Opinion
Compromising on politics without compromising our children’s future
As a political moderate trying to create a budget that everyone hates the least, this entire legislative session…
Opinion
The race for a cure never ends | Linda Ball | Reporter’s Notebook
If you are a regular reader of mine, you may be getting sick of me talking about breast…
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Supreme Court decision on DNA will make society safer | Editorial
Fingerprints are an essential tool in law enforcement. On Monday this week, the US Supreme Court gave law…
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Oil and water really can mix | Don Brunell
There’s an old saying that oil and water don’t mix. That may be true, but apparently they coexist…
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Today’s cartoon | May 27, 2013
On Memorial Day, let us remember and thank our fallen soldiers and those who are still in harms…
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Memorial Day: A good time to start flying the flag | Editorial
Monday is Memorial Day. It’s a day we should treasure, but too often we treat it as just…
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It’s OK to talk about cancer | Linda Ball
According to the American Cancer Society, the chance of a woman having invasive breast cancer some time during…
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Legislature still has key issues to solve | Editorial
The Legislature began its special session on Monday after its regular session ended on April 28 after 105…
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Wag the Dog and it will bite back | Kevin Endejan | Reporter’s Notebook
The Seattle May Day protest was benign. There was only some sign waving here and some chanting over…
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Drop-out prevention program deserves continued funding
Under the Washington State constitution, providing an ample education for all students is identified as state government’s “paramount…
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A winning strategy for a successful Issaquah | Matt Bott
The city of Issaquah’s Economic Vitality Commission, a group of citizens appointed by the mayor and serving an…
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Squak Mt. | Deal to buy land is good for everyone | Editorial
The move by King County and the Trust for Public Land to purchase 216 acres atop Squak Mountain…
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The danger of blame | Editorial
It didn’t take long after the Boston Marathon attack for some people to blame Muslims. But blaming Muslims…
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Former Issaquah resident shows indomitable spirit | Editorial
We can’t imagine the horror and agony of former Issaquah resident Adrianne Haslet-Davis, who was terribly injured at…
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Street cameras a useful tool in law enforcement | Editorial
The two bombs that killed three people and injured scores of others at the Boston Marathon remind us…
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Aligning spending priorities with the people’s priorities
As the weeks became months for those of us crafting the Senate operating-budget, and the plan itself crept…
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We need to end the cowboy culture around guns | Editorial
The real point of tighter controls on guns is that doing so would help change people’s attitudes about…
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Families need help catching up to ever-expanding state college costs
There’s a scene in the movie Poltergeist in which the mom is running down the hallway in her…