Opinion
Allocation is not conservation
Allocation is being confused with conservation as the states of Oregon and Washington move to restrict non-Indian commercial…
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Discovering Harborview | Craig Groshart | Editor’s Note
Hear the word "Harborview" and what do you think? Trauma center? Part of UW medicine? Where the poor…
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What’s in a name | Editortial
So, the Sacramento Kings are coming to Seattle. That means the return of the Sonics, right? Maybe not.
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Read Dating: A chance for love? | Bellevue Library event offers a chance at different social scene | Darcy Brixey
For years my friends and I lived vicariously through our single friend, Tina, who had more dating disasters…
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Let’s hold off on armageddon | Editorial
Some in our state are having an OMG moment because Sens. Rodney Tom and Tim Sheldon — both…
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Money talks
Interesting to see that Americans for Prosperity, a conservative group that has the backing of the wealthy Koch…
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President takes strong stand on dangerous guns | Editorial
President Obama has taken a strong first step in the effort to control the deadly spread of guns…
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Talk about mental health – but let’s do it accurately | Celina Kareiva | Reporter’s Notebook
When news of the Sandy Hook shooting first broke, my thoughts turned to my own friends and loved…
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Seattle Weekly joins our family | Editorial
You know us as the Issaquah & Sammamish Reporter. But we are much more than that. The Seattle…
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Volunteering: it’s good for you, too
At the Y, volunteering is part of our DNA as more than half a million people donate their…
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Finding your next read | Darcy Brixey | Required Reading
One of my favorite things to do as a librarian is recommend books. I enjoyed it when Evelyn,…
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Here’s to a healthy New Year | Linda Ball | Reporter’s Notebook
It will be two years ago this month that I heard the words "you have cancer." It was…
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State needs a transportation package now
Washington needs a transportation funding package in 2013. Without major investment in transportation infrastructure in Washington, the people…
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We want you to become part of the discussion | Craig Groshart | Editor’s Note
Some time back, my wife gave me a coffee mug that said “Bark Less, Wag More.” The meaning?…
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We’ll drink to this | Editorial
Starbucks has come up with a good idea to rev-up interest in the looming “fiscal cliff.” It wants…
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Guns: First stop the killing power | Editorial
Mere days after Adam Lanza gunned down 20 little kids and six adults in Newtown, Conn., the National…
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Don’t let winter roads and driver fatigue compromise your safety this season
Between 2006-2008, drowsy drivers contributed to 77 (4.5 percent) of fatal crashes in Washington state, according to the…
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This time, let’s really talk about guns | Editorial
It's been a week now since the senseless tragedy in Newtown, Conn., where 20-year-old Adam Lanza walked into…
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Senate coup good move for state
Kudos to Eastside Sen. Rodney Tom (D-Medina)for joining with fellow Democrat Tim Sheldon of Potlach to give Republicans…
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Time for Chanukah | Rabbi Shalom D. Farkash
There is something special about Chanukah: the core dynamics of this holiday have been repeated time and time…