (OMF) rather than officials… Continue reading
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Because the Democrats control the state’s House, Senate and the Governor’s Office, reaching agreement on the 2021-2023 budget should be relatively easy. It helps that… Continue reading
Guest column
In her famous essay “The Laugh of the Medusa,” Hélène Cixous resurrects the myth of Medusa — a gorgon whose terrifying glance turned onlookers into… Continue reading
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I have always viewed the position of sheriff as a non-political professional administrator — more like a city police chief than a politician. I was… Continue reading
By Danny Low, For the Reporter As I see pictures of my medical colleagues receiving their COVID-19 vaccines and posting expressions of gratitude online, I’m… Continue reading
There were more than 24,000 firearm deaths last year, yet state and national lawmakers seem immovable.
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The last thing this country need is to politicize violence against women. The Violence Against Women Act was introduced by then-United States Senator and current… Continue reading
