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    Opinion
    KLAAS
    KLAAS
    By Mark Klaas • May 2, 2008 2:18 pm

    Steam is rising from your friendly neighborhood drive-through espresso stand these days, and it has little to do with a creamy latté.

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    CASHMAN
    CASHMAN
    May 2, 2008 2:18 pm

    Dr. Michael DeBakey, the renowned heart surgeon, received the Congressional Medal of Honor recently. He’s going to be a 100 years old this year, so apparently somebody figured they better get to it.

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    Committing a memoir to memory is one interesting tale worth telling
    Committing a memoir to memory is one interesting...
    May 2, 2008 2:18 pm

    Dr. Michael DeBakey, the renowned heart surgeon, received the Congressional Medal of Honor recently. He’s going to be a 100 years old this year, so apparently somebody figured they better get to it.

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    All tolls, all  the time? Not such a good idea
    All tolls, all the time? Not such a...
    April 28, 2008 8:16 pm

    Anew study has weighed in on the topic of tolls and road congestion. This one is different. It considers all tolls, all the time.

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    Our regional transportation  at a crossroads: 2 ways to go
    Our regional transportation at a crossroads: 2 ways...
    April 28, 2008 8:16 pm

    Every once in awhile, an election comes along that decides not just the next four years but the next 20.

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    ‘Pacin’ Parson’  ready to step up  to mighty challenge
    ‘Pacin’ Parson’ ready to step up to mighty...
    April 26, 2008 12:00 am

    The great explorer Meriwether Lewis walked as many as 30 miles a day on the untamed Great Plains – the early steps during the first American overland expedition to the Pacific Coast more than 200 years ago.

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    Detect this: Chance to become invisible is something to see
    Detect this: Chance to become invisible is something...
    April 25, 2008 2:02 pm

    Nurse: “Doctor! There’s an invisible man in the waiting room!”

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    Finally, a serious transportation plan on the right road
    Finally, a serious transportation plan on the right...
    April 21, 2008 7:01 pm

    Put aside for a moment the pros and cons of Dino Rossi’s just released transportation plan and consider this: It outlines what direction we should go in, why, how to get there, and how we’ll pay for it.

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    Putting a good plan in motion  to better care for our animals
    Putting a good plan in motion to better...
    April 21, 2008 7:01 pm

    BY RON SIMS

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    Impounding trouble in your own back yard
    Impounding trouble in your own back yard
    April 18, 2008 2:09 pm

    Imagine a pair of ferocious untrained pit bulls on the loose, suddenly free from the backyard confines of their careless owner and threatening a quiet Auburn neighborhood.

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    A lost commandment?  Thou shalt not get off track
    A lost commandment? Thou shalt not get off...
    April 18, 2008 2:09 pm

    I was sure sorry to see of the passing of the famous actor Charlton Heston a couple of weeks ago. I especially liked him as Moses in the movie “The Ten Commandments.” Moses lived to be 120; Charlton Heston, a mere 84.

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    Leaders fouled out: Who’s to blame  for Sonics leaving?
    Leaders fouled out: Who’s to blame for Sonics...
    April 16, 2008 12:00 am

    He lied to us.

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    Years of treasures, stuff and junk –  who ya’ gonna call?
    Years of treasures, stuff and junk – who...
    April 16, 2008 12:00 am

    How did I manage to collect so many things? Who hasn’t asked themselves this question.

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    Water rights, future practices at Lake Tapps demand closer attention
    Water rights, future practices at Lake Tapps demand...
    April 14, 2008 8:37 pm

    The Lake Tapps problems is a series of very complicated issues. But very simply, it’s about water and who is entitled to it.

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    Family gives ultimate assist to save a life
    Family gives ultimate assist to save a life
    April 11, 2008 4:47 pm

    When Gail Baker’s husband suddenly collapsed at their Auburn-area home, she instinctively knew what to do.

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    Bag this: Embrace the dark if you truly want to be green
    Bag this: Embrace the dark if you truly...
    April 11, 2008 4:47 pm

    Aneighbor of mine – Tony – is trying his best to take this “going green” thing seriously. For example, he tells me that he’s recently begun recycling his newspaper each week.

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    What’s in a slogan? Plenty, depending  on what you’re selling
    What’s in a slogan? Plenty, depending on what...
    April 9, 2008 5:00 pm

    The flowers are starting to bloom, baseball season has returned and soon summer will be here.

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    Education matters: State’s Running Start is running red
    Education matters: State’s Running Start is running red
    April 9, 2008 5:00 pm

    Exceptionally hot metal glows red. Unfortunately, the same is true for Running Start, the exceptionally hot program under which young people go to college while still in high school.

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    New on the menu? Important nutritional information to chew on
    New on the menu? Important nutritional information to...
    March 28, 2008 7:22 pm

    The King County Board of Health made history last week, and it is a change you’ll soon see when dining out. We passed legislation, after extensive negotiation with the Washington Restaurant Association, which requires chain restaurants to provide consumers with nutrition information.

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    Hollywood needs to adjust its act with customers
    Hollywood needs to adjust its act with customers
    March 28, 2008 7:22 pm

    Critics also swooned over “Sweeney Todd”, the musical box office flop about a bloodthirsty British barber who slits the throats of his customers and makes hash (literally) of their bodies.

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