Opinion
Today’s cartoon | June 13, 2014
Background checks to buy guns won't prevent violence.
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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…
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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…
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Today’s cartoon | June 6, 2014
A $15-an-hour burger-flipper will make about as much as a starting teacher.
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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…
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State soon will know number of oil tank cars shipped through area | Jerry Cornfield
By the end of next week, Washington will learn how often tank cars of oil siphoned from North…
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Bellevue College working for diversity in students and faculty | Other Voices
A recent Education Lab blog post asked a provocative question, “Is teacher diversity a problem in Washington?” Often…
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Helping teens create a life worth living | Parenting Lifeline
Teens often turn to self-harming behaviors to cope with difficult and painful emotions. Average statistics indicate that one…
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Free opportunities for summer learning | Darcy Brixey
The library system recognizes that kids who continue to learn, read and experiment throughout summer break are better…
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Don’t worry yourself sick | Timi Gustafson
Among the many capabilities that distinguish us humans from other earthly creatures is the ability to forecast future…
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Cascade Water Alliance: Celebrating success and investing in region’s future | Other Voices
Cascade Water Alliance ensures that each of you — more than 350,000 residents and 20,000 businesses — have…
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Crackdown coming on driving while talking or texting | Editorial
The “Click it or Ticket” program is returning to the Issaquah and Sammamish area starting Monday. Safe drivers…
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Good sleep harder to get as we age | Timi Gustafson
In our busy lives, getting enough rest can be challenging at any age. But for older people it…
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Over the hill has an upside | Timi Gustafson
Despite the fact that people live longer and are more active in their later years, aging is still…
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Emails from the teacher | Darcy Brixey
According to family lore, my father would routinely return from school with a note pinned to his shirt…
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Students depend on Metro Transit
Metro Transit recently proposed cutting service to the busiest bus stop on the Bellevue College campus as a…
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LWSD officials looking at new options to address overcrowding after bond fails
Faced with another failure to pass a school construction bond, the Lake Washington School District will look at…
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For Legislature, it’s school days in Olympia | Jerry Cornfield
Imagine the domed state Capitol as a classroom, with 147 state lawmakers as students, and you may get…
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Connect, support our neighbors in wake of explosion | From the Publisher
After the terrible explosion that tore a hole through downtown North Bend in the wee hours of April…