Opinion
Election disinterest everywhere | Jerry Cornfield
There are hundreds of thousands of residents in the state registered to vote in the primary election now…
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Stopping the scourge of heroin will help stop the heartaches | editorial
Today’s story this week by staff writer Linda Ball has to be wrenching to any parent. A young…
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Surviving the I-90 mess: Time to telecommute – or take a staycation? | Editorial
Highway construction stories sometimes use the term “carmageddon” to describe the impact on motorists. This time the moniker…
Opinion
Things beginning to heat up in election races, issues | Jerry Cornfield
Freshman Democratic U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene spent a couple of her millions to get into Congress. Now, plenty…
Opinion
Eyman’s effort gets a ‘no’ | Jerry Cornfield
Rarely can the lack of action trigger so much reaction as it did last week when Tim Eyman…
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Summer not so fun for kids who are hungry; things you can do to help | Editorial
It’s summertime, and, as the song says, the livn’ is easy. But that’s not necessarily the case for…
Opinion
Today’s cartoon | July 11, 2014
The difference between the summer of love in 1967 and the summer of love in 2014
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State trying to avoid sending education’s ‘scarlet letter’ | Jerry Cornfield
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn doesn’t want to use the word “failing” when talking about Washington’s…
Opinion
Let’s modernize workforce development
As colleagues on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, we’ve had our share of disagreements…
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Safe, sane – and fun – activities abound in Issaquah and Sammamish | Editorial
We’re a week away from one of the grandest days in the year – the Fourth of July.…
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Starbucks tuition plan: We’ll have a double-major with that frappuccino | Editorial
One has to like the move by Starbucks to pay tuition for employees to attend Arizona State University…
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Questions remain for Oso commission | Jerry Cornfield
Establishing a commission to examine the causes and consequences of the Oso mudslide is taking longer than Snohomish…
Opinion
Veterans deserve VA facilities to help, not hurt health needs | Editorial
It’s a sad commentary that as we note the 70th anniversary of D-Day, when troops stormed the beaches…
Opinion
Today’s cartoon | June 6, 2014
A $15-an-hour burger-flipper will make about as much as a starting teacher.
Opinion
Veterans did not sign up for this | Other Voices
The Inspector General preliminary report is confirming dozens of VA clinics and hospitals are gaming the system at…