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Convenient monikers missing the truth
One of the things that has long annoyed me about political coverage in the traditional media is the…
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Murray – bill will give vets help they deserve
As the daughter of a disabled World War II veteran, I grew up knowing the sacrifice our veterans…
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State must join education race
Washington state is pushing hard to improve our schools and, just recently, Governor Chris Gregoire signed into law…
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Making Earth Day meaningful
Forty years ago, when the first Earth Day was organized to draw attention to the serious environmental problems…
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The young, the restless
Paying lip service is a criticism sometimes leveled at governments of all sizes. While the Sammamish council certainly…
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Sticks and stones
Ed - In January of this year, 15 year-old Massachusetts school girl Phoebe Prince committed suicide after months…
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Health care wrangle raises important questions
The furor over the national National Health Care Reform Act has got to stop. Next-to-nothing has been implemented…
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Let the buyer beware
Next time you are headed to Fred Meyer or Target or QFC, for bicycle or a new CD…
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Now that the smoke(screen) has cleared…
After a year of fierce debate and wrangling, Congress has finally done something that many of the people…
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Logging in, dropping out
So if we can assume that what people gain is the ability to communicate small pieces of information…
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Bring on the senate challengers, please
For much of our state’s recent political history, colorful and exciting top-of-the-ticket races have been a staple of…
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Participate in census count – coming soon
Over the last few days, each Issaquah and Sammamish residence should have received a census form in the…
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Tax on sweets a healthy choice
Candy isn’t food and it doesn’t provide nutrition. Washington lawmakers should eliminate the sales tax exemption and return…
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Raise my taxes, please
President Obama has made it clear that he wants to erase the Bush-era tax cuts for the highest…
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For those about to rock, I salute you
There is something that the riotous and disorderly and passionate expression of music, and art too for that…
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Our children are being left behind
Washington State is failing its children. Not a campaign slogan, not a political statement, not a platitude, this…
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Transit solution the key in Highlands
No one doubts the frustration among Issaquah Highlands residents. Commercial and retail developments are long overdue for those…
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Our Walden
Sunday morning in Beaver Lake Park, a gentle rain falling, silence, the smell of rain and earth. What…
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Taxes the only noble solution, but state lacks political courage
The only way we can save vital services like the Basic Health Plan from destruction is to raise…
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Cutting worker training is a budget backfire
It’s quite a different story this time around. In the past I have told you how community college…